500 such Tejas type Sleeper coaches will be manufactured at ICF and MCF production units of Indian Railways in FY 21-22

Demand for Shramik Special trains has been reducing significantly starting June. On May 31, the Railways operated only 69 Shramik trains while the next day it run just over 100

The appeal from Indian Railways comes days after nine people reportedly died on-board Shramik Special trains being run for ferrying stranded migrants in parts of the country in the wake of coronavirus-induced lockdown

The zonal railways should adhere to standard social distancing guidelines and observe the hygiene protocols in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

The Rajdhani Special train service started by the national carrier on May 12 to ferry stranded people between Delhi and other major cities of the country has seen a major demand from the middle class with most of them running on full capacity

So far, 90,331 bookings (PNRs) have been generated for the next seven days, the railways said, adding that 1,69,039 passengers will travel against these bookings

Coronavirus Live Updates: The Prime Minister also mentioned efforts needed to address 'jan se jag tak' - from people to world, adding that the world will change after the coronavirus crisis, as it did after the two World Wars

Mumbai rains: Central Railways said a major incident was averted in the Jite boulder-fall due to alertness of patrolman, driver and assistant driver of the Rajdhani Express which was in the vicinity.

Prices for premium trains may go down as the railway board wants to review the dynamic pricing system that automatically increases ticket price by 10 per cent for every 10 per cent seats filled in a train, which can lead up to 50 per cent increase in the base fare.

The Indian Railways will roll out a new Vikalp scheme on April 1, under which wait-listed passengers can get an option to travel in premium trains like Shatabdi and Rajdhani.

As per the scheme, there would be no extra charges taken from the passenger for the difference of fare.

In a sharp contrast to what was expected before the presentation of annual budget 2017-18, the Finance Minister on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of service charge on rail tickets booked through government-run IRCTC. He, however, did not change the current tax rates on all other services.

The Rail Budget 2016 is expected to focus on massive capacity creation with an increased plan outlay of about Rs 1.25 lakh crore.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presented the Railway Budget for the 2015-16 financial year in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Here's the full text of his speech -

Though the Railway Minister did not announce any hike in passenger fees, he said that the reservation fee for tatkal services and superfast trains would go up.

Presenting the rail budget, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said that Mumbai suburban trains will get AC coaches. He also proposed to introduce 67 new express trains.

Providing some relief to the general public reeling under the impact of high inflation, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal did not announce any fare hike in his first rail budget.