Indian Railways

In an incident which looks straight out of a Bollywood movie, an electric engine of a Chennai-Mumbai train started rolling on its own. The incident happened at Wadi Junction when the railways' staff was switching the train's engine from…

On the 9th day of the Navratri, Mumbai woke up to a tragic morning. 22 people were killed and several got injured due to the stampede at an overbridge which is situated between Elphinstone Road and Lower Parel Railway stations. The…

In order to end the unnecessary quarrels related to oversleeping of passengers on different berths, the Railways has decided to reduce the official sleeping hours in its trains by an hour. Many a times fights have been witnessed over…

Amidst criticism that blankets in trains are not washed properly, Indian Railways is planning to discontinue providing blankets to passengers in AC coaches. The CAG recently criticized the railways for not maintaining hygiene in the…

Indian Railways have launched a new Integrated mobile app that has so many functions, and is not just limited to booking tickets. The app is named Rail Saarthi. It has been designed for passenger requirements like ticketing, inquiry,…

After asking the people to voluntarily give up subsidy on gas cylinders, the central government now plans to withdraw subsidy for railway tickets also. Indian Railways will launch this scheme next month. There will be two slabs in give…