K-Rail SilverLine Semi HSR Project Is Flawed, and Kerala Deserves Better

Silverline could change travel in Kerala if the state government can realize the original ambition of a full-fledged HSR line. Read more

No Plan To Allow Begging In Trains, Clarifies RailMin Spokie… I Beg Your Pardon?

Begging to be allowed on Indian Railways trains and stations? Spokesperson begs to differ! Read more

The Tale of the Indian Rail… Cow

The Indian Railways is much like the cow Lalu Prasad Yadav claimed it to be; milked dry, worked to exhaustion and under-nourished Read more

Some Memories of the Deccan Queen on its 90th Birthday

Brakehalt features some memories by Jatin Bhavsar on his travels by the legendary Deccan Queen on its 90th Birthday Read more

The Old Fruit Vendor of Muniguda

She was selling pineapples, her bony hands barely managing to balance the basket and probably hurting from the weight of the fruits Read more

Budget 2019-20 Speech: What the Finance Minister said on Railways

The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget in the House, we take a look at her remarks on the railway sector Read more

Mumbai – Nashik or Pune in 2 hours? Not anytime soon

Is a 2 hour Mumbai to Pune or Mumbai to Nashik run really possible with the current state of affairs on Central Railway? We take a look at what's involved Read more

Relocate Food Stalls on Mumbai Suburban to the Station Entrance

Does Mumbai suburban need food stalls on each platform? Is it possible for IR to relocate stalls from platforms Read more