Indian Railways

Spearheaded by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Central Railway is modifying the layout of Mumbai's local trains to accommodate more passengers. This is but one necessary step to deal with the massive overcrowding, and resultant passenger deaths, on the Mumbai suburban railway network.

The Sawai Madhopur railway station in Rajasthan has become one of the most beautiful stations in the country, with spectacular paintings and graffiti spread across its walls. Here is a look at the brilliant station that will make tourists feel like being at the Ranthambore National Park itself.

Many times this year, different people and incidents made Indians proud of being a part of this country. Here are the 22 best ones.

The Indian Railways, India's largest employer, is hiring for over 18,000 non-technical positions in different railway boards. Read on to know about the different positions available, the boards that are recruiting, and the application and selection process.

There is a new way of reaching out to Indian Railways in case of any emergency – with just a simple tweet to the Ministry of Railways. All that a passenger has to do is tweet with his/her contact details along with the problem, and the ministry ensures that help reaches as soon as possible. Here are two such cases.

A reader shares tweets of Indian railway stations (and trains) that left him speechless.

After many successful cases of Indian Railways assisting people with the help of Twitter, passengers are now aware of the place where their problems will be addressed instantly. The same happened this Thursday, when an 18-month-old child needed milk on a train that was delayed due to fog.

Amardeep Jhala was travelling from Ahmedabad to Delhi. But the air conditioner in the 3-tier AC coach of the train was not working. This is how a quick SMS to the railways complaint number helped.

Long distance passengers can now have a more comfortable journey as Indian Railways has decided to introduce the e-bedroll facility, under which passengers will be able to book their bedrolls online.

In a passenger friendly move, Indian Railway will now allow ticket bookings 30 minutes prior to the departure of a train. The move will not just enable passengers to travel in emergency situations and be better informed but also eliminate illegal ticketing activities.