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Sarai Kale Khan-Meerut Namo Bharat RRTS corridor to see 1.67 lakh daily ridership

February 05, 2026 4:10 pm

Sarai Kale Khan Meerut RRTS Project: Presently, a 55-km section of the 82.15-km long Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor – from New Ashok Nagar to Meerut South – is operational.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: Indian Railways achieves second mountain tunnel breakthrough in Palghar

February 04, 2026 4:27 pm

The tunnel is 454 m long and 14.4 m wide and is almost 47% complete.

‘Bikoshito Bangla’ push: 3 new rail lines to transform connectivity near Bangladesh border

February 01, 2026 12:40 pm

The new rail links near the Bangladesh border in northern Bengal will provide alternative routes for Malda and Aluabari, thereby improving trade.

With AC pantry and 49% more seats, Railways plans to manufacture 24-coach Vande Bharat sleeper

January 29, 2026 2:38 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had flagged off India’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train from Howrah to Guwahati in West Bengal’s Malda on January 17.

Bearing 2,600 tonnes of rice, first full rake of foodgrains arrive via Railways in Kashmir Valley

January 24, 2026 8:12 pm

Northern Railways' Chief Public Relations Officer Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay said the unloading of the train was delayed due to snowfall in Kashmir on Friday.

'Most difficult section': Railways completes electrification of challenging 55-km stretch in Western Ghats

December 30, 2025 10:34 pm

The total electrification of broad gauge network across the Indian Railways network have been completed in over 99 per cent of the sections.

Railway vendor chases moving train after passenger refuses to pay, the Internet is outraged: ‘Leave it to fate for justice’

November 14, 2025 6:12 pm

The footage, shot at an unnamed station, shows the boy running alongside the accelerating train, repeatedly calling out and pointing toward a compartment where the passenger was seated.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: PM Modi to visit under-construction Surat bullet train station on Nov 15

November 14, 2025 12:56 pm

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train latest update: The 508-km-long Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor, passes through Gujarat, Maharashtra, and the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

Improve production processes or face debarment, Vaishnaw to Railway equipment manufacturers

October 15, 2025 9:21 pm

The Railways minister announced that Amrit Bharat 3.0, a special train for Sleeper and general class passengers, is under development based on push-pull technology, which will be suitable for long-distance journeys.

Indian Railways launches door-to-door freight services to cut logistics costs, bridge last-mile gaps

October 15, 2025 2:08 am

The initiative marks a strategic shift from Railways’ traditional freight operations of bulk commodities to becoming a logistics service provider, delivering first and last-mile connectivity across industrial and consumer sectors.

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Railways RRB, UPSC, Indian Army; government jobs to apply for this week

November 17, 2019 5:55 pm

The online application process for most of the vacant posts will be closed by this month. Have a look at the vacancies this week

500 jhuggis razed in Delhi slum, Kejriwal orders magisterial enquiry

December 14, 2015 10:19 am

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has ordered a magisterial enquiry after the railway authorities demolished 500 jhuggis in Shakur Basti in west Delhi

Protests against proposed rail fare hike

June 21, 2014 4:32 pm

Cash-strapped railways on Friday effected a steep across-the-board hike of 14.2 per cent in passenger fares in all classes.

RAILWAYS VIDEOS

Is the bullet train project on track: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:22 pm

#NewsInNumbers What has been the progress on the ambitious bullet train project. See more: https://bit.ly/2IM1j4c

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