Indian Railways

In case you are wondering how to link your Aadhaar with the IRCTC account, it is quite simple and can be done online.

Previously, the recipients of Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra awardees, along with the widows of posthumous gallantry awardees were entitled to lifelong free rail travel in 1st AC Class/2nd AC Class, who could take along one companion.

On October 17, the Railway Board said in a letter to zonal officers that they could consider this modification to capture the gender of transgender as ‘T’ instead of ‘T(M/F)’ as advised earlier.

The new railway track is part of the major overhaul envisioned by Goyal-led Railway ministry, which is implementing various cost-cutting and timesaving initiatives and putting an end to unproductive and unprofitable ventures under its enterprise.

The Railways have made a Rs 35,000 crore plan to electrify its entire network over the next four years.

With over 1.3 lakhs Tatkal transactions processed by IRCTC every single day, most of the tickets go off within minutes after the Tatkal quota/window opens.

Starting November 1st, over 87 trains - including 51 express and 36 passenger trains - running under Southern Railway's jurisdiction will be speeded up after the new timetable comes into effect.

The Indian Railway Ministry’s official twitter handle won Twitterverse with its clever reply to a business proposal by India’s dairy giant Amul, going viral.

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.

In a series of tweets, the railway ministry announced the launch of the Super Rajdhani and all the changes this new train would bring about as compared to its older counterpart.