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Booking railway tickets will now be cheaper. There’s one catch though. You will have to book the tickets using any digital payment mode. As per the reports, a 3% discount can be availed by the train passengers, on the purchase of unreserved tickets booked through the RailOne app using any digital payment mode. The scheme…
NEW DELHI: In what seems to be a last-moment decision, star batter Virat Kohli will not play Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Railways on Tuesday, January 6, in Bengaluru.As per BCCI guidelines, Kohli had played two matches for Delhi earlier in the tournament, against Andhra and Gujarat. He scored 131 and 77 in those…
In a bid to make railway travel more convenient and comfortable, the Indian Railways has introduced modern sleeping pods at Guntur Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh. The official announcement was made by the Ministry of Railways on the social media platform X. It will be a safe, hygienic, and affordable resting option for travellers in…
Vande Bharat Sleeper Train Launch, Route & Fares: The much awaited Vande Bharat sleeper train is all set to be launched soon, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced. The new train will be flagged off by PM Narendra Modi in the next few weeks. Vande Bharat sleeper trains, aimed at providing superior experience to Rajdhani…
The GBS for Indian Railways might remain broadly unchanged in the upcoming union budget 2026-27, as the current funds are sufficient for the infrastructure upgrade. The GBS or the gross budgetary support for FY26 stands at Rs 2.52 lakh crore, with an additional Rs 10,000 crore permitted for spending through Extra Budgetary Resources (EBR), including…
In a recent update, the Ministry of Railways has officially announced a price hike in tickets. The new fare will come into effect on December 26, 2025. The change shows the government’s aim to rationalise fares and balance increasing operational costs. It will also strengthen the financial sustainability of the Indian Railways which is among…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan on Sunday criticised the Union government over the increase in railway fares, saying the Centre might just change the name of railways if asked the reason behind the move, claiming it would further burden the middle and lower middle class even before the Union budget is presented. Ranjan said…
In a recent update, Indian Railways has shared its plan to introduce special trains to meet the festive rush. The railways, in order to manage the anticipated passenger surge during Christmas and New Year 2025-26, has mentioned introducing special trains. In its official press release, the Ministry of Railways confirmed that an extensive network of…
Indian Railways on Sunday announced a revised fare structure for passengers that will come into effect from December 26, as part of a fare rationalisation exercise to address rising operational and manpower costs.According to the Railways, the revised fare structure is expected to earn approximately Rs 600 crore in during the current year.Here’s the new…
NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in recent reports, flagged how railways failed to boost its non-fare revenue despite holding vast stretches of vacant land and how dues amounting to Rs 4,087 crore from 269 private siding owners remained unrecovered by different zones till March 2023, pointing to weak monitoring and enforcement mechanisms.CAG audit…
