Forty-one trains were canceled, while eleven trains ended short due to farmer agitation in Punjab, according to a statement from the Northern Railway. Most of the trains on the New Delhi-Katra route have been affected. Farmers in Punjab have protested against the three agricultural laws: the Agricultural Products Trade and …
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Indian Railways decided that it will allow teachers and non-teaching school personnel to board suburban trains that run in Mumbai and its metropolitan region. In a joint statement, Zona Ferroviaria Occidental and Central, which operate the suburban system in MMR, said permit has been granted with immediate effect. At the …
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“The railways will resume suburban services in West Bengal from November 11. With proper security measures, this will improve passenger comfort and facilitate smooth travel for people,” Goyal said in a tweet. The announcement came after the West Bengal government and the Eastern Railway met on Monday to discuss the …
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On November 15, the Ferrocarriles del Norte area will hand over responsibility for the Parliament dining room to ITDC. Indian Railways to End the Practice of Serving Food to Parliamentarians for 52 Years! On November 15, the North Indian Railways rail zone will hand over responsibility for the Parliament canteen …
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The Ministry of Railways announced on Thursday that around 11.58 lakhs of unofficial railway employees received a bonus equivalent to 78 days’ salary for the 2019-20 fiscal year. This productivity linked bonus (PLB) for rail employees has been estimated at Rs. 2,081.68 million rupees. “The Cabinet of the Union in …
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MUMBAI : A day after Rail Minister Piyush Goyal allowed all female passengers to ride local trains in Mumbai, the Western Railway added four ‘special for women’ trains to its suburban network on Wednesday. Women will be able to board the other suburban trains during off-peak hours as well, authorities …
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After a gap of more than six months, direct passenger train services between the southern metropolises of Chennai and Bengaluru will start from Wednesday. Train services between the two cities were suspended in March as part of the national Covid-19 shutdown. As announced by Southern Railway on Monday, a fully …
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Indian Railways will allow women to travel on commuter trains starting today between 11:00 a.m. M. At 3.00 p. M. And after 7:00 p.m. M. In a statement issued by Railways, it is stated that, “The railways were always ready and with the receipt of the letter from the Maharashtra …
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To cater for the holiday season rush, Indian Railways will begin operating 392 special festival trains starting today. The Ministry of Railways has approved Zonal Railways’ proposal for the operation of 196 pairs of special trains for festivals. The trains will run until November 30. The rate applicable to these …
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Indian Railways will operate 392 special festival trains from tomorrow through November 30 in anticipation of the upcoming festival season. Indian Railways said that these trains will run to destinations such as Kolkata, Patna, Varanasi, Lucknow, among others, to cater for the growing demand during the ensuing holiday period of …
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