MUMBAI : To address physical distancing and avoid overcrowding ahead of the holiday season, Indian Railways Central Railway has added 225 more commuter services to the existing 481 as of October 19. Now, the central railroad will run 706 services for essential personnel every day starting Monday. “CR will add …
Read More »Faster trains to Bihar! Indian Railways improves track; Some trains run ahead of schedule
During the shutdown, work on this long-pending Indian rail project accelerated. Indian Railways has upgraded a line in Bihar that can now support trains with a speed of 130 km / h. The goal of the national carrier is to accommodate faster trains, as well as to ensure that trains …
Read More »Central Railway increases suburban services to 481. Check routes, schedules
To avoid overcrowding and maintain social distancing, the Indian Railways Central Railway has decided to increase the number of suburban services to 481 for its staff, as notified by the Maharashtra government as of October 15. 28 additional services have been added to the 453 existing services. “Central Railway currently …
Read More »Planning a trip during the holiday season? Indian Railways will operate 392 festival special trains from this date
Indian Railways will run 196 pairs of festival special trains between October 20 and November 30, 2020. In view of the upcoming holiday season, Indian Railways has decided to operate 196 pairs of festival special trains (392 trains) between October 20, 2020 and November 30, 2020. These festival special trains …
Read More »AC train services starting tomorrow
The Western Railway (WR) area of Indian Railways has decided to resume air-conditioned (AC) trains on Mumbai suburban services. According to a Western Railway official, initially a total of 10 air conditioning services (2 slow services – 1 DOWN between Mahalaxmi-Borivali and 1 UP between Borivali- Churchgate and 8 fast …
Read More »Indian Railways will run 392 additional trains during festival season – here’s the full list
Indian Railways said Tuesday it will operate 196 pairs or 392 trains between Oct. 20 and Nov. 30 during festival season across the country. These 196 pairs of trains will be operated in addition to those that are already operating. The railroad ministry said in a statement that the decision …
Read More »Indian Railways to Run 392 Festival Special Trains Oct 20-Nov 30 – Full List
As the country’s holiday season approaches in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Railways on Tuesday approved Zonal Railways’ proposal for the operation of an additional 196 pairs (392 trains) of Festival Special trains. The trains will run between October 20 and November 30. The applicable …
Read More »Indian railways to dump sleeper cars on high-speed trains. See details
Indian railways have decided to upgrade from non-air-conditioned (AC) bed wagons to AC for high-speed trains. With the aim of saving travel time, it is already improving the tracks in the Golden Quadrilateral and the Diagonals, connecting the four metropolitan cities, to serve the trains that circulate at a speed …
Read More »Only air-conditioned coaches on trains running over 130km / h News from India
NEW DELHI: Railroads will phase out sleeper cars in mail and express trains running at 130 km / h or more on their tracks. Such trains will only have AC coaches as it plans to upgrade the network. While Ministry of Railways officials said slower-running trains will continue to have …
Read More »Railways to upgrade high-speed trains only with special AC coaches
Indian railways are working on a plan to upgrade all their trains capable of running at a maximum speed of 130 km / h and more with special air-conditioned wagons in a bid to improve their high-speed network, the Ministry of Railways said on Sunday. . There will be no …
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