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Railway introduces incentives schemes to boost freight traffic
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): The Railways has said it has introduced various incentive schemes to attract more freight transporters for a tie-up for transportation of freight traffic.
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Railways stress on transporting cars by trains to reduce carbon emissions
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The Central Railway is emphasising on transporting cars by trains to reduce carbon emissions, helping to achieve the Indian Railways' target of a mass transportation network with 'Net Zero' carbon emission by 2030.
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Railway Ministry holds virtual retirement function for the first time
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): In a first of its kind event, the Ministry of Railways organised a virtual retirement function for 2,320 Indian Railways officers and employees who superannuated on July 31 this year.
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RPF arrests 718 touts, 176 IRCTC-authorised agents amid drive to curb tout
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested 718 touts and 176 Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)-authorised agents since May amid a drive to curb illegal touting activities.
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In a first, Railways uses NTC machine for track construction
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Khurja (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 29 (ANI): NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar and Railway Board chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Wednesday inspected the Khurja-Dadri section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor, which is among the first tracks in India where the New Track Constructio
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Indian Railways transports consignment of 51 trucks to Bangladesh
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 29 (ANI): Indian Railways transported a consignment of 51 trucks to Bangladesh, Indian High Commission here on Tuesday said.
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Satellite tracking of trains improved efficiency in operations: Railway Bo
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav on Tuesday said satellite tracking of trains has improved efficiency in train operations amid coronavirus pandemic.
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SBI Card, IRCTC launch co-branded contactless credit card on RuPay platfor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 28 (ANI): SBI Card and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Tuesday launched a co-branded card on RuPay platform for secure and fast transactions.
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Maharashtra: Woman delivers baby at Igatpuri railway station
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI): A woman, traveling by the Mumbai-Varanasi special train, gave birth to a child at the Igatpuri railway station with the help of the railway medical team on Sunday.
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Railway e-procurement system to be integrated with Government e-Marketplac
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): The Minister of Railways on Saturday decided to integrate the Indian Railway e-procurement system (IREPS) with the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to use the latter in its full potential.
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Piyush Goyal reviews steps to promote 'Make in India' products in procurem
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal on Saturday reviewed the steps to promote 'Make in India' products in the procurement process for the Railways and the Union government.
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Railways to display PRS ticket details on QR code scanner
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Centre For Railway Information Systems (CRIS), an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Railways on Thursday rolled out an application covering all zonal railways to display PRS (Passenger Reservation System) ticket details as QR Code.
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