Acknowledging its made-in-India status, the Indian Railways has named the indigenously manufactured Train 18 as Vande Bharat Express, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said Sunday.

Train 18 named Vande Bharat Express: Piyush Goyal

In consonance with the spirit of “Digital India” the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Friday introduced the electronic payment mode for the food items on trains through the use of Point of Sale (POS) machines.

IRCTC introduces on-the-spot e-payment for food in trains

The railways is planning to seal train stations just like how airports function and passengers will have to arrive 15-20 minutes before the scheduled departure of trains to complete the process of security checks.

Arrive at least 20 mins before departure: Railways planning to seal train stations like airports

The Railways is likely to begin the commercial run of the much awaited Train 18 between Delhi and Varanasi next week, just ahead of the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad which begins on January 14, sources said Wednesday.

Railways to begin Train 18 services ahead of Kumbh Mela next week

To facilitate pilgrims arriving in large numbers during the Kumbh Mela in 2019, the railways has proposed running 800 special trains from various stations of Allahabad district, an official has said.

Railways to run 800 special trains for Kumbh Mela pilgrims

Indian Railways has planted?13.26 lakh trees over 1,300 km of its network from September 15 to October 2, as part of the celebrations to mark the 149th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an official statement said Tuesday.

Railways plants more than 13 lakh trees over 1,300 km of its network from Sep 15-Oct 2

The Railways said people caught travelling with excess baggage will be made to pay six times what is normally charged

Now, massive fines for excess baggage on trains

The training will be conducted in 47 centres across zones and the national transporter will soon float a global tender to acquire about 40 simulators for the purpose.

Railways to spend Rs 350cr, train drivers on simulators

The panic buttons installed will be linked with the guard coach

Railways may soon install 'panic button' in trains for women safety

The bridge will connect eastern Arunachal Pradesh to Upper Assam by cutting down the current distance substantially.

Train journey between Dibrugarh and Delhi to be shorter by year-end

The national transporter is going to launch a dedicated mobile application -- 'MADAD' (Mobile Application for Desired Assistance During travel) -- later this month to enable its passengers to lodge complaints.

MADAD: Indian Railways set to launch new app

The move is expected to facilitate trade between India and Bangladesh

Watch: First India-Bangladesh container train flagged off

The number of applicants is expected to rise further before the last day of the application comes to an end on Saturday

Close to 3 crore applicants fight for 90,000 railway jobs

While Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that recruitment in Railways was being done on a large scale. He added that on the directives of Supreme Court, Indian Railways has made an unbiased and transparent recruitment policy

20% seats already reserved for apprentices, students demanding more: Piyush Goyal on rail roko protest

The report on the punctuality of trains, which has been submitted to the Railway Board, has made a slew of suggestions to improve the performance of the railway zones

Cancel trains with low occupancy, curtail halt timings to improve punctuality: Railway report

The action against is employees is taken under a drive ordered by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to improve the performance of the railways

Indian railways to terminate services of over 13,000 employees over unauthorised absence

Accurate time dissemination and precise time synchronisation would have "significant impact" on diverse areas including banking, telecom, weather forecast, disaster management and automatic signalling in railways, a senior consumer affairs ministry official said

Government looks to synchronise Indian Standard Time

Delhi recorded the season's lowest minimum temperature at 4.2 degrees Celsius

Cold wave tightens grip over north India

Unmanned aerial vehicles or drones shall be deployed to undertake monitoring activities of relief and rescue operation

Railways to deploy drones to monitor projects

The minister said the Army's help had been sought with regard to the station and added that a private contract was also given.

Criteria for redeveloping railway stations redrawn

The Railways has been facing criticism over series of accidents since the mission was announced in 2015

Zero accident mission: What Railways is doing to ensure passenger safety

The rail service will give passengers another option to reach the state in northeast India, other than expensive flights

Agartala-Delhi Rajdhani rail service likely to start this week

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal wants the Mathura Junction railway station to be equipped with all the necessary facilities

Goyal in favour of Mathura railway station's facelift

A railway committee report suggests that just like the airlines, the railways should also focus on serving dry food

Coming soon: Railways set to introduce airline-like food

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