Indian Railways
Vande Bharat Express suffers breakdown, fails to deliver on the promise
Sat, Feb 16, 2019
With functions en route in Kanpur, Allahabad and finally a valedictory event in Varanasi, Vande Bharat had already overshot the scheduled travel time of eight hours to cover a distance of 775 km, which was understandable because of the inaugural run.
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Vande Bharat Express runs into trouble, a day after being flagged off
Sat, Feb 16, 2019
A day after it was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's first semi-high speed train, Vande Bharat Express, ran into some trouble early Saturday, with officials saying that it was a case of "skidding wheels" which is being looked at by engineers.
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Indian Railways: More high-speed trains on the anvil, says Piyush Goyal
Sat, Feb 16, 2019
The railways have begun work on making 30 more high-speed Train 18 rakes so that high-speed trains could be introduced in more sectors in different parts of the country, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.
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Booking Indian Railways ticket at IRCTC? Senior citizens get this much concession, but remember these points
Fri, Feb 15, 2019
The period of advance reservation (ARP) is exclusive of the day of departure of the train. Interestingly, if you are booking ticket for a senior citizen, then the railways also give in some concession to that customer.
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Booking Indian Railways ticket at IRCTC? Avail free train ticket using this SBI credit card at irctc.co.in
Wed, Feb 13, 2019
Though the IRCTC or Indian Railways directly doesn't offer any discount on regular train tickets, one can certainly benefit from offers provided by banks and third-parties.
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Planning to cancel your Indian Railways ticket? These are the charges you will have to pay
Wed, Feb 13, 2019
There are new refund rules given by railways in order to keep a check of misuse practice, facilitate passengers with paperless ticketing, eliminate touts or agents in black marketing and automatic refund.
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