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 counters at stations will remain closed and no counter tickets, including platform tickets, will be issued, the statement added. 9) The release also said that thereafter, Indian Railways will "start more special services on new routes, based on the available coaches after reserving 20,000 coaches for COVID-19 care centres and an adequate number of coaches being reserved to enable operation of up to 300 trains every day as 'Shramik Special' for stranded migrants."

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Indian Railways Cancels 1,026 Trains Today on January 23; Here's How to Check Full List
2 years, 11 months ago

Indian Railways Cancels 1,026 Trains Today on January 23; Here's How to Check Full List

News 18  

INDIAN RAILWAYS UPDATES: Indian Railways has decided to cancel 1,026 trains today on Sunday, January 23 due to operational reasons and foggy weather. Among those cancelled are trains that operates between Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Assam among others. According to …

Indian Railways Cancels 400 Trains Today; Here’s How to Check Full List
2 years, 11 months ago

Indian Railways Cancels 400 Trains Today; Here’s How to Check Full List

News 18  

IRCTC UPDATES: Indian Railways has decided to cancel 400 trains, changed originating station of 24 and short terminated 28 due to operational reasons and foggy weather on Friday, January 21. Among those cancelled are trains that operates between New Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, …

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 Changes Schedule Of Few Trains, Partially Cancels Specials
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian Railways Changes Schedule Of Few Trains, Partially Cancels Specials

News 18  

Indian Railways has announced a change in the schedule of many trains from today. In case you are planning to travel via special trains, you have to check the list of cancelled trains and new schedule of trains before making journey plans. The Indian Railways had stopped the running of many special trains due to various restrictions imposed by state …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Good News! Railway passengers can now get confirmed tickets 5 mins before departure
4 years, 3 months ago

Good News! Railway passengers can now get confirmed tickets 5 mins before departure

India TV News  

In a major relief for passengers amid the festive season, Indian Railways has allowed booking and cancellation of tickets till 5 minutes before departure of the train. The Indian Railways has decided to restore the pre-Covid system of preparing the second reservation chart 30 minutes before the scheduled departure of trains from stations. “As per the request of Zonal Railways …

Train tickets to be available 5 minutes before departure from tomorrow. All you need to know
4 years, 3 months ago

Train tickets to be available 5 minutes before departure from tomorrow. All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

From October 10 onwards, railway seats will be available even five minutes before the train leaves the station, as the Indian Railways has decided to restore the pre-covid system of preparing the second reservation chart half an hour before the departure time. The second reservation charts will be prepared 30 minutes before the schedule departure of trains from stations. But …

As India Resume Metro Service, Here Are Some Pointers for Your Next Ride
4 years, 4 months ago

As India Resume Metro Service, Here Are Some Pointers for Your Next Ride

News 18  

The metro services were resumed in several cities including Delhi and Bengaluru on Monday after government gave nod to run the trains after taking several precautionary measures against Covid-19. The government has taken preventive measures like social distancing, mandatory wearing of masks and provision of sanitisers to prevent the spread of the pandemic. On Monday and Tuesday, only the yellow …

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: Kolkata Metro may resume services from Sept 8
4 years, 4 months ago

Unlock-4: Kolkata Metro may resume services from Sept 8

Hindustan Times  

The Kolkata Metro, the city’s lifeline, may resume services from September 8, according to a notification issued by the Mamata Banerjee-led administration on Monday. The West Bengal government had earlier written to the Railway Board that it has no issues if local trains and Kolkata Metro resume services. On Monday, the notification issued by the state government said that Metro …

Delhi Metro’s new guidelines: What may change when services resume
4 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Metro’s new guidelines: What may change when services resume

Live Mint  

After a hiatus of over five months, Delhi's lifeline - the metro trains - will resume services from 7 September. The Union Home Ministry on Saturday issued the Unlock 4 guidelines under which metro trains will be allowed to resume services from September 7 in a graded manner. Minutes after the go-ahead from the Centre, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporatiob …

Delhi Metro May Resume Services in 'Unlock-4', MHA Considers CM's 'Virus Situation Improving' Assurance
4 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Metro May Resume Services in 'Unlock-4', MHA Considers CM's 'Virus Situation Improving' Assurance

News 18  

Delhi metro trains may finally hit the tracks in the next phase of ‘Unlock’ as Ministry of Home Affairs prepare to release fresh guidelines, sources said on Monday. The Centre is likely to give its nod on recommendation of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who had said that the metro serves should be resumed on a trial basis as the Covid-19 …

UNLOCK 1: 200 trains resume from today. Check full list, IRCTC reservation rules and timings
4 years, 7 months ago

UNLOCK 1: 200 trains resume from today. Check full list, IRCTC reservation rules and timings

