200 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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Indian Railway Recruitment 2021: Apply For Over 3,600 Apprentice Vacancies
The Railway Recruitment cell has issued a notification to fill 3,600 apprentice vacancies in the Western Railway. Things to know: Interested and eligible candidates can apply on or before 24 June 2021....
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India in Pics: Engineer Quit his Job to Beautify 48 Railway Stations with...
Five years ago, Nilesh Nagra from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, was disgusted as most passengers are when they see the pathetic state of a railway station in India. From open urinals, paint chipping off the...
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Budget-Friendly Namah Sleeping Pods at Mumbai’s CST Terminus: 7 Facts to Know
In a great move for train passengers, Indian Railways has launched the Namah Sleeping Pod Facility at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai. A concept that originated in Japan,...
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The Forgotten Train Driver Who Fought Through Fire to Save 400 Passengers
(Above image of Marjorie Johannes, wife of train driver Manasser Johannes, receiving the Kirti Chakra on her husband’s behalf from President Dr. Rajendra Prasad) On the intervening night of 25 and 26...
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This Humorous Letter by a Passenger is Responsible for Toilets Inside Indian...
During any given long journey on a train, you’d use the toilet at least a couple of times. Notwithstanding the smell or hygiene, one might even take it for granted that there are, indeed, toilets to...
View ArticleRailway Announces Jobs for Sports Persons; Open for Class 12 Pass Students &...
The Southern Railways has invited applications from interested candidates for various sports quota posts for the year 2022-23. There are a total of 21 vacancies. Things to know: Only sports persons...
View ArticleIndian Railways: Job Openings at RITES for Engineers, Salary Upto Rs 5.5...
Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) is inviting applications for engineering professionals on a contract basis. There are four job openings for the posts of site engineer (electrical),...
View ArticleIndian Railways: NHSRCL Announces Job Openings For Managerial Roles
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) is inviting applications for the position of GM (finance), AGM (finance) and general manager (O and M). The appointment will be made on a...
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A Freedom Fighter’s Idea Revolutionised India’s Rail Travel Making it...
In a 2005 column for The Hindu, historian Ramachandra Guha argued that since the dawn of Independence, there are only a few Government of India ministers who “shall be remembered for having carried...
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