Railway jobs 2018: In a massive news for those wanting a Railways job, it was officially announced that over and above the previously announced vacancies, a huge number more have been added. Candidates should know that the deadline is looming and they should rush to apply. The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) will recruit 20,000 more people, in addition to filling up 90,000 vacancies announced earlier, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. The available vacancies have now been increased to 1,10,000 from previously 90,000, he said in a tweet. "110,000 jobs in Railways for youth: One of the world's biggest recruitment drive gets even bigger," Goyal wrote on Twitter. Officials said more than two crore individuals have applied for different posts in railways in response to the jobs announcement earlier this year. The minister said there was a total of 9,000 job vacancies in the Railway Police Force (RPF) and Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) and more than 10,000 other additional jobs up for grabs.

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Indian Railways officials said online tests will be held for jobs in the railway police, locomotive drivers and technicians. The notification and application for Group C (26,502 Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) and Technician posts) and Group D (62,907 posts) are already out. The notification for RPF and RPSF will be published in the month of May 2018. The last date for Group C and D online application is March 31, 2018 till 23.59 hours, railways said. 

Andheri-Goregaon harbour line in Mumbai inaugurated

The long wait of rail commuters to board a train on the harbour line from Andheri to Goregaon ended today with the inaugural run train service, reported PTI. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Andheri-Goregaon harbour line at an event held at the Goregaon station tonight. Regular services are expected to start next week, a Railway official said.  "The harbour line will be further extended till Borivali," Goyal said, adding the Union government has undertaken Rs 54,777 crore-worth projects for improving the railway infrastructure in Mumbai.