Indian railways ministry
Indian Railways is India's national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways. It is run by the government as a public good and manages the fourth largest railway network in the world by size, with a route length of 68,155 km as of March 2019. 39,866 km or 58.49% of all the routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction as of 1st April 2020.
Indian Railways to continue running trains as per demand
Indian Railways will continue to provide train services as per demand and is, at present, running 1,402 specials train services on an average per day.
Indian Railways achieves highest-ever scrap sale in FY 2020-21, earns Rs 4573 crore
Indian Railways has achieved the highest-ever scrap sale in the financial year 2020-21 and earned over Rs 4,500 crores.
PM Modi lauds completion of Arch closure of Chenab Bridge
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the completion of Arch closure of the Chenab Bridge, the world's highest railway bridge in Jammu and Kashmir by the Indian Railways and termed it as an example of changing work culture marked by the ethos of "sankalp se siddhi".
Despite COVID-19, Railways registers record freight loading in 2020-21
Despite the COVID-19 challenges, Indian Railways registered record freight loading in the Fiscal Year 2020-21.
Railways issues guidelines on safety of women passengers
New Delhi, March 20 Keeping in view safety of the women passengers in trains, the Indian Railways on ...
Indian Railway issues guidelines to prevent crime against women
The Indian Railways on Saturday issued guidelines to prevent crime against women in trains and on railway premises.
Goyal asks officials to ensure passenger safety, deter smokers
New Delhi, March 19 Emphasising on the safety of passengers, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday asked the ...
Railways carries out third party audit of 815 bridges
New Delhi, March 18 Keeping in mind the safety of its passengers, the Indian Railways on Thursday said ...
To reinforce safety, Indian Railways completes 3rd party audit of 815 bridges, ROBs and FOBs
Indian Railways on Thursday informed that it has completed a third-party audit of 815 bridges, road over bridges (RoBs) and foot over bridges (FoBs), out of 1107 identified.
Indian Railways will never be privatised, says Piyush Goyal
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that Indian Railways will never be privatised but private investment that enhances service standards for passengers should be welcomed.
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