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Railway Heroes: Long Before Twitter, Here’s How a TT & An Onion Saved a Life!
Only a week ago, The Better India reported an incident where a man tweeted to the Union Railway Minister requesting the authorities to arrange for pain relief tablets and sanitary pads for his friend...
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New Delhi Railway Station Has Gone Waste-Free & Here’s How It Achieved This!
Walk into any railway station around the country, and you are sure to find garbage strewn all around the premises. As the second biggest railway network in Asia with 4500 stations, which cater to over...
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Traveling By Train? Now You Can Read From Over 5000 Magazines & Newspapers!
Are you someone who loves to curl up with a magazine during a train journey? Well, there’s some excellent news for you! Indian Railways has tied up with Magzter, a leading digital newsstand, to provide...
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Attacked By Chilli Powder, Mumbai Motorman Drives Train for 18 Kms to Prevent...
Laxman Singh, a 48-year-old, is a motorman with the Central Railway, and for him, ferrying passengers without delay takes precedence over everything else. On 16 February, a few miscreants threw chilli...
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Railways Launches Website That Lets You Watch Your Train Meals Being Prepared!
We have all carried home-cooked meals during train journeys at some point in our lives. And who wouldn’t, given the questionable quality of food served in the Indian Railways? Sadly, there are also...
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True Hero: RPF Cop Saves Couple & 3 Kids From Approaching Train, Loses Own Life
On Sunday evening, Jagbir Singh Rana, a 51-year-old constable of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) went beyond the call of duty to save the lives of a couple and three children. Facts As Known At...
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Booked a Confirmed Train Ticket? You Need to Read This New IRCTC Rule!
Is changing the boarding point on your IRCTC ticket always a pain? Well, we’ve got some good news for you! According to a Times of India report, the railways have tweaked their rules regarding change...
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Andhra Railway Station Harvests Sun & Rain, Is India’s First to Install ‘Ulta...
With the installation of inverted umbrellas that harness solar energy and rainwater at the Guntakal railway station in Andhra Pradesh, the South Central Railway (SCR) has yet again shown its commitment...
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Now, Public Fridges at Railway Stations To Cut Food Waste: 5 Tips for...
I recently travelled by the Tejas express from Chennai to Trichy, and one of the highlights of this service is the amount of food that the passengers are given. It’s honestly not possible to finish it...
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Railway Station in Telangana Sells Drinking Water Made From Thin Air at Rs...
Harvesting 1,000 litres of drinking water per day from thin air? Yes, you heard that right. The South Central Railway division of the Indian Railways has installed an ‘atmospheric water generator’...
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Free Warm Clothes For Passengers in General: Railway Officer Starts...
Early last year, Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer Sanjay Kumar was at the Jhansi station in Madhya Pradesh, when he saw a small boy wrapped under his mother’s shawl. “He was coughing...
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200 Vacancies to Be Filled: How to Apply For Jobs in Western Railways
Every year, the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) issues a notification about the vacancies across India. In this article, we bring you information about the Western Central Railway (WCR), Bhopal, and...
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Indian Railways Jobs: Check Out Vacancies, Eligibility, How to Apply & Dates
The Central Railway has invited applications for the post of Junior Technical Associate. If you are interested in applying for this job, please read on. Important Dates: There are 37 vacant posts and...
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Railways RITES Engineer Recruitment 2020: Eligibility Criteria, Application...
Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES), under the Ministry of Railways, has invited applications on their website for 35 civil engineer posts. Interested candidates can apply on a two-year...
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Indian Railways Resumes Service Tomorrow: List of Trains, Routes, Ticket Cost
It’s been a long lockdown period for us in India—51 days, to be precise. While some state governments have started allowing industries and other non-essential services to resume, life has not gone back...
View Article200 Passenger Trains Resume: All The Guidelines You Must Follow to Travel Safely
After a gap of over two months due to the countrywide lockdown, passenger train services have partially resumed from today, 1 June 2020. 200 trains are set to operate with AC and Non AC coaches....
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20 Rare Pics of Indian Railways From The Past You Have Never Seen Before
Indian Railways made history on 16 April 1853 by launching its first-ever passenger train on a 34-kilometre journey from Mumbai to Thane, carrying 400 people. Cut to 2020, 167 years later, India has...
View ArticleIRFC IPO Coming Soon: 5 Things to Know About Indian Railways’ Financing Arm
Amitabh Banerjee, chairman and managing director, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) recently said that the IRFC Initial Public Offering (IPO) of around ₹4,600 crores will hit the markets by the...
View ArticleIndian Railways Announce 32 Vacancies For Senior Residents, Salary Up to Rs 2...
The Northern Railway Recruitment Board (NRRB) on 21 January released a notification regarding walk-in-interviews for Senior Resident posts. The NRRB has invited 32 applications for the post. Those...
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The Shepherd Without Whom the British Couldn’t Have Built the Kalka-Shimla...
Millions of travellers use the Indian Railways every day. Traversing tunnels, bridges and some truly stunning terrains, its numerous routes span the length and breadth of India. But perhaps no part of...
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