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Tag: Ministry of Railways

200 trains stared, 1.45 lac passengers to travel on 1st June 2020

Delhi  31 MAY 2020  Ministry of Railways (MoR) after consultation with Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced that train services on Indian Railways shall be further partially restored w.e.f. from 01st June 2020. More than 1.45 lac  passengers will  travel on Day 1 of 200 trains startin...

21 lacs passengers to their home states through “Migrant Shramik Speci...

Delhi, 19 MAY 2020 Indian Railways crosses another milestone of transporting a total of more than 21 lacs passengers to their home states through “Shramik Special” trains in 19 days. Indian Railways operate 1595 “Shramik Special” trains till 19th May, 2020 (till 1600 hrs) across the country. Passengers are being given free meals and water. Su...

Indian Railways operationalises its most powerful 12000 HP

Proud moment for Indian Railways, as it became 6th country in the world to join the elite club of producing high horse power locomotive indegenously. It is the first time, high horse power locomotive has been operationalised on broad gauge track in the world. . The locomotive has been produced under Make in India programme. The locomotive ...

Passenger services on Indian Railways shall be partially restored

Delhi, 11 MAY 2020  Ministry of Railways (MoR) in consultation with Ministry of Health & Family welfare (MoHFW) and Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) has decided that train services on Indian Railways shall be partially restored w.e.f. from 12th May 2020 in a graded manner. Fifteen pair of special trains (thirty trains) shall be operated ...

Railway operates 468 “Shramik Special” trains till 11th May

Delhi, 11 MAY 2020 Subsequent to the Ministry of Home Affairs order regarding the movement of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students, and other persons stranded at different places by special trains, Indian Railways had decided to operate “Shramik Special” trains. As on 11th May 2020, a total of 468 “Shramik Special” trains have been ope...

All passenger train services cancelled till 3rd May

Delhi, 14 APR 2020 In continuation of the measures taken in the wake of COVID-19 Lockdown, it has been decided that all passenger train services on Indian Railways including Premium trains, Mail/Express trains, Passenger trains, Suburban Trains, Kolkata Metro Rail, Konkan Railway etc shall continue to remain cancelled till 3rd May 2020. To ensu...

Railway Transport 60000 wagons of essential goods

Delhi, 30 MAR 2020 While the country is completely locked down due to the pandemic of Coronavirus, Indian Railways continues to work round the clock to ensure availability of essential commodities through its uninterrupted freight services. On 28th March 2020, total 695 rakes/35942 wagons were loaded out of which 442 rakes/24412 wagons were loa...

Railways 5000 coaches being modified as Isolation coaches

Delhi, 30 MAR 2020 In In order to prevent the spread of COVID 19, Indian Railways is making an all out effort to supplement the health care efforts of Government of India. The spectrum of steps include modification of passenger coaches as isolation coaches, equipping the existing Railway Hospitals to meet the COVID needs, earmarking of hospital be...

Indian Railways is working 24/7 for the supply of essential commoditie...

Operation of freight trains is continuing while passenger train services are suspended in wake of corona virus (COVID-19) Commodities like Food grains, Salt, Sugar, milk, edible oil, onions, fruits & vegetables, Petroleum products, Coal, Fertilizers etc. are being loaded at Railway terminals Delhi, 24 MAR 2020 Due to the pandemic of corona...