Amid Reports of Further Delays, Minister Goyal Reviews Dedicated Freight Corridor Progress

With completion of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) further delayed to June 2022, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal reviewed progress of the project Read more

IRCTC’s ‘AskDISHA’ Chatbot Now Provides Live Refund Status Information

The chatbot is a special computer programme designed to simulate conversation with users, especially over the internet. AskDISHA has been answering in Hindi as well as English Read more

Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Reviews Progress of Dedicated Freight Corridor

Eastern DFC & Western DFC (excluding the Sonnagar – Dankuni PPP section) is expected to be completed by December 2021. Read more

Simplified Railway Recruitment for Aspirants: GoI Announces National Recruitment Agency

The Uninon Cabinet has approved the setting up of a National Recruitment Agency that will for a start conduct CET for Railways Read more

Railway Projects Under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan Generate 5.5 Lakh Man-Days of Work

Railway projects under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan have so far generated 5.5 lakh mandays of work for more than eleven thousand migrants Read more

Private Trains: Second Pre-RFQ Meet Held With 23 Participants

The private train project moved further ahead with the second pre-RFQ meet held by the railway ministry with private parties interested in running trains Read more

Condemn 2,500 Diesels ASAP, Make Indian 10-12k hp Electric Locos by 2022: Ministry tells Railway Board

The railway ministry wants half the diesel loco fleet to be scrapped as soon as possible, and wants the railways to produce high horse power electric locos in India Read more

Private Trains: Railway Board Asks Zones To Identify Sites For Maintenance Infra

The Railway Board has instructed zones to identify suitable land or space within existing facilities for private train operators to set up maintenance facilities Read more

On Mission Mode, Railways Pulls Freight Traffic Ahead Of Last Year’s Level

Average speed of Freight Trains on 27 July 2020 was more than double as compare to last year for the same date Read more

UPDATED: India Hands Over 10 BG Diesel Locomotives to Bangladesh

India has handed over 10 broad gauge diesel locomotives to Bangladesh as grant as per an agreement inked earlier. Read more