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8.75% increase in freight rates for major commodities
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): The Indian Railways on Wednesday rationalised its freight rates to ensure additional revenue generation across the network for improved passenger amenities.
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Railways plans to be flexible on flexi-fare
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): The flexi-fares in Indian Railways may soon be discontinued in 15 trains in which monthly occupancy is less than 50 per cent throughout the year.
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Piyush Goyal felicitates Indian Railways staff
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal on Monday felicitated 39 Civil Engineering staff and officers of the Indian Railways with certificates of excellence at an event here.
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Metro-like 'Train-18' to hit railway tracks from Jan
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 29 (ANI): A first-of-its-kind 16-bogie metro-like train, capable of achieving a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour, is ready to hit the tracks from January. Conceptualised, designed and manufactured indigenously by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), thi
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Got rid of Railway budget to remove political interference: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has changed the functioning of the Indian Railways and removed the Railway budget as it was being used as a ‘political tool’.
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Railways gets its first loco with aerodynamic design
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Chittaranjan (West Bengal), Oct 27 (ANI): Indian Railways has got its first engine with aerodynamic and ergonomic design produced by state-owned locomotive manufacturer Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW).
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Indian Railways takes big leap with Made in India- Train 18
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Indian Railways has taken a big leap in terms of technology and indigenous rail coach development with the soon to be launched Train-18.
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Kolkata stampede: South Eastern Railways to bear medical expenses of injur
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): A committee, comprising department heads of the South Eastern (S.E.) Railways, on Wednesday said it would bear the expenses of treatment of those who sustained injuries in the stampede on a foot over-bridge at Santragachi railway station.
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Amritsar train tragedy: Sidhu points loopholes, holds Railways and Centre
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): Punjab's Local Government Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday pointed out loopholes into the October 19 train accident while accusing the Indian Railways and the central government responsible for the tragedy.
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'Electrification of railway lines will save 13,500 cr every year'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Railway Board Member and Member (Traction) Ghanshyam Singh on Sunday asserted that after the complete electrification of railway lines, the Indian Railways would be able to save approximately Rs 13,500 crores per annum, considering the present t
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Train services resume at Amritsar mishap site
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab), Oct 21 (ANI): Train services at Joda Phatak area of Amritsar have resumed, nearly 40 hours after they were suspended when Dussehra revellers were crushed to death by a speeding train near Amritsar.
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Amritsar train tragedy was avoidable, railway not at fault: Manoj Sinha
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Manoj Sinha on Saturday asserted that Amritsar train accident was completely avoidable and the Railways was not at fault.
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