Railways to scale up advanced Kavach 4.0 installation on new routes

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has reviewed the progress of the advanced version of the automatic train protection system Kavach 4.0 at the Rail Bhawan in New Delhi, officials said on Monday.......

Railway unions back train driver killed in Kanchanjunga accident

Various railway employee unions have objected to the railway ministry's initial response to the West Bengal train tragedy when it prima facie blamed the driver of the goods train that hit the......

Utter mismanagement: Kharge, Rahul on Bengal train crash

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the Modi government for "utter mismanagement" of the Railway Ministry as they condoled the loss of lives......

Every passenger gets 55% concession: Railway minister

Every passenger gets 55 per cent concession on train journeys, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said regarding demands to restore pre-Covid fare concessions for senior citizens and media persons.......

Indian Railways mulls trains zooming @ 300 km per hour

The Indian Railways is finalising a draft legislation for a project that envisages running trains at a speed of 300 kms per hour speed on some select routes across the country. The Bill is likely......

What Indian Railways can learn from Chinese

China's decision to abolish its railway ministry - transfer operations and staff to a company, China Railway Corporation, and regulatory functions to the ministry of transport - inevitably raises......

What Indian Railways needs the most

The decision by the railway ministry to set up a Rail Tariff Authority to take care of periodic changes in passenger fares and freight rates needs to be welcomed in unequivocal terms. As C P......

Railway ministry drops plan to monetise stations

The ministry of railways has dropped its proposal for monetisation of stations on public-private partnership mode, and projects are now being taken up under engineering, procurement and......

Railways reward World Cup star Harmanpreet with promotion

IMAGE: Harmanpreet Kaur walks off at the end of India's innings after scoring 171 not out against Australia in the semi-finals of the ICC Women's World Cup in July. Photograph: Jason......