Kurmi stir for ST status hits train services in Bengal, J'khand, Odisha

Kurmis on Tuesday blocked railway tracks in various parts of eastern India demanding Scheduled Tribe status and inclusion of Kurmali language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution, affecting......

Maoists blow up rail tracks in Jharkhand, services disrupted

Suspected members of banned Communist Party of India-Maoist blew up portions of railway tracks in Jharkhand's Latehar and West Singhbhum districts in the early hours of Saturday, disrupting train......

Issue with locomotive's equipment: Rail Min on Bikaner-Guwahati train mishap

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday inspected the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train accident site in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district and said that there was some issue with the equipment of......

Shramik trains ferried 44 lakh migrants since May 1

The Indian Railways has ferried over 44 lakh migrant workers on board 3,276 'Shramik Special' trains since May 1, according to official data.   THE MIGRANTS' STORIES Of the total trains,......

Railways' gift for you: 58 new trains, 5 premium services

Presenting the Railway Budget for 2014-15, Union Minister D V Sadanand Gowda on Tuesday announced several new trains.  The Indian Railways proposes to  introduce 58  new trains which......

Railway Budget at a glance

Presenting the Interim Railway Budget for 2014-15, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday announced a slew of measures for improving the services of Indian Railways. Seventy-two trains......

Railways' gift: 17 Premium, 38 Express trains

Railway Minister said that the 72 new trains will be which includes 17 premium trains, 38 express trains, 10 Passenger trains, 4 MEMU and 3 DEMU in this year’s Interim Railway Budget. The......

Rail Budget: 67 express, 26 passenger trains

Offering a bonanza for train travellers, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announced that the Indian Railways will start new 67 new Express trains, 27 passenger trains, 5 MEMU and 8 DEMU......