Indian Railways
IRCTC to launch Rs645-cr IPO on 30 September
26 Sep 2019
Rail Vikas Nigam makes a lacklustre market debut
12 Apr 2019
Rail Vikas Nigam IPO yet to pick up momentum
02 Apr 2019
Rail Drishti lets passengers peep into railway kitchens
26 Feb 2019
Railways plans to fix barcodes on food served to passengers, which will enable them to know where and when the food was cooked while also allowing them to see how food is cooked and packed in railway kitchens
PM unveils DLW’s first diesel-to-electric converted locomotive
19 Feb 2019
Diesel Locomotive Works at Varanasi converted two 2,600 HP WDG3A diesel locos into a twin electric WAGC3 loco of 10,000 HP
No fare hike in Railway Budget
01 Feb 2019
Announcing the Railway Budget in parliament, Minister Piyush Goyal claimed a major improvement in the operating ratio and also stressed the self-propelled ‘Vande Bharat’ Express as a key to the future
Train 18 breaches 180 kmph speeds during trials
03 Dec 2018
The Rs100 crore indigenously designed train breached speeds of 180 kmph during a trial run on the Kota-Sawai Madhopur section on Sunday, becoming the country's fastest train
First Train 18 to run on Delhi-Bhopal-Habibganj route in January
15 Oct 2018
Habibganj will also usher in the public private partnership model for development of railway stations, with the Bansal Group and ISRDC partnering in the Rs450-crore project that will spent Rs100 crore on station redevelopment and Rs350 crore on commercial development
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