All Passenger Trains May Restart Operations from April 1, Says Rail Ministry
3 years, 11 months ago

All Passenger Trains May Restart Operations from April 1, Says Rail Ministry

News 18  

The Railway Ministry on Friday said that it may allow all passenger trains to resume operations from April 1 in view of the festive season, with Holi around the corner. More trains will be added gradually.” All factors need to be considered and inputs of all stakeholders must be factored in before taking a decision in this regard, the Ministry said. The report also stated that in view of the coronavirus situation, the Railways may allow all trains to run. Meanwhile, the Indian Railway Tourism and Catering Corporation initiated its iPay gateway that will help save time and make is easier for customers to book their tickets, DNA reported.

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Indian Railways cancel over 240 trains today, CHECK complete list here
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian Railways cancel over 240 trains today, CHECK complete list here

India TV News  

Trains cancellation : The Indian Railways cancelled more than 240 trains for operational, maintenance, and weather-related reasons on 9th March, Thursday. Passengers travelling on Thursday must check the status of trains on Indian Railways official website at indianrail.gov.in/mntes. Here is full list of completely/partially cancelled trains on March 9 : 1) 01135 Bhusawal -Daund MEMU JCO on 09.03.2023 2) 01136 …

Indian Railways cancels 175 trains today; check your train status here
2 years, 2 months ago

Indian Railways cancels 175 trains today; check your train status here

India TV News  

Railways Services during the festival: As India entered festival season, every update on Railways services becomes very crucial because people in huge numbers travel on trains to reach their home town. Indian Railways on Thursday announced that 138 trains fully and 37 were partially canceled across several zones owing to several reasons, including maintenance. Image Source : INDIAN RAILWAYSCheck the …

Indian Railways cancels 10 trains for next three months from December 01, 2021
3 years, 1 month ago

Indian Railways cancels 10 trains for next three months from December 01, 2021

India Today  

Passengers travelling by train in the month of December have to take a slight change in their travel as Indian Railways have cancelled a few trains from December 01, 2021, till February 2022. A total of trains will be cancelled in the winter season from December 01, 2021, to February 28, 2022, and will be resumed from March 01, 2022. …

Indian Railways to Restart Trains Connecting Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra & Haryana
3 years, 5 months ago

Indian Railways to Restart Trains Connecting Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra & Haryana

News 18  

With the number of coronavirus cases declining across India, the Indian Railways on Saturday announced that it will restart several special trains connecting important cities across the nation. An official of the North Western Railway said that train numbering 09055 will run between Valsad and Jodhpur every Tuesday from August 17, while train number 09056 connecting Jodhpur and Valsad will …

Indian Railways to Resume Services of 5 Pairs of Trains; Check Routes and Other Details
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian Railways to Resume Services of 5 Pairs of Trains; Check Routes and Other Details

News 18  

Western Railway and South Central Railway have decided to resume services of special trains between Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. HERE’S THE COMPLETE LIST: Bhavnagar-Kochuveli Spl: 09260 Bhavnagar-Kochuveli Spl will run every Tuesday from June 29 till further notice 09259 Kochuveli- Bhavnagar Spl will run every Thursday from July 1 Porbandar- Kochuveli Spl: 09262 Porbandar- Kochuveli Spl will …

Indian Railways to resume services of 50 special trains from June 21, full list
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian Railways to resume services of 50 special trains from June 21, full list

India TV News  

Owing to the improvement of Covid-19 situation, the Indian Railways will resume the operations of 50 special trains from June 21. The Railways is gradually increasing the operations of mail/ express trains as per commercial demand. The Railway has approved operations of additional 660 mail/ express trains between June 1 to 18, and the passenger services have gone up to …

Indian Railways to Resume Operations of Several Long-distance Trains
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian Railways to Resume Operations of Several Long-distance Trains

News 18  

As India is witnessing a decline in the COVID-19 graph the Indian Railways has announced to resume services of several special trains starting June 14 onwards. Here’s the list of trains that will resume operations from this week: Howrah-Ranchi Shatabdi Special Ranchi-Howrah Shatabdi Special Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri Special New Jalpaiguri-Sealdah special Kolkata-Balurghat Special Balurghat – Kolkata Special Kolkata-Haldibari Special Haldibari – …

Railways to resume 24 passenger trains from today. Check full list
3 years, 7 months ago

Railways to resume 24 passenger trains from today. Check full list

India TV News  

Amid the second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic, several trains were temporarily suspended. East Central Railways informed that the services of passenger special trains operating under its jurisdiction are being restored. Badhra Kothi-Bamankhi-Badhara Kothi DEMU Passenger Special Train 5. Fatuha-Rajgir- Fatuha MEMU Passenger Special Train 6. Sonpur-Chapra-Sonpur MEMU Passenger Special Train Here's the list of trains starting from June …

