10 -day punctuality drive on Indian railways with special focus on Mumbai suburban

To improve on -time running of its trains, Indian Railways (IR) has embarked on a 10-day punctuality drive starting September 2. The Railway Board has said that officers from all… Read more

Howrah Rajdhani may get faster by 1.5 hrs, use Push-Pull configuration

Howrah New Delhi Rajdhani may soon trim its schedule by 1.5 hours between the two cities, with a switch to the Push-Pull configuration. Read more

Trains to go electric in Secunderabad – Guntur section from 1st September

As has been reported earlier by Railpost.in, the Pagidipalli-Nallapadu section under Guntur division of the South Central Railway has been electrified and made fit for running both freight and passenger… Read more

SR Orders Curtailment of Housekeeping Services on Trains, Retracts a Day Later

SR backtracks on plan to suspend On Board Housekeeping Services in most trains that was supposedly triggered by funds shortage. Read more

IRCTC, PRS to Get Big Upgrades, Better Experience

Big upgrades may be in store for the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) and IRCTC's website soon. Read more

Over a 1000 passengers stuck inside Kolhapur bound Mahalaxmi express rescued

The passengers of Mahalaxmi express (1050 in number) which left Mumbai last night onwards to Kolhapur was stranded between Badlapur and Vangani on Mumbai division’s Kalyan – Karjat section on… Read more

Dousing Fires: Railway Board reverses 2018 order on Electrical and Mechanical reporting structure

Railway Board has decided to put a full stop on the ongoing one-upmanship between the Mechanical and Electrical departments of Indian Railways over train-sets, has rolled back restructuring orders passed… Read more

RTIS installed in 1800+ locos, to be completed in Sept 2019

RTIS to be fitted on all 2,700 locomotives by end of September, will improve accuracy of tracking trains, provide better information to passengers Read more

IR Improves Punctuality of Mail/Express Trains

Indian Railways has achieved improved average punctuality of Mail and Express trains significantly in April and May 2019 compared to the same period last year Read more

229 Manned Level Crossings Eliminated, 1795 Targeted for FY 19-20

The Indian Railways has managed to eliminate 229 Manned Level Crossings (MLCs) in 2 months. The figure is significantly higher than 65 such crossings eliminated last year. Read more