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The cleaning staff made the shocking find, prompting a GRP investigation
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Union minister Sukanta Majumdar said over 60 railway projects in West Bengal remain stalled due to land availability issues. He urged the state government to cooperate and proposed renaming Sealdah station after Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
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Indian Railways now operates 144 Vande Bharat services across its broad-gauge electrified network, offering faster and safer travel. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off new routes in Karnataka, Punjab, and Maharashtra, marking a milestone in modernising passenger rail travel in India
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The increased fares come into effect from July 1. However, the fares of suburban trains and monthly season tickets have been left unchanged in the interest of daily commuters
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With effect from 01-07-2025, tickets under Tatkal scheme can be booked through the website of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)/ its app only by Aadhaar authenticated users, Railway Ministry said
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The government approved railway doubling projects in Jharkhand and Karnataka worth Rs 6,405 crore. These will boost connectivity, create jobs, and ease freight movement. Part of the PM Gati Shakti plan, the projects aim to reduce emissions, costs, and improve efficiency
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Incident occurs near Mumbra railway station when two trains were passing each other on a steep turn; commuters hanging from doors of crowded trains when their backpacks brush against each other; Railway Ministry decides to install automatic door closing facilities
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As Indian Railways prepares to roll out a brand new set of Vande Bharat Sleeper services, buzz is growing about the Secunderabad-New Delhi route being part of the first batch
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Competition aims to standardise digital clocks used on railway platforms and stations, will be open to three categories of participants — professionals, college/university students and school students
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The ATM has been installed inside an air-conditioned coach and has successfully undergone a trial run. It enables passengers to withdraw cash while the train is in motion. The initiative is part of Indian Railways’ Innovative and Non-Fare Revenue Ideas Scheme (INFRIS).
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Achieves highest ever Gross Originating Revenue of Rs 20,452 crore for the year 2024-25
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The special trains will stop at Kazipet, Ramagundam, Mancheriyal, Bellampalli, Sirpur Kaghaznagar, Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi, Bhopal, Bina, Jhansi, Gwalior and Agra Cantt stations in both directions
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In order to increase accommodation for passengers travelling in unreserved coaches, about 1,200 General Class coaches have been attached in the Mail and Express trains operating with LHB coaches made with German technology, during the current financial year, the minister said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha
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The Indian Railways is not only providing safe and quality services to passengers at affordable fares but is also making a distinct identity at the global level, the minister said during the discussion on the working of the Ministry of Railways in the Rajya Sabha
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The Railways must treat container train operators as partners rather than competitors to facilitate more private investments in the sector
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"Indian Railways is steadily progressing toward its ambitious target of 3,000 MT freight loading, achieving 1,465.371 MT in FY 2024-25 till March 2: Ministry of Railways
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Women are playing a bigger role in key operational jobs in the railway network
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Railways has introduced the sytem of digital payments on its UTS app. Now passengers can buy journey tickets and platforms tickets from anywhere and avoid standing in queues at the railway stations
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Interested candidates, who could not send their job applications earlier due to some reason, can fill the forms and send them on or before March 1, 2025
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Despite additional measures, the influx of passengers — many of them Maha Kumbh pilgrims travelling to the city of Triveni Sangam — continued with the sheer volume of travellers making the situation difficult to handle for authorities
