East Coast Railway (ECoR) has made history in Indian Railways by being the first railway zone in India to hit an impressive 250 million tons (MT) of originating freight for the financial year 2024-25. This remarkable achievement was accomplished on March 21, 2024, a full 11 days ahead of schedule, further establishing ECoR as the […]
Indian Railways & IIT-Madras ink MoU for 5G testbed: The Ministry of Railways and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) signed a memorandum of understanding ((MoU) to establish the India 5G testbed at the Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET) in Secunderabad; the facility would be dedicated to the testing
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Indian Railways Launches WhatsApp Food Delivery Facility ‘Zoop’: Passengers traveling in Indian Railways can now order food online through WhatsApp while undertaking a journey by using their PNR number. This comes as a step further towards making e-catering services more customer-centric in Indian Railways. The Indian Railways recently launched WhatsApp Communication to allow train passengers
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The Railway Protection Force (RPF) launched a pan-India operation known as Operation Yatri Suraksha to provide round-the-clock security to passengers. It facilities surveillance through CCTV, checking on active criminals, presence of a person at different stations to reduce crime. The RPF has launched a month-long pan-India drive against criminals who loot passengers in July 2022. The RPF caught 365 suspects who
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Indian Railways is observing World Environment Day on 5th June, 2022 in an appropriate and befitting manner keeping in line with the theme of this year’s World Environment Day. Indian Railways have been awarded by the UIC International Sustainable Railway Awards (ISRA) in the category of “Best use of Zero-Carbon Technology” for feeding Solar Energy directly to 25
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Indian Railways’ men Hockey team won the Obaidullah Khan Heritage Hockey Cup held at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the tournament at Major Dhyanchand Stadium, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Arjun, player of Railway’s was adjudged Man of the Tournament. Obaidullah Gold Cup was started in year 1931. It was last played in year 2016. Last time, in the
In pursuance of the Prime Minister’s vision “Gati Shakti” and Ministry of Railways’ policy regarding ‘Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal’ (GCT), the Asansol Division of Indian Railways has successfully commissioned private siding of Maithan Power Limited at Thaparnagar, Jharkhand, informed the Ministry of Railways. This is the first Gati Shakti Multi Modal Cargo Terminal (GCT)
The Indian Railways will provide a world class wrestling academy at Delhi’s Kishanganj at an approximate cost of ₹30.76 crore, ministry informed. The railway minister had committed Indian Railways wrestlers to provide the state-of-art wrestling academy at the earliest. The wrestling academy will be the biggest in India, and equipped with advanced training facilities to promote
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Indian Railways’ first pod hotel was inaugurated at Mumbai Central railway station by the minister of state for railways, Raosaheb Danve. The pod hotel has several small bed-sized capsules and provides affordable overnight accommodation. Charges: Rs 999 for 12 hours and Rs 1,999 for 24 hours. Facilities: WiFi, TV, a small locker, adjustable mirror, and reading lights. These resting
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Indian Railways is amongst the largest Railway systems in the world, addressing a significant part of the country’s transportation needs, both in the passenger and freight segment. The RFID project has been taken up by Railway which aims to automatically and accurately track and trace rolling stock as they move across the country with a
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