The railways is committed to ensuring safe and smooth train operations by regularly upgrading its infrastructure.
Union Minister for Railways, Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Wednesday welcomed Elon Musk’s affordable satellite internet service Starlink to India.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the Rajya Sabha on Monday that rail accidents have decreased by 90 per cent since 2005-2006 while reaffirming the government's commitment to minimising the root causes of mishaps.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Mahakumbh-2025 witnessed a historic gathering, with 66 crore devotees taking a holy dip over 45 days. The Prayagraj Railway Division operated a record 16,780 trains, transporting nearly five crore pilgrims.
The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha in December last year.
According to a notification issued by the Railways on April 11, these summer specials will be operated in eight railway zones. These trains will make a total of 4,010 trips.
The Delhi chief minister said the Central government won’t go bankrupt by spending Rs 1,600 crore from its budget of Rs 45 lakh crore on senior citizens.
IRCTC is launching this special tourist train package in line with the Government of India’s initiatives of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” and “Dekho Apna Desh”.
State-of-the-art Deluxe AC Tourist Train with AC I & AC II class will accommodate a total of 156 tourists.
To speed up the manufacturing of the trains, an agreement has been signed between the Indian Railways and Tata Steel.
