As per IRCTC sources, Railways is considering resuming the services, which were suspended in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
With the marketing efforts of the Business Development Unit (BDU) of the Hubballi Division, this new stream of traffic has been captured by the railways which was traditionally transported by road.
The construction of the new Pamban bridge is expected to be completed by March 2022, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a tweet.
The government has approved a productivity-linked bonus equivalent to 78 days' wage to eligible non-gazetted Railway employees.
According to an IRCTC official, the company has planned to operate a special tourist train 1st time in North eastern state of India.
"The total length of doubling the line is 132.92 km and the project will be completed in 4-years. The line capacity utilization of the Nimach-Ratlam section is up to 145.6 pc with maintenance blocks," Anurag Thakur added.
Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana will contribute to the mission towards Atmanirbhar Bharat and is also a part of the series of initiatives in the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, it said.
According to sources, the plan is that the interested parties have to buy or lease a train with a minimum of 16 coaches.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will start India's first indigenous cruise liner from September 18, the railway PSU said on Wednesday.
The Northern Railway has deployed revolutionary UVC Technology to safeguard against Covid-19 with 99.99% reduction of Bacteria and Viruses, opening a new frontier for passenger safety protocols in Indian Railways.
The fare of the new coaches is 2.4 times the base price of the existing sleeper class of mail and express trains, officials said, adding 50 such coaches have been given to different zonal railways.
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will introduce Vistadome tourist special train services on two popular routes -- Guwahati-New Haflong in Assam and New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar Junction in West Bengal from Saturday.
Rajdhani Express running between Patna to New Delhi will now be known as Tejas Rajdhani.
Puri is one of the most popular tourist and religious destinations in the world and has rich cultural significance. Development of Puri station is underway and plan is there to bring Vande Bharat Express to Puri, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said during his Odisha visit last week.
Due to heavy rains, the Tejas Express was delayed by about two-and-a-half hours following a signal failure on Saturday.
The trains will also have four emergency lights in each coach which can be used in a disaster situation if the normal lights fail during that time.
The Indian Railways has introduced Digicloak service at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Passengers can avail the service at just Rs 30. Watch the full video to know how the system works.
Despite beginning life as a by-product of British colonial rule, the Indian Railways developed rapidly to define and shape the country post-Independence.
The Railways has also advised its passengers to check the detailed timetable of these special train services through RailMadad Helpline Number 139 or the NTES app.
The IRCTC has decided to modify the booking codes – capitalized abbreviations used by passengers while booking a ticket. The codes represent various coaches available in the Indian Railway Network.
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