There will be CCTV cameras, diffused lighting, automatic doors and footsteps and a GPS-based passenger information system.

This swanky semi-high speed 16-coach train is set to replace the existing Shatabdi Express, running since 1988, for inter-city travel, and will cut the journey time by 15 per cent.

Indian Railways had come up with a new feature on its online ticketing website, IRCTC in December 2017. The government website had decided to provide free insurance to passengers that booked their tickets online.

Come September, Indian Railways will roll out its first self-propelled, semi-high speed, engine-less train, code-named \"Train 18\" (named after the year in which it is being manufactured).

If a passenger is travelling 500 km with luggage weighing 80 kg in the sleeper class, he can book his excess baggage of 40 kg for Rs 109 in the luggage van.

In a bid to promote digital transaction, the government-owned IRCTC had withdrawn service charge levy on booking of e-tickets soon after demonetisation.

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Indian Railways is expected to rake in Rs 70 crore additionally from this.

The fare is inclusive of a second class sleeper ticket along with accommodation and three meals.

In a bid to cut down on travel time of several long distance trains by up to three hours, the Indian Railways has announced a new timetable which will come into effect from November 1, 2017.

Normally these officers travel in their special saloon for official purposes but with the new mechanism in place, they will have to move in a typical aam aadmi-style in regular trains.

With today's launch, Indian Railways will now have three Mahamana Express trains. So far, the Railways runs two Mahamana Express trains.

Indian Railways online ticketing subsidiary Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation or IRCTC has been caught in a squabble with six banks over convenience fees on transactions. IRCTC has blocked these banks from using its payment gateway for debit card payments.

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In order to provide better customer experience, there was a need for an integrated application which could give a single window interface for these services, Prabhu said after launching the app.

Differently-abled passengers in India will not face any problem in getting a lower berth in Third AC coaches as the Indian Railways has fixed quota for 'Divyangs' in 3AC of mail and express trains to make the journey hassle-free

The Weekly Express Train will cover a distance of 2280 Kilometers in about 50 hours. Every Thursday, the train will begin from Indore at 2 pm and reach Assam on Saturday at 2:25 pm.

Indian Railways is planning to induct a new 'Economy AC coaches' for passengers who want to travel in air conditioned coaches at low fares.