Indian Railways’ fastest train– the Gatimaan Express, is gearing itself to become much more stylish and luxurious under the Indian railway’s scheme of ‘Operation Swarn’. It may be recalled that Gatimaan Express runs at a speed at 160 km on the Delhi-Agra stretch, which is the highest for any train …
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111-km long Rapid Rail Service from Delhi to Panipat gets the nod
There is a big news for Delhites and Haryana residents who are tired of commuting the age-old system of transportation. Soon, Panipat in Haryana and India’s capital city of Delhi will be connected by a super fast Rapid Rail service. To streamline the fast implementation of the development process of …
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Indian Railways to implement Israeli Technology for foolproof security
CCTV surveillance is normal nowadays. Be it market, superstore, a shop or residential colony, you are being watched closely. Now onwards, the railways will be monitoring every nook and corner, to ensure your foolproof security. Indian Railways is gearing itself to deploy a technology, which is in widespread use at …
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Indian Railways plans to revamp 30,000 express train coaches
Soon the coaches of all Indian Railways’ Mail and Express trains, would be saying goodbye to dark blue colour and will be repainted with a new colour scheme of beige and brown. It may be recalled that the blue colour coaches are here since the 1990s. The initiative will be …
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Travel from Mumbai to Pune in just 25 mins: Hyperloop One
Soon, the travel time between Mumbai and Pune could get reduced to just 25 minutes when a new train system will be operational by the Maharashtra government. According to the route estimator on the official website of Virgin Hyperloop One, this time can be further cut short to just 13 …
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Menu on Rails: IRCTC’s new app to prevent overcharging on Trains
There is a good news for Indian Railways passengers. Whenever you order food on a journey, ensure you do it via ‘Menu on Rail’ IRCTC’s newly launched app which will look to it that you are shelling out the right price. ‘Menu on Rail’ app of IRCTC is made functional …
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Delhi to Meerut in just 60 minutes by High-Speed Train
After opening up a high-speed expressway from Delhi towards Meerut, now its the turn of high speed, state-of-the-art trains on the route. If official reports are to be believed, Delhi to Meerut route will soon be linked with a high-speed Regional Rapid Transit System, known as RRTS corridor. It means …
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Google’s free WiFi now at 400 Railway Stations in India
Google is on free Wi-Fi hotspots installation spree in India. Till now 400 Indian railway stations has already been saturated by these hotspots in various railway stations in the last 30 months. The latest being Dibrugarh in Assam. These hotspots are installed under the project named ‘RailWire’. It was launched …
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Double-decker Uday Express to run between Coimbatore and Bengaluru starting 8th June
Marking a new type of journey, the Uday Express shall start on the June 8th designated to run between Coimbatore and Bengaluru. This particular double decker train shall be inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain. The start of this new train shall effectively coincide with …
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Take your luggage prudently or get fined, Indian railways warn erring passengers!
If you are in the habits of taking extra luggage in your travels by trains, beware. Carrying extra luggage on railways can attract additional charges and a penalty. Most of the passengers are not aware of the rules on baggage, which allow them to carry extra baggage. It is said …
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