New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Ministry of Railways has approved Zonal Railways' proposal for the operation of 196 pairs of Festival Special trains.
Hooghly (West Bengal) [India], October 11 (ANI): Protesters blocked railway tracks at Pandua railway station on Sunday demanding train services claiming that they face difficulty in commuting by special trains during the lockdown.
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday through a video link inaugurated the renaming of Naugarh railway station to Siddharthnagar railway station situated at Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 27 (ANI): In order to maintain social distancing and to avoid overcrowding, Western Railway has taken the decision to increase the number of daily special suburban services by adding 6 more services including two Ladies Special trains from Monday.
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Monday started 20 pairs of clone special trains services on specific routes to counter the heavy rush in special trains.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that 97 migrants died onboard Shramik special trains during the COVID-19 induced lockdown.
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways has decided to run 20 pairs of clone special trains from September 21 in the wake of the huge demand for travel on specific routes.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 13 (ANI): The East Coast Railway started four special trains on Saturday and Sunday for the candidates appearing in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) to be held on September 13, it said.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 11 (ANI): Seven new trains would start from the Bengaluru division in addition to special trains from September 12, the South Western Railway has said.
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): The Northern Railways on Wednesday announced the operation of special trains from September 12 from a few parts of the country including Delhi, Bengaluru, Amritsar, and Dibrugarh.
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal for announcing special trains for the migrant workers to return to their workplaces.