Railway

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal explained that the elevated tracks would be equipped with elevators and escalators, which will make suburban rail travel safe as the provision will rule out trespassing.

Just looking at the sheer volume of people who use the rail services, one would assume that all major stations and trains would be equipped with proper medical aid facilities.

Each of the Mainline Multiple Electric Unit trains can carry 2,400 passengers and are much faster than the Diesel Multiple Electric Unit trains.

Landing closer to compartments reserved for women, the Churchgate-facing staircase, which connects platforms 8 and 9 to the south foot-over-bridge, has been picked.

A crowd-sourced photo project that documents train journeys, Shanu Babar’s Window Seat Project had garnered more than 23,000 followers till date!

It is also rumoured that these train sets will operate on the Delhi-Mumbai and other major metro routes.

Secunderabad Railway Station has just become India's first railway station to bag the coveted 'Green Railway Station' tag given by the Indian Green Building Council – Confederation of Industry (IGBC-CII).

With most public service undertakings in the country making the transition to digital services with increasingly less requirement of paper-based communication, the move accentuates the railway ministry’s efforts in keeping up with time and technology.

The officials are to refrain from offering or receiving bouquets and gifts at any given time and will also have to exercise restraint at home, by relieving the railway staff engaged as the domestic help at their homes.

At first, they extended it to June 30, and then September 30. Now, passengers can enjoy service charge exemption till much longer.