Tag: Indian Railways

India has put two different alternative-fuel railway ideas on the tracks within just over two months. On 27 September...

Indian Railways has put liquefied natural gas back in the spotlight after the formal flag-off of India’s first LNG-diesel...

Indian Railways has announced winter fog-related changes covering 13 train services under North Central Railway from December 2026 to...

Indian Railways has announced more than 100 special trains across multiple zones for the 2026 Durga Puja, Diwali and...

Two Vande Bharat Express trains departing from Varanasi have revised timings from September 2, 2026. The Varanasi-Ranchi service will now leave at 3:55 pm instead of 4:05 pm, while the Varanasi-Deoghar service will depart at 6:10 am instead of 6:20 am. The timing change applies only at Varanasi, with later station schedules remaining unchanged.

India has made Indian Standard Time the single official time reference for legal, commercial, administrative and critical digital systems. The new rules give organisations 180 days to synchronise servers, transaction systems, transport networks, telecom infrastructure and public displays with authorised IST sources.

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project could now cost around ₹2.1 lakh crore, nearly double its original ₹1.08 lakh crore estimate. Land delays, prolonged construction, approvals and changes in train procurement have contributed to the sharp increase.

North Eastern Railway operated its longest-ever freight train, ‘Awadh Mahashakti’, by combining three freight rakes with 129 empty BCN wagons and three locomotives. The train covered about 160 km from Gonda to Sitapur in 3 hours and 50 minutes while saving two train paths.

A Vande Bharat train has been seen crossing the Chenab Railway Bridge at close to 100 kmph as the Katra-Banihal section moves toward faster operations, strengthening Kashmir’s all-weather rail connectivity.

The Ahmedabad-Bhagalpur Amrit Bharat Express is scheduled to begin weekly service on August 26, 2026, connecting Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar with major stops including Kota, Patna, Jamalpur and Bhagalpur.

The Lucknow-New Delhi Tejas Express is set to become India’s first passenger train with a commercial brand included in its station announcements. From August 19, 2026, the IRCTC-operated service will be announced as the “Sprite Tejas Express” under a temporary branding arrangement with Sprite.

A CAG audit found E. coli in water-cooler samples at eight railway stations and identified wider gaps in water testing and maintenance. Here’s what passengers need to know about station drinking-water safety.