Indian Railways

Comfortable journeys, better waiting and lodging services, and more -- Indian Railways has come up with new facilities and ideas yet again to serve passengers in the best possible manner.

The Indian Railways have selected 3 companies who will be providing insurance coverage of up to Rs 10 lakhs for a premium of 92 paise.

Move over destination weddings - the Wedding on Wheels is here! Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a subsidiary of Indian Railways, has introduced a service that offers the ability to hold weddings aboard luxury trains.

“That time when I had the best idlis at a small station; the train journey on which we met and became best friends; the time when I boarded the wrong train and it seemed hilarious after everything was sorted out” – train journeys and nostalgia go hand in hand.

Ashwani Kumar Upadhyaya, a 47-year-old Indian Railways engineer, recently won an award for his innovative idea of developing caterpillar trains -- a network of lightweight, elevated train coaches that will run at speeds up to 100 km/hr.

Indian Railways will soon roll out the 3-tier Humsafar Express train with brand new features, giving a huge boost to the middle class.

Old coaches from India's premiere luxury train, the palace on wheels, are all set for awesome new makeover.

Indian Railways announced commencement of work on the country's longest rail tunnel as well as the world's tallest girder rail bridge in Manipur.

India’s first Green Rail Corridor was inaugurated by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday. It is the 114 km long Rameswaram-Manamadurai track in Tamil Nadu.

Indian Railways will probably start a voluntary passenger insurance scheme from September this year. By paying a minimal premium of less than Rs. 10 per ticket, passengers will get an insurance cover of Rs. 10 lakh in case of death or permanent disability caused in a train accident.