Railways to Start 71 Unreserved Passenger Trains from Today, Here's the Full List
3 years, 9 months ago

Railways to Start 71 Unreserved Passenger Trains from Today, Here's the Full List

News 18  

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has informed via a tweet that Indian Railways has decided to start 71 unreserved mail/express trains from April 5, 2021. The trains will be run by Northern Railways across the Indian Railways network. https://twitter.com/PiyushGoyal/status/1377909032065802242 Last month in February, the minister had announced that Railways will reactivate the facility of UTS ON MOBILE App where unreserved …

Railways to start 71 unreserved passenger trains from April 5. Check complete list
3 years, 9 months ago

Railways to start 71 unreserved passenger trains from April 5. Check complete list

India TV News  

Indian Railways will start services of 71 unreserved passenger trains from April 5 onwards, Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal informed on Friday. Here's the complete list of 71 unreserved passenger trains. 04335 Moradabad-Ghaziabad from 15.04.21 04336 Ghaziabad-Moradabad from 15.04.21 04327 Sitapur City-Kanpur from 16.04.21 04328 Kanpur-Sitapur City from 17.04.21 04329 Sitapur City-Shahjehanpur from 17.04.21 04330 Shahjehanpur-Stapur City from 16.04.21 04334 …

Train Services Resume in Kashmir Valley After 11 Months
3 years, 10 months ago

Train Services Resume in Kashmir Valley After 11 Months

News 18  

New Delhi: Train services resumed in the Kashmir Valley on Monday after remaining suspended for around 11 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Railways to resume train operations in Kashmir Valley on Banihal-Baramulla section from 22nd February, with two services operating initially," Goyal tweeted. Currently, only special trains which are fully reserved are in operation across the country along with …

Mumbai Local Train Services to be Opened for General Public from Feb 1. Check Timings Here
3 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai Local Train Services to be Opened for General Public from Feb 1. Check Timings Here

News 18  

Suburban train services in Mumbai will resume to full service from Monday, February 1, according to an announcement made by the Maharashtra government on Friday. According to the state government’s announcement on Friday, passengers can travel on the trains till 7 am from the start of the first local train. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had recently chaired a meeting to …

Mumbai: Local trains services to be opened for public from Feb 1, time slots fixed
3 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai: Local trains services to be opened for public from Feb 1, time slots fixed

India TV News  

Local trains in Mumbai will be opened for all from February 1 with proper care to avoid crowding, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's office announced on Friday. Later, Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal also tweeted to confirm the restart of Mumbai local train services for general public from Monday, February 1. Earlier it was reported that the local trains services …

Mumbai metro rail services allowed to restart from tomorrow: Maharashtra govt
4 years, 3 months ago

Mumbai metro rail services allowed to restart from tomorrow: Maharashtra govt

Live Mint  

Maharashtra government today announced that metro rail services can operate in Mumbai from tomorrow, 15 October, in a graded manner with precautions. Mumbai Metro, in a tweet, thanked the state government for resumption of the services and announced that passenger services will restart from 19 October, Monday from 8:30 am post inspection and trial runs. However, schools, colleges, educational and …

Railways to start 39 special trains soon: Here is a complete list
4 years, 3 months ago

Railways to start 39 special trains soon: Here is a complete list

India Today  

39 special trains: As India battles against the coronavirus pandemic, Indian Railways in March announced the closure of all passenger rail services across the nation. Later, the Ministry of Home Affairs allowed Indian railways to operate special passenger trains to ferry stranded migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students, and other persons back to their homes states from May 1. Here is …

Railways to Restart Shramik Special Trains from Odisha, Announces 3 Special Trains from State
4 years, 4 months ago

Railways to Restart Shramik Special Trains from Odisha, Announces 3 Special Trains from State

News 18  

A day after Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's letter to the Railway Minister requesting him to restart Shramik Special trains from Odisha to ferry migrant workers back to their workplaces in other parts of the country, the Railways announced three special trains for the eastern state. The Railways had on last Thursday said it has met all the existing demand of …

Railway Board chairman says 80 new special trains will begin from 12 Sept; reservations open from 10 Sept
4 years, 4 months ago

Railway Board chairman says 80 new special trains will begin from 12 Sept; reservations open from 10 Sept

Firstpost  

VK Yadav said the Railways will be monitoring all the trains that are currently in operation to determine which trains have a long waiting list New Delhi: Eighty new special trains will be operational from 12 September, reservations for which will begin from 10 September, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said on Saturday. “Eighty new special trains or 40 pairs …

