Railways

This circular was issued by DK Gayen, head of the Human Resources department for the Indian Railways. It mandated that random surprise checks be conducted by inspectors of Personnel department and the sub-departments to review and list the names of unauthorised absentees.

The cost of installing the new system is a whopping Rs 39 crore. This new technology will allow the path of a train to be set in a way that it has to cross several tracks.

Jumping into quick action, he rushed to the duty pointsman and Station Master, who then as per protocol, alerted the Railway Protection Force in Tambaram.

On his visit to Agartala for a two-day programme called Setubandhan or bridge of bonding, Mujibul Haque Mujib, Bangladesh’s railway minister, announced that the country would restore railway lines at 12 places between the two countries which were discontinued after the partition and wars.

The rationale behind the Western Railways’ move of introducing these disposable, eco-friendly hand towels and pillow covers for the third Rajdhani passengers is to not only tackle complaints related to hygiene but also save money due to the numerous towel theft cases on train journeys.

In a letter to the Railways Minister, Piyush Goyal, he requests the Mumbai Suburban Collector to authorize ₹2 crore from his MPLAD funds - ₹1 crore for Western Railway and ₹1 crore for Central Railway.

The railway ministry will launch air-conditioned trains at the beginning of next year; one AC train with around seven services daily will run on the Western Line, from Churchgate to Borivali.

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.

Each of these coaches will be given water supply and sewerage connections to make it habitable. These coaches will be moved to areas where shelter homes are being set-up by the government.