Ministry of Railways

Ministry of Railways shares Amitabh Bachchan's video on how to stay safe from Coronavirus - Watch

Earlier, Amitabh Bachchan had shared a poem on the Coronavirus scare.

Mar 17, 2020, 18:54 PM IST

Indian Railways to abolish booking of tickets through agents, vendors

The Railways Minister said that due to penetration of smartphone in the Indian household, train tickets can now be easily booked online through mobile phone using the IRCTC App.

Mar 13, 2020, 15:43 PM IST

Indian Railways set to go paperless; over 50,000 staff work through e-files

Ministry of Railways has come out with a mega plan of going paperless, and converts all the manual files into e-files. In the first phase, the ministry has prepared more than 72,000 e-files. Over 50,000 employees of the Railway Ministry have already adopted this novel working system, thereby, changing the work culture at the Ministry.

Dec 24, 2019, 23:51 PM IST

Western Railway deploys 'Yamraj' to teach commuters on rail safety

In its efforts to educate people commuting via trains of rail safety and the perils of crossing railway tracks, the Western Railway has put the God of Death 'Yamraj' to work.

Nov 07, 2019, 14:21 PM IST

Indian railways goes paperless, expands e-office system in its 58 establishments

The railway ministry shared the data of Railtech and informed that it has created 50000+ users in 58 establishments of Indian Railways which have adopted paperless work culture and also trained all the executives to handle the platform.

Oct 30, 2019, 20:22 PM IST

After Tejas, Indian Railways plans to extend compensation for delays scheme to Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains

Railways is planning to implement the scheme for premium category trains in 2020. It has already got the idea executed for compensation to India's first corporate train Tejas Express that began its run between the Lucknow-Delhi route.

Oct 04, 2019, 20:27 PM IST

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Indian Railways new line Sivok-Rangpo to start soon

Indian Railways new line Sivok-Rangpo to start soon. North Eastern Region is served by Northeast Frontier Railway consisting of 8 states i.e. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and Sikkim. Watch this video to know more.

Aug 31, 2019, 23:02 PM IST

Railway Ministry issues clarification on job cuts report, says it's 'without substance'

Any inference regarding the number of employees being retired is without any substance, reads the statement released by Ministry of Railways.

Jul 30, 2019, 14:12 PM IST

Major layoff likely in Indian Railways; officers told to prepare list, hold performance reviews

Zonal officers asked to prepare list of employees above 55 as Indian Railways plans to lay off around 3 lakh staff members.

Jul 30, 2019, 08:16 AM IST

After success of Vande Bharat, Indian Railways boosts plans for new train sets

The Union Ministry of Railways held an important meeting in this regard with key train set manufacturers.

Jul 03, 2019, 08:41 AM IST

Bengaluru's suburban rail project worth Rs 23000 crore finally gets a go ahead, to have 82 stations

The announcement was made after Piyush Goyal met the Karnataka Chief Minister on Friday to resolve the issues holding up the rail project.

Feb 24, 2019, 08:20 AM IST

Centre announces contest for naming bullet train, designing mascot

According to NHSRCL, the participants can submit entries till March 25.

Feb 23, 2019, 07:04 AM IST

Train 18 gets ‘provisional’ clearance for just 3 months, must meet 9 conditions

Train 18, which sections of the railway ministry said could be flagged off in a week's time by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has got the EIG clearance only for three months.

Jan 24, 2019, 23:11 PM IST

First AC Coach of Kashi Vishwanath Express gets a makeover! Here's the new look

The First class AC coaches have been renovated with several premium facilities.

Jan 20, 2019, 15:51 PM IST

RRB Group D 2018 recruitment date announced, exams likely to begin from September 17

The Indian Railway Recruitment Boards on Monday issued a notification stating that the Computer Based Test (CBT) of Level 1, Group D posts is likely to start from September 17. The admit card and other key details like exam centre, date and shifts will be available from September 7.

Aug 27, 2018, 23:49 PM IST

Indian Railways to accept Aadhaar, Driving Licence from DigiLocker as ID proof

Passengers can now show their Aadhaar or Driving Licence from the 'Issued Documents' section on the DigiLocker account.

Jul 06, 2018, 22:35 PM IST

IRCTC website upgrade to make train ticket booking easier

The beta version of the IRCTC portal has been upgraded taking all aspects into account. The IRCTC website was last upgraded in 2014.

May 28, 2018, 19:11 PM IST

Indian Railways warns against touts running IRCTC jobs racket

The Indian Railways has issued a notice warning people against touts promising jobs in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Sharing the circular on microblogging site Twitter, the Ministry of Railways said that some anti-social elements were making false promises of providing jobs in IRCTC, cautioning people to refrain from getting in their net.

May 14, 2018, 10:23 AM IST