CR Rajdhani gets additional 3A coach

Central Railway’s (CR) marquee Rajdhani between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Hazrat Nizamuddin (in New Delhi) will be permanently augmented by an additional third AC coach effective January 26,… Read more

Faster Trains: Sectional speed of Daund – Solapur section increased from 105 kmph to 110 kmph

The sectional speed of Daund-Solapur section in the Solapur division of Central Railway has been increased from the existing 105 kmph to 110 kmph with immediate effect. Read more

Tri-weekly Lucknow Chhapra express gets 2 additional halts

Train Number 15113/14 tri-weekly express between Lucknow Junction (North Eastern Railway) and Chhapra Kacheri has been provided two additional halts on an experimental basis effective January 3 Read more

Indian Railways announces another mega recruitment drive

About 2.3 lakh more employees will be recruited in two phases Read more

WR to run special trains to New Delhi, Bhavnagar and Mangalore for Republic Day

To clear the Republic Day rush, Western Railway has announced special trains to New Delhi, Bhavnagar and Mangalore respectively. Read more

Workshop modernisation on Indian Railways gets boost, machinery and rolling stock procurement performance rises manifold

Indian Railways' (IR) centralised advanced machine tool procurement arm COFMOW (Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshops) has achieved its best ever output performance of Rs 1050.85 crore for the period… Read more

WR to introduce new Indore – Bikaner Mahamana Express from 26th January

A new weekly Mahamana Express between Indore and Bikaner has been announced by WR in a statement issued today. The train is scheduled to begin services from Indore on 26th… Read more

CR to run four special trains between Mumbai and Karmali, Goa.

Four special services in all will be operated between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Karmali, and between Panvel and Karmali, according to a statement issued by Central Railway today. Read more

IR mulls private players to operate passenger trains: Reports

Indian Railways plan to allow private operators to run passenger trains on IR’s existing network, reports in several outlets suggest. Mr Girish Pillai, Railway Board’s Member – Traffic, reportedly stated… Read more

IR to replace standard rakes with MEMUs for ‘passenger’ services: FE

Indian Railways is set to replace the traditional slow moving ‘passenger’ trains running on the Golden Quadrilateral with Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMUs), claims a report in the Financial Express.… Read more