Indian Railways

NEW DELHI: Safety and punctuality are the two most important areas that Northern Railway will be focusing on in the coming days. Speaking to The New Indian, General Manager of Northern Railway Shobhan Chaudhuri said, “The focus is on three, four areas. The first of all is safety, then punctuality and loading. The fourth is […]

JAIPUR: The Jaipur Railway Station has been awarded the ‘Eat Right Station’ certificate by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Jaipur Railway station has become the first station in Rajasthan to receive this certificate. In the last budget session, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced the creation of a separate Food Safety Commissionerate […]

NEW DELHI: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi wrote to Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw over the delay in the construction of the Nilambur-Nanjangud-Mysore railway project. In his letter to Vaishnaw dated June 4, Rahul Gandhi, who is also a Lok Sabha MP from Kerala’s Wayanad said: “This is regarding the Nilambur Nanjangud Mysore Railway project. […]

NEW DELHI: Keeping in mind the problems faced by women while travelling with their infants in the Indian Railways, Northern Railways on Tuesday said that it has fitted a foldable baby seat as a pilot project in Lucknow Mail. According to railway ministry officials, the foldable baby berth has been fitted in the B-4 coach […]

NEW DELHI: In a major development, Indian Railways has decided to cancel 657 trips of passenger trains to speed up the movement of coal rakes to power plants to avoid a looming power crisis. The sizzling summer has driven the demand for coal, which is one of the key ingredients for the power industry. The […]