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Passenger Amenities Committee inspects Secunderabad railway station
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Chairman of the Railway Ministry's Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC), PK Krishnadas on Saturday visited Secunderabad railway station and inspected the passenger amenities and other facilities available at the station.
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To ease booking experience, UTS on mobile application now available in Hin
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): As a Digital India initiative by the Government of India and with a view to promoting three C's - Cashless transactions (Digital payment), Contact less ticketing (no need to physically visit the point of sale) and Customer convenience and experience,
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Indian Railways plans to spread rail-based tourism
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Indian Railways on Saturday announced their plan to spread rail-based tourism among masses through leasing of coaching stock to interested parties to run them as theme-based cultural, religious, and other tourist circuit train.
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Hirakhand Express with modern LHB coaches flagged off by Ashwini Vaishnaw,
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday flagged off the new modern LHB Rake of Train No. 08445/08446 Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar, Hirakhand Express, through video conferencing from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi.
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Railway Ministry discusses draft model concession agreement on development
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways, Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) and Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) on Wednesday held a consultation with various stakeholders in connection with the finalization of the Model Concession Ag
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Ministry of Railways entrusts RLDA to develop 49 more railway stations
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has been entrusted to mount up additional 49 railway stations across the country for redevelopment.
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Indian Railways to electrify its Broad Gauge network: Ashwini Vaishnav
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today, Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnav informed that Indian Railways has embarked on a major electrification program to electrify its Broad Gauge (BG) network.
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1,253 railway stations to be modernised under 'Adarsh Station Scheme': Ash
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): As many as 1,253 railway stations costing 2,800 crores to be modernized under Adarsh Station Scheme in the financial year 2021-22, informed Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnav in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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Railway Ministry deploys 4,000 isolation coaches amid surge in COVID-19 ca
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Contributing to the efforts in the fight against COVID-19, the Railway Ministry has deployed nearly 4,000 isolation coaches with almost 64,000 beds.
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Pointsman, who saved child at a railway station in Maharashtra, awarded by
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): The ministry of railways announced an award of Rs 50,000 for railway pointsman Mayur Shelke who saved the life of a six-year-old child while risking his own life at the Vangani station near Mumbai.
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32 railway projects costing Rs 64,429 cr under different stages of develop
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): As many as 32 railway projects costing Rs 64,429 crore covering a length of 5,704 km falling fully or partly in Andhra Pradesh are under the different stage of planning, approval and execution, informed Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday.
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Govt allows Zonal Railways to decide on reopening of retiring rooms at sta
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways on Thursday gave a permission to Zonal Railways to decide on reopening of retiring rooms at railway stations keeping in view the COVID-19 conditions and protocols issued by the government.
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