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Railway ticket fares likely to go up from July 1

June 25, 2025, 12:35 am

Train passengers may have to soon cough up more mon- ey as the Railway Ministry is likely to announce a fare hike, effective July 1. Accord- ing to ministry sources, dis- cussions are underway to increase train fares and an official circular from the Railway Board is expected shortly.

As per the proposed new fare structure, there will be no change in the fares of suburban trains or monthly season tickets, offering re- lief to daily commuters. Similarly, passengers trav- eling in ordinary second- class coaches for distances up to 500 kilometres will not see any fare change.

However, for journeys ex- ceeding 500 kilometres, passengers may have to pay more. In Mail and Express trains (non-AC), the fare is expected to rise by one paisa per kilometre, while passengers traveling in air- conditioned (AC) coaches may have to shell out two paise more per kilometre.

If implemented, this hike will particularly affect long- distance travellers. This would be the third instance of a fare increase during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 11-year tenure. The last fare revision took place in January 2020, and prior to that, in 2014. With more than 25 million people trav- eling by train every day in India, the proposed fare hike is likely to have a wide- spread impact.

6 train coaches of Godavari Express derail near Telangana’s Bibinagar, no causalities reported

February 15, 2023, 1:34 pm

Six coaches of Godavari Express derailed between Bibinagar to Ghatkesar, informed railway officials on Wednesday. According to the officials, no passenger was injured and causalities were reported. “Passengers are being cleared by the same train by detaching the derailed coaches,” stated an official release. Earlier on January 18, the wheels of a general coach of the Visakhapatnam-Kirandul train derailed at Sivalingapuram station in the Kottavalasa – Araku Section, the railways said.

Bihar: Railway track worth crores illegally sold to scrap dealer

February 7, 2023, 12:37 pm

Two Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel have been suspended after a scrap scam case of a missing railway track came to the fore in Samastipur Railway Division of Bihar. The railway scrap worth crores were sold to the scrap dealer in connivance of the RPF personnel. A departmental-level inquiry committee has been formed for investigation. Two personnel have been suspended with immediate effect including Jhanjharpur RPF outpost in-charge.

Pakistan: 8 injured as blast hits railway track in Balochistan

January 20, 2023, 4:52 pm

An explosion took place near a railway track in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Friday, in which eight people were injured. According to a senior Railways official in the Paneer area of the Bolan district, the incident took place. Meanwhile, when the Peshawar-bound Jaffer Express was passing by the Paneer area, the blast occurred. However, all injured persons have been shifted to a nearby hospital.

CBI arrests railway officer and associate

January 15, 2023, 11:35 am

The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Jitendra Pal Singh, an Indian Railway Service of Engineers officer, currently posted as the additional divisional railway manager in Guwahati. Hari Om, an associate of Singh, was also arrested in a bribery case of Rs. 50 lakh

335 trains delayed, 88 cancelled: Dense fog engulfs Northern India.

January 8, 2023, 2:21 pm

As per the Railway ministry, hundreds of trains on Sunday were either delayed or cancelled as severe fog engulfed several Northern Indian states and reduced visibility.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Railways, 335 trains lost punctuality due to weather accounts. Moreover, 88 trains were cancelled, 31 diverted and 33 short-terminated. This has left the passengers upset.

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a very dense fog was observed in most parts of Northern India, in many parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh and in isolated pockets over Jammu Division and northwest Rajasthan. Similarly, dense fog was observed in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal. Moderate fog was reported in isolated pockets over northwest Madhya Pradesh and Tripura.

It has also been said that due to the continuation of prevailing light winds and high moisture near the surface over Indo-Gangetic plains, dense to very dense fog is very likely to continue in many parts during night & morning hours over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and North Madhya Pradesh during next 24 hours and in isolated pockets after that for subsequent 4 days over the region.

Train drivers strike carries on to Thursday, leaves London and major parts of UK with no train service

January 5, 2023, 1:40 pm

The rail services in London will be crippled for a third day in a row. Train drivers strike on Thursday too with a warning to escalate industrial action unless a pay dispute is resolved. Members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) will be on strike leaving London and other major parts of the country with no trains all day.

The biggest disruption is caused to the two busiest airport routes being shut, that is Gatwick Express and Heathrow Express. ASLEF general secretary Mick Whelan stated that further strikes are “inevitable” unless there is some solution to the prolonged issue of pay dispute. He further added, saying union members are demanding to go “harder and faster” after many years of not receiving any pay rise.

On Wednesday, the National Highways traffic officer service workers and Rural Payments Agency staff members maintained their walkouts as the DVSA driving examiners strike began in London. The ASLEF strike is a continuation of the week-long industrial action that has plagued the capital. The first in a series of actions planned by the organization for the month of January was a two-day walkout by London bus employees at Abellio.

