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New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Railway Ministry on Wednesday said that a record 1,670 million tonnes of cargo and 741 crore passengers were transported in the financial year 2025-26, registering over 3 per cent annual growth in both sectors. The cargo transport saw an increase of 3.25 per cent, while the passengers sector rose by 3.54 per cent, it said. The total number of passengers carried rose to 741 crore in 2025-26, as compared to 716 crore in 2024-25, reflecting sustained growth in rail usage ac ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Railway Ministry on Wednesday said that it has set a new record in cargo transport by carrying 1,670 million tonnes of freight and registering a growth of 3.25 per cent over the previous year. "This achievement reflects sustained improvements in operational efficiency, capacity augmentation, and growing reliance on rail-based transportation by key sectors of the economy," the ministry said in a press note. It stated that the performance was complemented by a 4.56 per cen ...Read More >
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app. Indian Railways has electrified almost the entire Broad Gauge railway network, with about 99.2 per cent of routes now under electric traction, the government informed the Parliament on Wednesday (17 December). In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the electrification of railway network has been taken up in mission mode. According to the data shared by the minister, whi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): In a significant milestone for the nation's transportation infrastructure, Indian Railways has achieved electrification of 99.2 per cent of its broad gauge network, putting it ahead of countries like the UK (39%), Russia (52%), and China (82%), bringing the country closer than ever to a fully electrified railway system, according to the Ministry of Railways' press release. Fourteen railway zones, including Central, Eastern, and Northern Railways, have achie ...Read More >
Mysuru: A passenger's laptop, accidentally left on a platform at Harihara railway station in Davanagere district, was safely recovered within minutes. The recovery was thanks to the alertness and swift action of railway staff.On Oct 25, Nandakishore SN, who boarded a train from Harihara, realised soon after the train's departure that he forgot his laptop on platform No. 3. Fortunately, Avinash, travelling ticket examiner (TTE), and K Imtiyaz Ahmed, commercial-cum-reservation clerk at Harihara, a ...Read More >
Hubballi: In a move aimed at enhancing passenger convenience, South Western Railway (SWR) has announced a one-minute stoppage for train No. 17317/17318 SSS Hubballi-Dadar-SSS Hubballi Express at Khanapur station, effective from Sept 15. As per the revised schedule, train No. 17317 (SSS Hubballi-Dadar Express) will arrive at Khanapur at 17:59 hrs and depart at 18:00 hrs. Likewise, on Sept 16 , train No. 17318 (Dadar-SSS Hubballi Express) will arrive at Khanapur at 08:40 hrs and depart at 08:41 hr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1: India launched the first phase of four development projects across nine partner countries as part of its 'India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative'. The programme aims to deepen South-South cooperation in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The launch event was presided over by Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Tanmaya Lal, and attended by heads of missions from participating countries, UN Resident Coordinator in India Shombi Sharp, dip ...Read More >
Bengaluru: To meet the rush of passengers during the festive season, South Western Railway will introduce special A/C express trains between Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram North.Train no. 06523 will depart from SMVT Bengaluru at 7.25pm every Monday from Aug 11 to Sept 15, arriving in Thiruvananthapuram North at 1.15pm on Tuesdays. The return service, train no. 06524, will leave Thiruvananthapuram North at 3.15pm every Tuesday from Aug 12 to Sept 16, reaching SMVT Be ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) An air of celebration and pride swept across India on Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed over 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited candidates through video conferencing during the 16th edition of the Rozgar Mela. With emotions running high, recruits from different corners of the country expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister and hailed the initiative as a life-changing moment. The employment drive, conducted simultaneo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) A major tragedy was on Friday averted at Channapattana station, about 60 km from Mysore in Bengaluru division, after the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot of the Palace Queen Humsafar Express doused fire in the engine using an extinguisher. South Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Manjunath Kanmadi said "the cause of the fire is being investigated". Also Read | India-US Trade Pact Likely Before July 9; Certain Issues Still Pending in Agriculture, Auto Secto ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) A major tragedy was on Friday averted at Channapattana station, about 60 km from Mysore in Bengaluru division, after the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot of the Palace Queen Humsafar Express doused fire in the engine using an extinguisher. South Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Manjunath Kanmadi said "the cause of the fire is being investigated". "The incident, which took place around 11:30 am when the train was going from Mysore towards Udaipur, hasn't ...Read More >
Maligaon, June 5 (MExN): Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) celebrated World Environment Day 2025 at Rang Bhawan, Maligaon with the theme 'Beat Plastic Pollution' on June 5. The event commenced with lighting of lamp by Chetan Kumar Shrivastava, General Manager of NFR along with Shalini Shrivastava, President of Northeast Frontier Railway Women's Welfare Organisation (NFRWWO). A major highlight was signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NFR and Cotton University to foster collabor ...Read More >
Panaji, Feb 4 (PTI) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has accepted the state's request to continue the scheme for special assistance to states for capital investment in 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 1.5 lakh crore. Addressing a press conference here, the chief minister analysed the takeaways for the coastal state in the Union budget tabled on February 1. Sawant said, "The Union Finance Minister has accepted our request to continue the sch ...Read More >
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