Category: Railway News

Aligned With Prime Minister’s ‘Make in India’ Policy: Durga Shanker Mishra Infrastructure is one of the five pillars of AtmaNirbhar Bharat envisioned by our Hon’ble Prime Minister and it is a matter of great pride that these high-speed, high-frequency commuter trains for RRTS are entirely being manufactured under the government’s ‘Make in India’ policy, said Shri DurgaShanker Mishra, Secretary, MoHUA… Continue reading "First Look of India’s First RRTS Train Unveiled"

5601 coaches have been converted into Covid Care Centers by Indian Railways (IR) in the months of March, April, May and June of 2020 to combat Corona virus pandemic. The Zonal Railway wise details of the conversion of these coaches are as under: S.No. Zonal Railways Coaches converted into isolation coaches 1 Central Railway 482 2 Eastern Railway 381 3 East… Continue reading "Conversion of Passenger Compartments into Isolation Wards"

Considering the huge demand for travel on specific routes, Ministry of Railways has decided to run 20 pairs of Clone Special trains (list annexed in the link below) from 21.09.2020. These Clone trains will run on notified timings and will be fully reserved trains. The stoppages shall be limited to operational halts. The 19 pairs of Clone Special trains will… Continue reading "Ministry of Railways announces 20 pairs of Clone Special trains from 21.09.2020"

Indian Railways staff from a number of Railway organizations like IRCTC, RPF, Zonal Railways and others have worked tirelessly to keep alive the Railways’ commitment of social service by selflessly and voluntarily providing hot cooked meals to needy people after the lockdown due to COVID-19. Railways has been providing bulk cooked food with paper plates for lunch and food packets… Continue reading "More than 1 Million free Hot Cooked Meals Distributed to Needy Persons by India Railways"

On the 3rd day of the nation-wide complete lock down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Indian Railways continued making all efforts to ensure availability of essential commodities through its freight services. During the situation of lockdown in all the States, Indian Railways staff deployed at various good sheds, stations and control offices continued working on 24/7 basis to ensure that… Continue reading "Indian Railways continues with its efforts to ensure availability of essential commodities throughout the country"