The second day of a 48-hour strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) over salary, jobs, and conditions caused more delays for train passengers on Wednesday. After a week of rail travel mayhem, another 48-hour RMT strike will begin on Friday. As tens of thousands of RMT members at Network Rail and 14 train operators went on strike on Wednesday, about half of Britain’s railway lines were shut down, and just a fifth of services were offered.

Paul Nowak the new Trade Union Congress (TUC) leader in a letter to Prime Minister has demanded for an urgent meeting to discuss the wave of industrial disputes. He wrote in his letter: “We can’t solve these problems without a fair deal for the people on the frontline.” Mr. Nowak also wrote, “Unions have already made clear their willingness to sit down with the Government and talk about boosting pay. But while your ministers continue to refuse point blank to discuss improving wages, there can be no resolution.”

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday called for a “reasonable dialogue” with striking unions in a speech in east London.

Toddler goes missing from Ujjain; mother claims abduction

December 27, 2022, 4:52 pm

A woman has claimed that her two-year-old son was stolen from the railway platform in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain after which police have filed a case. Earlier on 23 December, the incident took place. “I often visit Dewas gate police station where I saw a woman crying and when I enquired from her she told me that her child was stolen. I asked the police station in charge about not complaining and he said that the incident had taken place at a railway station,” Rajesh Borana District Hospital Patient Welfare Committee member said. The woman has been identified as Vaishnavi.

Mumbai-bound Shalimar Express catches fire on Nashik Road; no one is hurt

November 5, 2022, 12:07 pm

Officials said a fire broke out in the luggage van of the Mumbai-bound Shalimar Express at Nashik Road on Saturday morning, but there were no injuries.

A fire broke out in the luggage coach next to the engine around 8.45 a.m. The fire department had the situation under control in less than an hour.

“The cause of fire is not known, will be further investigated. As there were no passengers in this coach there are no injuries. After extinguishing the fire the luggage coach has been detached at Nashik Road station,” said Shivaji Sutar, chief public relations officer, Central Railway.

The Shalimar Express connects Shalimar, West Bengal, and Mumbai’s Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

Maharashtra: Fire broke out on Shalimar LTT Express near Nashik

November 5, 2022, 10:49 am

In Maharashtra, close to Nashik, a fire erupted in the Shalimar LTT Express’ luggage compartment, according to officials on Saturday.

According to the Central Railways, the incident happened at 8:43 am, and the passenger bogies were unharmed by the fire.

“A fire was reported in the luggage compartment of the Shalimar LTT Express near Nashik. The luggage compartment detached from the train. Passenger bogies unaffected,” said Central Railway.

“Luggage compartment/Parcel van which was next to the engine has been detached from the train and soon train will re-start safely,” said the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Central Railway (Mumbai).

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. More information is awaited.

On Thursday morning, the Pune Fire Brigade said that five fire engines had arrived at the godown on Sopan Nagar’s Ahmednagar Road after a fire outbreak there had been detected.

All 35 occupants of a state transportation (ST) bus that caught fire on November 1 in Pimpalvihir, Amravati, were reportedly unharmed.

In the meantime, an explosion of an LPG gas cylinder on Wednesday caused a fire to start on the terrace of Mumbai’s Chhabildas English Medium School. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reported that two parked automobiles on the school’s property were damaged in the fire, which injured three people who were later admitted to Sion Hospital.

Mumbai local trains running late due to technical snag, 6 locals cancelled

November 4, 2022, 11:14 am

The services of western railway suburban have been disrupted due to technical glitch at Goregaon which resulted in cancellation of six local services. All fast suburban locals in Mumbai region are running late by 15-20 minutes due to the snag. “Due to technical problem, all up and down fast suburban locals are running late by 15-20 minutes. Inconvenience caused is deeply regretted,” the Divisional Railway Manager- Mumbai Division of Western Railway tweeted. Besides local services, long distance trains including Vande Bharat express were also delayed by 30 minutes.

Goods train derails in Bihar, and several long-distance trains are diverted

October 26, 2022, 12:39 pm

Fifty-three of 58 coal-laden compartments of an East Central Railways (ECR) goods train derailed on the Gaya-Dhanbad section, forcing the diversion of more than a dozen long-distance passenger trains ahead of Chhath, when tens of thousands of migrant workers return to Bihar and Jharkhand to celebrate the festival.

According to officials, no casualties were immediately reported, and the derailment occurred after the train’s brakes failed and it collided with an electric pole while crossing a hilly area. The train was travelling from Gaya to Koderma.

According to officials, the loco pilot attempted to reduce train speed after noticing brake problems, but due to the steep slope, this was not possible.