Unlock 4.0: Railways Planning to Run 100 More Special Trains, to Consult States
4 years, 4 months ago

Unlock 4.0: Railways Planning to Run 100 More Special Trains, to Consult States

News 18  

Days after the Centre announced the guidelines for Unlock 4, the Indian Railways said that it is planning to run more special trains and the state governments are being consulted on this. A senior Railway Ministry official said, “The Indian Railways is in consultation with the state governments.” According to railway ministry sources, the national transporter is planning to operate …

Railways likely to run 100 more passenger trains during Unlock 4.0
4 years, 4 months ago

Railways likely to run 100 more passenger trains during Unlock 4.0

India TV News  

The Indian Railways is planning to run more passenger trains in addition to already running trains as the country entres Unlock 4 after the government eased down lockdown restrictions amid the pandemic. Railways is planning to run more special trains for which it is also holding discussions with the state governments, the Railways Ministry informed on Tuesday. As per reports, …

Railways cancels all regular trains till August 12, specials to continue
4 years, 6 months ago

Railways cancels all regular trains till August 12, specials to continue

India Today  

Indian Railway Board has announced its decision to cancel all regular time-tabled passenger services, including mail/express, passenger and suburban trains up to August 12. All the tickets booked for regular timetabled trains for the journey date between July 1 and August 12 also stand cancelled, the Railway Board said in a statement on Thursday. Railways officials clarified that all special …

Railways to begin train ticket bookings at 1.7 lakh common service centres from tomorrow
4 years, 7 months ago

Railways to begin train ticket bookings at 1.7 lakh common service centres from tomorrow

India TV News  

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that booking of train tickets will resume at around 1.7 lakh common service centres from tomorrow across the country. Earlier on Wednesday, Railways announced resumption of services of 200 trains in addition to already running AC special and shramik trains from June 1.Out of the 200 trains whose services will resume from …

India to resume domestic passenger flights from May 25
4 years, 7 months ago

India to resume domestic passenger flights from May 25

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The union government on Wednesday announced to restart the domestic civil operations from Monday in a calibrated manner. Union Minister for Civil Aviation Mr Hardeep Singh Puri said all airports and air carriers are being informed to be ready for operations from May 25 and Standard Operating Procedures for passenger movement will be issued soon. The Indian Railways …

Watch | Indian Railways restart 'special trains'
4 years, 8 months ago

Watch | Indian Railways restart 'special trains'

The Hindu  

It has been almost 50 days since railway services were stopped in India amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The Indian Railways plans to restart passenger services in a phased manner. Initially, 15 pairs of 'special trains' will restart service from May 12 onwards. The trains will run from the New Delhi station connecting places including Patna, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram and …

Indian Railways to resume passenger services; will run 15 special trains starting 12 May: Full list of trains and their timings
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways to resume passenger services; will run 15 special trains starting 12 May: Full list of trains and their timings

Firstpost  

As per the Ministry of Railways, these services shall be in addition to the Shramik specials for transporting stranded migrants which started from 1 May. The Indian Railways is resuming passenger train service from Tuesday, 12 May. Passenger services on Indian Railways shall be partially restored w.e.f. See attached list.https://t.co/HSfscqd7GQ pic.twitter.com/fUjBiTndDj — Ministry of Railways May 11, 2020 Here are …

From booking timing to routes: Here’s how Railways plans to resume train services
4 years, 8 months ago

From booking timing to routes: Here’s how Railways plans to resume train services

Live Mint  

Indian Railways on Sunday announced that it plans to gradually resume train service for passengers starting 12 May, 2020. Here are ten things to know how Railways plans to resume train services: 1) These select trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi Station connecting 15 important cities of the country, announced Ministry of Railways. 4) Ticket booking …

Coronavirus lockdown | Railways to restart passenger services in phased manner
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Railways to restart passenger services in phased manner

The Hindu  

The Indian Railways on Sunday said it planned to restart passenger services in a phased manner — initially with 15 pairs of trains — from Tuesday onwards, almost 50 days after the services were stopped amid COVID-19 lockdown. To begin with, the 15 pairs of trains, meaning a total of 30 return journeys, would be run as special trains from …

First batch of trains of Indian Railways to resume service from Delhi on May 12
4 years, 8 months ago

First batch of trains of Indian Railways to resume service from Delhi on May 12

India TV News  

The first batch of passenger trains will start plying from Delhi on May 12, in what will mark the resumption of train services in the country after the lockdown hiatus. According to a government press release, the trains will initially ply on 15 routes, including Mumbai Central, Howrah, Jammu Tawi, Patna, Ranchi and Dibrugarh among others. "Indian Railways plans to …

