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Private Trains: Tentative List of Routes Identified, Railway Board & Zones to Meet, Discuss Operational Issues

The Railway Board has yesterday directed zonal officials to identify routes or sections on which privately operated trains can be plied Read more

Cabinet approves Payment of PLB to railway employees for the FY 2018-19

Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days wages to over 11.52 Lakh eligible non-gazetted… Read more
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Ministry of Railways decides to adopt HOG system (Head on Generation technology) in all LHB Coaches trains

The way ACs run and power supply is done in railway coaches is to transform, to bring in foreign exchange saving of about 1400 Crore Rupees per year. Read more

General Manager Posts Vacant For Months, More Retirements Coming Up Soon

Several zones and production units on IR are now headless for months, with no fulltime General Manager to oversee affairs Read more
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Indian Railways: Fares of Humsafar Trains Reduced

Ministry of Railways has decided to rationalize the fare structure and composition of Humsafar class of trains making them more affordable and comfortable Read more
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Indian Railways extends support for giving a boost to economy & announces measures of Freight incentive

Indian Railways announces certain Freight incentives to give a boost to the economy. Member (Traffic), Railway Board Shri P.S. Mishra, announced these measures, to support various segments of the industry Read more

Electrification to be Part of All Rail Projects

Indian Railways (IR) has decided to provide for electrification works of those sections which were earlier sanctioned as new lines/ gauge conversions besides all un-electrified sidings and diesel loco sheds Read more

IR to Launch ‘Give It Up’ Campaign to Reduce Passenger Fare Subsidy

As part of its 100-day plan, IR plans to provide passengers with an option to purchase rail tickets without subsidy using a ‘Give it up’ campaign, to run private passenger… Read more

Prudent Financial Decisions: An Urgent Need for Indian Railways

IR has been consistently spending over 90 per cent of what it earned. This left little room for investing in capital expenditure Read more

Piyush Goyal retains Ministry of Railways, Suresh Angadi appointed MoSR

Piyush Goyal retains Ministry of Railways, Suresh Angadi appointed Minister of State for Railways Read more