Railways is planning to seal stations just like airports and passengers would have to arrive 15-20 minutes before scheduled departure of trains to complete the process of security checks.
The Railways has received more than 7,500 complaints from passengers over bad quality of food served on trains and imposed fines of about Rs 1.5 cr on vendors till October this year, the ministry informed Parliament on Wednesday.
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is offering bus services at an extremely cheap price and the offer has been put by IRCTC on its official website www.irctc.co.in.
The Train 18 had speeded up to 180 kmph between Kota Junction and Kurlasi station during a trial on Sunday.
As per the system, the tariff goes up as the occupancy rate increases. The fare increases by 10 per cent as every 10 per cent of berths are occupied with a cap of 1.5 times of the base fare.
Sixty people were crushed to death by a train coming from Jalandhar on October 19, when they were watching an effigy of Ravana burn at a ground near railway tracks at Joda Phatak.
The NHRC has also sought details on disbursement of relief and rehabilitation to the aggrieved families.
The Railway officials have said that they will release the information regarding the exam city, date and shift of the Group D examination scheduled to be held after October 16 once the websites start running smoothly.
While between September 2016 and August 2017, where there were 80 train accidents and 249 fatalities, in the corresponding period for 2017 and 2018, the number of deaths stood at 2018.
Those who successfully qualify the test will be called for PET or stage 2 of the exam, the dates of which will release post result declaration of stage 1.
The South Western Railway (SWR) has slashed fares in 5 express trains originating from Bengaluru, Gadag and Mysuru in Karnataka.
In his proposal, Goyal has suggested a string of administrative changes including the introduction of a post in the Railway Board to exclusively focus on safety issues of the national transporter, along with the upgradation of the post of the zonal GMs.
The hard hitting remarks by the apex court came while it was hearing a matter related to the death of a man at the platform of Vijayawada railway station after de-boarding a train.
The railways is increasingly adopting the airline model -- from its food to its vacuum toilets -- to give passengers airline-like comforts.
Suburban services were suspended on a section of the Western Railway (WR) due to waterlogging on tracks and several long-distance and inter-city express trains were delayed or cancelled, officials said.
The train has also featured in several films, prominent among them being Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Dil Se' for which the runaway hit number "Chaiyya Chaiyya" was shot on the slow-moving train.
All websites and apps related to the Railways, including the passenger Reservation System (PRS) will remain shut during this period for upgradation.
As per reports, the job seekers even hurled stones after they were stopped from protesting by the police personnel.
"Usually compensation claims are settled in two to four years, this one was done very quickly. This is the first time that there were no advocates involved in a claims case," a senior railway official told PTI.
The vacant posts in Railways include assistant loco pilots, technicians, gangmen, switchmen, trackmen, cabinmen, welders, helpers and porters.
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