India TV News  

Indian railways has resumed the service of 200 special trains from today. Yesterday, Ministry of Railways said that more than 1.45 lakh will travel across the country on Monday as services of major trains including Duronto and Poorva Express will resume. Other trains include the popular trains such as Sampark Krantis, Jan Shatabdis and more. The total number of trains …

IRCTC Special Trains: Railway ticket counters across country to open from today
4 years, 7 months ago

IRCTC Special Trains: Railway ticket counters across country to open from today

India TV News  

Indian Railways on Thursday issued an order to resume the train ticket booking facility at reservation counters from Friday. The zonal railways have been instructed to decide and notify the opening of reservation counters as per local needs and conditions, the order stated. The railways said the reservation counters will open from Friday in a phased manner along with the …

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 …

Indian Railways releases list of 100 trains to run from 1 June; IRCTC opens online bookings from 10 am
4 years, 7 months ago

Indian Railways releases list of 100 trains to run from 1 June; IRCTC opens online bookings from 10 am

Firstpost  

Seats will be provided to all passengers, the Railways said, adding these trains shall run from 1 June and booking will commence at 10 am on 21 May. The Indian Railways on Wednesday issued a list of 100 pairs of trains that it will operate from 1 June, putting in operation popular trains such as Durontos, Sampark Krantis, Jan Shatabdis …

Indian Railways may introduce more trains; 5 facts
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways may introduce more trains; 5 facts

Live Mint  

Two days after the Indian Railways started to run the Special Rajdhani trains, the national transporter on Wednesday indicated that it might soon start mail or express trains as chair-car services in the coming days as well. Waiting list introduced The Railway Board on Wednesday issued an order introducing the provision of waiting list not only in its presently operational …

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: Full list of special trains starting today, stoppages, timings, IRCTC booking
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways: Full list of special trains starting today, stoppages, timings, IRCTC booking

Live Mint  

The Indian Railways is all set to partially resume its passenger train operations from today after over one and a half months of halt owing to the COVID-19 lockdown in the country. Departure time: 16:55, Arrival: 09:55 Rajendra Nagar to New Delhi via Patna Jn, Pt. Departure time: 20:10, Arrival: 05:00 Bengaluru to New Delhi via Anantapur, Guntakal Jn, Secunderabad …

Carry food, linen, travel light: Railways issues guidelines for passengers as it resumes services today
4 years, 8 months ago

Carry food, linen, travel light: Railways issues guidelines for passengers as it resumes services today

India Today  

As the Indian Railways resumes its services on Tuesday, marking an end to its two-month-long absence due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, it has issued a list of guidelines for the passengers travelling on these special trains. As per the guidelines issued by the Indian Railways, the passengers travelling in these special services will observe the following precautions: Only passengers …

Train services to begin from May 12: Book tickets online on IRCTC, precautions, ticket cost-Everything to know
4 years, 8 months ago

Train services to begin from May 12: Book tickets online on IRCTC, precautions, ticket cost-Everything to know

India TV News  

The Indian Railways on Sunday announced that the train services in the nation shall be partially restored from May 12 in a graded manner. Book tickets online on IRCTC website You need to create an account on the website to book the train tickets online. Full list of special trains to be introduced from May 12 Howrah to New Delhi …

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 …

IRCTC ticket booking: List of trains that will start tomorrow — timings, routes, new rules
4 years, 8 months ago

IRCTC ticket booking: List of trains that will start tomorrow — timings, routes, new rules

Live Mint  

Indian Railways will resume passenger trains, starting tomorrow. As many as 15 special trains will run from the New Delhi to other cities including Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. Railways shall start more special services on new routes based on availability after reserving 20,000 coaches for COVID-19 care centres and an adequate number for running up to 300 shramik specials every …

IRCTC to offer ticket booking from today as limited train services set to start
4 years, 8 months ago

IRCTC to offer ticket booking from today as limited train services set to start

Live Mint  

Indian Railways on Sunday announced that it plans to gradually resume train services for passengers starting Tuesday. The train services will initially begin with 15 pairs of trains or with 30 journeys from Tuesday. Online bookings for reservation will start from tomorrow, 11 May, 2020 at 4 pm and will be available only on IRCTC website, the Ministry of Railways …

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 …

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 …

Frequency of trains significantly increased in Kashmir: Indian Railways
5 years, 1 month ago

Frequency of trains significantly increased in Kashmir: Indian Railways

India TV News  

The railways have significantly increased the frequency of trains in Kashmir from Friday and extended daily run-time to allow more passengers to use the service, officials said. Due to the demand of commuters, the railways increased the frequency of trains and also extended the timing of the service between different stations on the Baramulla-Banihal railway line, the officials said. After …

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