Railways to start limited train services from tomorrow: Details here
4 years, 8 months ago

Railways to start limited train services from tomorrow: Details here

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Indian Railways said it plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from Tuesday initially with 15 pairs of trains. These trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi station connecting 15 important cities of the country, namely Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Trivandrum, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi. "Thereafter, …

Railways to partially resume services from May 12, trains to connect Delhi to 15 cities, bookings open Monday
4 years, 8 months ago

Railways to partially resume services from May 12, trains to connect Delhi to 15 cities, bookings open Monday

India Today  

Indian Railways is planning to gradually resume passenger train operations from May 12 onwards. Union Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal also took to Twitter to inform that railway operations will resume with 15 pairs of special trains connecting New Delhi with major stations across India initially. "Railways plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from 12th …

Railways to resume service from May 12, bookings on IRCTC site from Monday: Full list of trains and stoppages
4 years, 8 months ago

Railways to resume service from May 12, bookings on IRCTC site from Monday: Full list of trains and stoppages

India Today  

The Indian Railways on Sunday announced that it will gradually restart passenger train operations from May 12, initially with 15 pairs of trains, it said in a statement. These trains will be run as special trains from the New Delhi railway station. New Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram 12. New Delhi to Jammu Tawi After the resumption of these 15 services, railways …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian Railways issues 'restoration plan' to prepare for resumption of services from 15 April after 21-day suspension
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian Railways issues 'restoration plan' to prepare for resumption of services from 15 April after 21-day suspension

Firstpost  

The railways have issued a ‘restoration plan’ to all its railway zones with a schedule of trains to be run, their frequency and the availability of rakes. New Delhi: Railways has begun preparing to resume all its services from 15 April after a 21-day suspension of its passenger trains in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, the railways have …

Coronavirus: Railways cancels all train services till March 31
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Railways cancels all train services till March 31

The Hindu  

As part of efforts to control the spread of COVID-19, the Indian Railways on Sunday announced the cancellation of all train services, barring goods train, till March 31. “In continuation of the measures taken in the wake of COVID-19, it has been decided that all passenger train services on Indian Railways, including premium trains, Mail/Express trains, passenger trains, suburban trains, …

Indian Railway cancels all passenger trains upto 31st March
4 years, 9 months ago

Indian Railway cancels all passenger trains upto 31st March

Op India  

In an effort to contain the spread of Wuhan Coronavirus in the country, the Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger trains in the country till 31st March. A notification issued by Indian Railways said that all passenger train services on Indian Railways including Premium trains, Mail and Express trains, Passenger trains, Suburban trains, Kolkata Metro Rail, Konkan Railway etc will …

Railways - lifeline of India - suspends services till March 31 amid coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Railways - lifeline of India - suspends services till March 31 amid coronavirus outbreak

India TV News  

All train services including passenger, mail/express have been suspended till March 31 amid coronavirus outbreak as confirmed cases in the country surged to 324 on Sunday while 6 fatalities have been reported till date. In the nation-wide train services shut down, no passenger train will be put to service till March 31. Several passenger train services were already suspended on …

Coronavirus: Indian Railways suspends all passenger trains till March 31
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Indian Railways suspends all passenger trains till March 31

India Today  

As India battles against the coronavirus pandemic, Indian Railways has announced the closure of all passenger rail services across the nation till March 31. "However, bare minimum suburban services and the Kolkata Metro Rail service will continue till March 22 midnight. Thereafter, these services will also be stopped till March 31 midnight," a spokesperson of the Indian Railways said. The …

All trains cancelled on Sunday, no catering until further notice
4 years, 9 months ago

All trains cancelled on Sunday, no catering until further notice

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has cancelled all train services on Sunday in view of the Janata Curfew called by prime minister Narendra Modi. All mail and express trains will stop services from 4 am to 10 pm on Sunday while all suburban train services will be reduced to a bare minimum. “All passenger trains originating between midnight of March …

Over 3,000 trains cancelled in 2019 due to maintenance work on railway network: RTI reply
4 years, 10 months ago

Over 3,000 trains cancelled in 2019 due to maintenance work on railway network: RTI reply

India TV News  

Over 3,000 trains were cancelled last year due to maintenance works on the Indian Railways network, the highest since 2014, the national transporter said in response to an RTI query. "This indicates that the railways has undertaken large-scale repair and development projects which when completed will make the network more modern and safe," a railway official said. In 2014, 101 …

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