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Indian Railways may soon introduce the option to book unreserved tickets through mobile wallets. Here's how!

In yet another laudable incident of Indian Railways’ authorities taking quick action based on complaints received on Twitter, a TTE who was taking bribes from passengers in return for seats was suspended.

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.

The National Rural Health Mission's Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) team recently identified seven children of Gondia district in Maharashtra as patients of cardiac diseases. The team found that the children needed immediate surgical interven

Passengers on the nine kilometre rail route from Digha Ghat to Patna Ghat in Bihar are witnesses to an almost empty passenger train that runs on the line about four times a day.

Those who frequently travel by trains in India would be aware that the cost of mineral water bottles sold on moving trains is often higher than the MRP. Swati Kumari, a passenger in the first class AC coach of Azimabad Express, made it a point to inform the Ministry of Railways about this frustrating reality.

Anu Agarwal was travelling in Nauchandi Express when a fellow passenger began misbehaving with her. Scared and frustrated because nobody else in the train was intervening to help, she called up her nephew, who like many others in the past, took the Twitter route to ensure help for his aunt.

Reports about how the Indian Railways’ authorities are helping passengers via Twitter are very common these days. Ever wondered who is behind this quick assistance? Find out here.

A tweet to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, and the Ministry of Railways, helped the parents of a 15-year-old girl find their daughter. The girl, a student of class 10 in Jharkhand, had allegedly eloped with her classmate on Saturday. When her father got the information that duo had boarded a train, he decided to tweet and seek help.