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Suresh Prabhu announces several railway projects for Andhra Pradesh

June 5, 2016 no comments

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu with Railway minister Suresh Prabhu. A day after he was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh, Railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturda...

‘7.5 lakh people travelled ticketless, with unbooked luggage’

December 11, 2015 no comments

Local commuters seen travelling in the EMU train at Tilak Bridge Railway Station, in New Delhi. Over seven lakh people in Delhi Division of railways were caught travelling ticketless or with unbooked...

HC tells Railways to adopt crowd management techniques

October 14, 2015 no comments

Passengers risking their lives by travelling in footboard of local train. The Bombay High Court today asked the Central and Western Railway authorities to adopt crowd management techniques to ensure...

Now, pay more for freight, AC travel in Railways from June

May 30, 2015 no comments

Railways has been brought under the net of service tax from June 1. The hike is being done as per the General Budget proposals. Fares for first class and AC class in passenger trains besides freight ...

Railways launches RuPay pre-paid debit card

March 25, 2015 no comments

The Railways is partnering banks and financial institutions to promote passengers’ interest, says Minister for Railways Suresh P. Prabhu (extreme right) at the launch function in New Delhi on Tuesday...

Platform ticket price hike welcomed

March 19, 2015 no comments

Till 2012, the price of platform tickets was Rs. 3 per person. But in the railway budget, the price was hiked to Rs. 5. Rate increased to Rs. 10 to regulate overcrowding at railway stations From Apr...

Rising derailments also due to excreta corroding rail foot: Railways

March 15, 2015 no comments

A man performs his morning ablutions on the a railway track in Kolkata. In a recent Action Taken Report, government had called for zero-discharge toilets on all passenger trains Dirty railway tracks ...

“FDI in railways will hit common man”

March 12, 2015 no comments

Members of the Southern Railway Employees Sangh staging a demonstration in the city on Tuesday. “Foreign investors will dictate terms on running of trains” Indian Railways will be dictated to close d...