Stating that the Budget is passenger friendly, Mamata Banerjee said the annual plan for 2011-12 is Rs 57,630 crore.
As part of efforts to revamp its services, the Indian Railways have decided to take over the catering charge of two prestigious trains from Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation.
Besides senior citizens, female passengers above 45 years of age and pregnant women are also eligible to avail the enhanced quota.
It was another chilly morning in the national capital as icy winds swept the city while early morning fog disrupted rail operations, delaying 52 trains.
New service will also make waitlisted tickets a thing of the past.
Dr Pranveer Singh from Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh shares his experience of having poor quality meals served in the Azad Hind Express.
While we complain about comfort in coaches, rarely do we think about the comfort of engine drivers.
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The ministry said that states can also develop their own protocol with regards to quarantine and isolation as per their assessment.
The railways is expecting a revenue of Rs 1,84,820 crore during the current financial year (FY17).
Even as several trains have more than 200 waitlisted passengers every day, running some trains with so many vacant seats is a criminal waste of scarce resource.
The station with the most annual revenue is CST Mumbai, followed by Dadar.
Currently, the travel time between Mumbai and Delhi varies between 16 and 30 hours.
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