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Indian Railways introduce innovative ideas for NFR generation
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 26 (ANI): In order to promote new ideas and concepts for enhancements of Non-fare Revenue and improve passenger convenience on Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce a "New, Innovative Non-Fare Revenue Ideas (NINFRIS)."
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IRCTC partners with ixigo for hotel bookings
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Leading travel marketplace, ixigo, on Thursday announced that it has partnered with subsidiary of the Indian Railways, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to exclusively power hotel bookings for its users.
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Soon Rajdhani will ply bi-weekly like Humsafar: Tripura CM
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Agartala(Tripura) [India], May 23 (ANI): After flagging off the bi-weekly Humsafar Express from Agartala, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb assured that very soon Rajdhani express would also run bi-weekly from here.
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No 'Vegetarian Day' on Gandhi Jayanti, clarifies Indian Railways
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 21(ANI): After reports surfaced that the Indian Railway Board will mark the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti as a 'Vegetarian Day', the Indian Railways on Monday clarified that no such move was made and non-vegetarian food will also be served to the passengers.
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Railways to go vegetarian on Gandhi Jayanti
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Indian Railway Board proposed to mark the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti as a 'Vegetarian Day', suggesting that it will not include non-vegetarian items in the meals served on that day.
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Govt. apprised on MoU between Indian Railways, SNCF Mobilites
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indian Railways (IR) and SNCF Mobilites (a company owned by France) on technical cooperation in the field of railways.
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Guwahati now has India's first solar powered railway station
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati, (Assam) [India] May 16 (ANI): Guwahati now has India's first railway station run by solar power.
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IRCTC advises operation of PoS machines in all trains with immediate effec
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 07 (ANI): To prevent overcharging on trains for meals, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Monday advised all the Railway zones to ensure the availability of minimum 10 PoS (Point of Sale) machine in each Mail and Express trains under their j
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Vendors fill tea cans from train toilet, fine on contractor
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Secunderabad (Telangana) [India], May 03 (ANI): A fine of Rs. 1 lakh has been imposed on a vending contractor by the Indian Railways after a video showing some vendors purportedly filling tea and coffee cans from inside a train toilet surfaced.
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Railways reverse auction will save Rs 20,000 crore annually
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): To ensure substantial savings for Indian Railways, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has advocated implementation of electronic reverse auction (ERA) for all high value procurements which will result in a 10 percent saving in costs and a total saving of up to Rs.
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PM Modi lauds senior citizens for giving up subsidy for travel in Indian R
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Apr. 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interactive session of 'Bharat Ki Baat Sabke Saath' lauded the efforts of senior citizens of India for giving up the travel subsidy while availing the services of Indian Railways.
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Country proud of Indian Railways: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India] April 17 (ANI): The whole country is proud of the Indian Railways, said Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday.
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