Indian Railways
Sarkari jobs: Railways notifies 1,40,640 vacancies in safety and non safety category
Fri, Jul 03, 2020
Sarkari jobs: For all those candidates who are looking for government jobs, here is an opportunity that they must not let go. Amazing opportunity has just arisen to work with the Indian Railways! The public sector transporter has notified 140,640 vacancies for safety and non-safety category
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Private train ticket fares to be competitive with airfares: Railways
Fri, Jul 03, 2020
Private train operations in the country will begin by April 2023, and the ticket fares in these trains will be competitive with airfares on similar routes, the Railways said Thursday. Addressing a press conference online, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said that private players in passenger trai
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Third railway coaching terminal commissioned in Bengaluru
Fri, Jul 03, 2020
"The third terminal will decongest the main station in the city centre and the Yesvantpur station in the northern suburb, as many passenger trains will be operated from Baiyappanahalli station," the Bengaluru division official told IANS here.
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Massive record set by Railways! 2.8 km-long SeshNaag train successfully tested
Fri, Jul 03, 2020
The Indian Railways has created a massive record by operating the longest freight train of them all. Called SeshNaag, the train is 2.8-km long and had a total of 251 wagons which were pulled by four electric locomotives which were fitted in between.
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Western Railway Recruitment 2020 announced! Vacancy for 67 Nursing Superintendent and Other Posts
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
Western Railway (WR) has invited applications for the post of Nursing Superintendent , CMP Specialist Obst & Gynae /lntensivist /Physician/ Anesthetist, GDMO, Renal Replacement/ Hemodialysis Technician, Lab Technician and Radiographer. Eligible candidates can apply for the posts on or before 02 July 2020.
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RRB NTPC 2020 latest Exam Updates: Know CBT-1 minimum qualifying marks and other details here
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
The Indian Railways is likely to expedite the process for filling up Non-Technical Popular Category (NTPC) posts for graduate and under-graduate candidates. For which the candidates need to clear the RRB NTPC 2020 Exam. The RRB NTPC 2020 Exam will be conducted after the appointment of Exam conducting Agency (ECA) through tenders and bids.
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Railways scraps tender for thermal cameras after vendors say specifications may favour Chinese firm
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
"Specifications issued are biased to Chinese OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) i.E. Hikvision, Specs clearly mentioned DeepinMind technology which is a proprietary feature of Hikvision NVRs," one of the letters accessed by PTI from an Indian vendor to RailTel said.
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Railways begins process to invite pvt players in passenger train operations; invites RFQs
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
"Trains shall be designed for a maximum speed of 160 kmph. There would be a substantial reduction in journey time. The running time taken by a train shall be comparable to or faster than the fastest train of the Indian Railways operating in the respective route, it said.
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COVID care railway coaches: 118 patients admitted, 72 discharged so far
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
However, only two states have started using this facility offered by the Railways so far -- Delhi which has 503 such coaches at its disposal across nine stations and Uttar Pradesh which has 372 coaches parked in 24 locations.
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Mumbai local trains: 700 suburban trains reserved for government staff
Wed, Jul 01, 2020
In addition to the essential staff already permitted to travel by select suburban services, the categories instructed by the Union Home Ministry like defence personnel and employees of the Central government, Income Tax, GST, Customs and Department of Posts, and employees of nationalised banks, Mumbai Port Trust, the judiciary and Raj Bhavan will be permitted to travel in these select suburban services from Wednesday.
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Railways to ensure new normal in AC trains! Passengers can breathe in fresh air like in OTs
Mon, Jun 29, 2020
"This is the price one has to pay for the safety of passengers. This is the new normal. The way an AC works is that it uses recirculated air so that it gets cooler faster. When we use fresh air it takes more time to cool, so there's additional energy consumption," an officer said.
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Good news for Indian Railways passengers! Tatkal ticket bookings for special trains start today
Mon, Jun 29, 2020
The Indian Railways has given a major relief to its passengers by opening the tatkal ticket booking counters for all special trains. Passengers can start booking tatkal train tickets starting today, i.e. June 29, confirmed Central Railways PRO Shivaji Sutar.
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Big worry! Indian Railways unlikely to resume normal operations till mid-August – Here is why
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
In what will come as a big setback for travellers, the Indian Railways is unlikely to resume normal operations till mid-August, after having cancelled all regular trains till August 12, 2020. The cancellation was announced in a notification issued today.
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Wow! Indian Railways to spend Rs 1,800 cr to generate 8 lakh man days of employment in next 125 days
Thu, Jun 25, 2020
Indian Railways has announced it will generate 8 lakh man days of employment for migrant labourers and others in infrastructure projects worth Rs 1,800 Crores in the next 125 days till 31st October 2020.
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