Railways to resume cooked meal service for passengers on trains

In a relief for people travelling long distances, the Railways is set to resume serving cooked meals on trains, a service which was discontinued in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The order from the Railway Board issued on Friday comes amid the resumption of regular services by the national transporter, earlier…

COVID-19: Stoppage of sale of platform tickets see railways’ earnings dip by 94%

The railways said it earned Rs 10 crore till February in 2020-21 through sale of platform tickets.In 2019-2020, the railways netted Rs 160.87 crore which was the highest earning from platform tickets for the national transporter in the last five years. The railways’ earnings from platform tickets took a severe…

Cabinet Approves 5MHz 4G Spectrum For Indian Railways: What You Need To Know

Indian Railways intends to provide LTE or long-term evolution, based mobile train radio communication on its route, with the allotment of the 5MHz 4G spectrum system. Bringing a strategic shift to Indian Railway operations, the central government today approved the allotment of 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz frequency band…

Japan’s new train called “Panda Kuroshio”

JR West Japan and Adventure World has team up to launch their new design of train from July 23, 2020. the speciality of design is that it is in the form of cute little panda made up with the consideration of the theme SDG (Sustainable development goals) . “Panda Kuroshio” (Panda Black & White) train was…