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National Rail Plan 2030

National Rail Plan 2030 Indian Railways issues draft National Rail Plan National Rail Plan set to become the template of planning for future development National Rail Plan has been developed to plan infrastructural capacity enhancement along with strategies to increase modal share of the Railways & Business The objective of the Plan is to create […]

Indian Railways to begin Wakeup Call-Destination Alert Facility

To activate this facility, passengers would have to type ‘Alert’ besides quoting their ‘PNR number’ and forward it to 139. They can also call up 139, choose the language and then dial 7. After dialing 7, the passengers will ned to quote their PNR number to activate the service.  NEW DELHI: In a bid to shed […]

Indian Railways launches Online Vendor Registration system

NEW DELHI: In a bid to bring transparency, the Railways on Tuesday said that it has launched an online vendor registration system that will allow small and medium enterprises to become railway vendors. Indian Railways launches Online Vendor Registration system “In line with the philosophy of the government to make systems and procedures digital and transparent, […]

indian Railways – Some Interesting Facts

1) Indian Railways started its service 161 years ago on 16 April 1853 when the first passenger train was run over a stretch of 33 kilometres from Mumbai to Thane. The train with 14 railway carriages, carrying around 400 guests, left Bori Bunder at 3:30 p.m. that day. It was declared a public holiday then. […]

Indian Railways puts Braille stickers in railway coaches

New Delhi:  As a part of its social commitment to make railways more friendly towards specially-abled passengers, the Indian Railways has decided to provide Braille stickers in coaches to facilitate visually-impaired passengers. Indian Railways puts Braille stickers in railway coaches Presently, coaches are provided with signage, instructions, seat numbers, etc, which are mostly in the […]

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