Minister of Railways & Coal Shri Piyush Goyal Announces ‘Vande Bharat Express’

Railway ppb - January 27, 2019

Minister of Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal announced the name Vande Bharat Express for Train 18, acknowledging its made-in-India status. He called it...

Shri Piyush Goyal announces Extension of 22 Pairs of Train Services Running on Indian...

Railway ppb - January 23, 2019

Minister of Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal announced extension of 22 pairs of train services running on Indian Railways’ system in Rail Bhavan...

Base Kitchen in Indian Railways

Railway ppb - January 3, 2019

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has opened 08 Base kitchens. The details are as under: SN Name of Station/Location State/UT 1 Ahmedabad Gujarat 2 Balasore Odisha 3 Kharagpur West Bengal 4 Sealdah West Bengal 5 NOIDA Uttar Pradesh 6 New Delhi (under...

Railway Projects

Railway pratisrutimedia - August 9, 2018

State-wise details of projects of New Line, Gauge Conversion, Doubling and electrification in Budget which are in different stages of execution/ planning are as...

Limit of Free Luggage in Trains

Railway pratisrutimedia - August 1, 2018

Passengers travelling over all Indian Railways are permitted to carry luggage free of charge with them in the compartment up to 70 Kgs. in...

Rail- Coal Synergy Enables Record Movement of 344.5 Coal Rakes for Tiding over Crisis...

Railway pratisrutimedia - March 31, 2018

Coal India Ltd has recorded the highest offtake of 2 MT in a single day on 28.3.2018, with Railways helping movement of highest number...

60% of Total Passenger carrying coaches fitted with Bio-Toilets

Railway pratisrutimedia - March 16, 2018

Approximately 60% of the total passenger carrying coaches over Indian Railways have been installed with bio-toilets. The earlier plan to fit bio-toilets in the entire...