Expect Indian Railways Booking Downtime Tonight: New Chennai PRS Datacentre Commissioning Underway

Indian Railways booking of tickets for three zones likely to be affected for two nights starting with 28th August 2021. Read more

Indian Railways Scales Down Pass. Locomotive Production for FY23, 24, Focus on Freight

Passenger locomotive production to take a back seat for the next two financial years. Read more

Zones Moving to MEMU/DEMU Rakes for Pass. Trains, SWR Switches Vasco-Kulem Service to DEMU Rake

SWR has introduced one more train service between Vasco Da Gama and Kulem from today Read more

Western Railway Rolls Past 5,000 Cr in Originating Revenue for 2021-22

Passenger traffic for 2021-22 so far has also shown a dramatic rise. WR states that 143 million passengers have originated from the zone as compared to just 9.93 million for… Read more
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Govt Wants Rs 1.5 Lakh Crore From Indian Railways Asset Monetisation, But Caveats Apply

GoI hopes to rake in Rs. 6 lakh crores from the initiative spanning four financial years starting with FY 21-22 Read more

Bengaluru Metro Gets $500m Asian Development Bank Loan for Network Expansion

The loan will fund the construction of two new metro lines totalling 56 km in length. Read more

Central Railway: Open Web Girders for Nerul/Belapur-Uran Project Launched

Central Railway has launched two 61-meter open web girders for Nerul/Belapur – Uran Project between Jasai & JNPT operating a block of 3 hours recently. It is a step towards… Read more

Mock Drill: Testing Indian Railways Accident Response

“There has been an EMU derailment at Tiruvallur,” the caller said and hung up. Read more

Indian Railways Declares New 3AC Economy Fare, Offers Tiny Reduction Over 3AC For Cramped Coaches

In trying to protect revenues, Indian Railways has likely wasted another opportunity to attract more non AC sleeper passengers to the more profitable 3AC classes. Read more
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Paranormal Pantry: Indian Railways Removes Allegedly Haunted Coach After Staff Complaint

Ghosts force removal of pantry coach from Grand Trunk Express after vendors refuse to work in the haunted coach. Read more