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Bhubaneswar, January 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for Rayagada Division at Rayagada through video conferencing on January 6. The foundation stone laying ceremony for the Rayagada Railway Division will take place in Rayagada, Odisha, with the Prime Minister participating virtually from Jammu. The event is scheduled to begin at 11 […]
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Bhubaneswar, December 11: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said that the Railways has planned to operate 13,000 special trains for the Mahakumbh, one of India’s largest spiritual and cultural gatherings. These trains will ensure a smooth and efficient travel experience for millions of pilgrims, featuring enhanced scheduling, strategic routes, and improved station facilities. […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 28: The Indian Railways took another step today towards passenger safety with the Pan-India launch of Sanraksha Mobile Application. The application aims at improving railway safety through capacity building of the Indian Railway’s frontline safety category staff. Member Operations and Business Development , Railway Board Ravinder Goyal on Thursday launched the Sanraksha Mobile […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 7: In a major step forward for the Khurda Road-Bolangir Rail Line Project, engine rolling and testing between newly laid train line between Jharmunda and Boudh stations over a distance of 16.270 kilometers has been completed successfully by Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) on Wednesday, said an official release on Thursday. According to […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 6: More than the Australian and New Zealand population has been carried by Indian Railways in 24 hours, said an official release. According to a communique of Indian Railways, 65 lakh passengers have been facilitated by Railways during October 1 to November 5 through special trains. “Around 7.5 crore passengers carried to BIhar, […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 1: The Indian Railways has implemented a reduction in the advance reservation period for train tickets from 120 days to 60 days, effective from today onwards. This change aims to provide greater flexibility for travelers planning their journeys. While the new 60-day advance reservation period will apply to most train services, certain daytime […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 20: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishanw on Tuesday announced that the Union Government had approved the proposal for construction of a new railway line between Puri and Konark in Odisha. After completion of the construction of the 32-km line, trains with ‘Vistadome’ coaches will run on the route. The announcement came minutes after Vaishnaw […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 23: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has surpassed all records of Indian Railways in freight loading in the Financial Year 2023-24, said an official release. “From 1st April, 2023 to 22nd January, 2024, the zone loaded 202.111 million tons of freight, shattering the earlier record of highest Freight Loading of 191.39 MT loaded […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 15: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has achieved 200MT Milestone in loading registering an incremental growth of 26.67 MT and registering an increase of 15 per cent than the corresponding period of last fiscal – from 1st April 2021 to 14th February, 2022, said an official release. According to ECoR statement, during the […]
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Delhi, September 11: Indian Railways is planning to spread rail-based tourism among masses through leasing of coaching stock to interested parties to run them as theme based cultural, religious and other Tourist Circuit trains. “To tap the potential of tourism sector and to leverage the core strengths of the professionals of tourism sector in tourism […]
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