ECR chief public relations officer Birendra Kumar said the train derailed at 6.24am. “…due to the accident, movement on both tracks have been disrupted, leading to diversion of passenger trains. Senior railway officials have reached the accident site and are probing the cause of the derailment while efforts are on to put back the derailed coaches on the tracks.”

Kumar said it will take some time before the tracks are cleared. “The primary objective is to restore the train movement to both sides.”

The coal was strewn across the railway tracks, causing damage to several pillars, electrical poles, signal posts, and both tracks.

The train movement on the Howrah-Deen Dayal Upadhyay route was disrupted by the derailment. Some trains have been routed via Sasaram-Ara-Mughalsarai, Gaya-Patna, and Dehri-on-Sone-Chopan-Allahabad, while others have been routed via Mughalsarai-Patna-Jhajha. Due to the detours, passengers will have to travel six to ten hours longer to their destinations.

Real-time train tracking system developed by Indian Railways

September 24, 2022, 12:46 pm

Indian Railways is developing a real-time tracking system in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). This will provide real-time updates on the trains including the arrival and departure times.

The Railway ministry said, “Real-Time Train Information System (RTIS), developed in collaboration with ISRO, is being installed on the locomotives for automatic acquisition of train movement timing at the stations, including that of arrival & departure or run-through. They get automatically plotted on the control chart of those trains in the Control Office Application (COA) system”

Travellers will now be able to track the timings, location, time or arrival and departure along with the speed of the trains with RTIS. The system will provide mid-section updates within 30 seconds.
RTIS devices have been installed in 2700 trains till now. In phase 2, 6000 more trains will be covered under the RTIS system.

Meanwhile, a senior IRCTC official also told about the success of the newly launched chatbot of the IRCTC. It is getting a remarkable response from the passengers during the beta launch as more than one billion people have used it.
It allows the passengers to book a train ticket without the IRCTC app login, via OTP (One Time Password) with just one click. The new conversational and convenient features enhance the experience of the passengers as it enables the passengers to book tickets via voice, chat and click-based system.

The official further added, “First time, the users can book a ticket without knowing their IRCTC password, it will be possible just with an OTP. AskDISHA 2.0 has also proven to be a very effective instrument and the addition of voice booking will make it even easier for travellers to plan their trips.”
It is estimated that at least 25% of the users will switch to this option in the future.

Railway Police bust a job racket; 5 arrested

September 1, 2022, 6:01 pm

Railways Police busted a job racket on Wednesday and arrested five people for impersonating trainee ticket examiners.

“With the arrest of 5 persons impersonating trainee Ticket Examiners, a railway job racket having an inter-state network and ramifications has been unearthed. Many other syndicate members operating from other states are also on the radar”, Harendra K Singh, DCP Railways said.

Meanwhile, other syndicate members of the racket are also under the radar who are operating from other states.

According to the railway police, the racket had an inter-state network and ramifications.

However, under the section of IPC 419, 420, 468, and 471, the case has been registered and under the Indian Railway Act 147 and 149 sections the case has been registered at New Delhi Railway Station.

1,253 railway stations identified for development under Adarsh Station scheme by 2022-2023: Govt

August 5, 2022, 4:22 pm

The Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday that 1,253 railway stations had been identified for development. Vaishnaw said that out of 1,253 stations 1,215 stations have been developed under the Adarsh Station scheme.

Railway Minister added, “Under ‘Adarsh’ Station Scheme, 1,253 stations have been identified for development, out of which 1,215 stations so far have been developed and the remaining stations are targeted to be developed under Adarsh Station Scheme by Financial Year 2022-2023.”

While giving a written reply to a query of BJP MP Narhari Amin Vaishnaw made the announcement.

“Whether the beautification of railway stations of the country is being done by the government. Ministry of Railways has formulated various schemes like Model, Modern, and Adarsh Station Scheme for the upgradation and beautification of stations on Indian Railways,” Vaishnaw responded to the query.

Besides, Vaishnaw said, 52 stations have been identified so far under this scheme. “During the Financial Year 2021-2022, an amount of Rs 2,344.55 crore was allocated under Plan Head-53, and in the current Financial Year 2022-2023, an amount of Rs 2,700 crore has been allocated under Plan Head-53,” Vaishnaw said.

On a question “whether railway stations located in Gujarat have been selected under this scheme,” the minister responded, “All 32 stations have been developed under the Adarsh Station Scheme.”

The stations which are to be identified of state Gujarat are Ambli Road, Bechraji, Bhaktinagar, Bhanvad, Bhatariya, Dahod, Gandhidham, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Kadi, Khambliya, Kim, Oat Kosamba, Lalpurjam, Maninagar, Navsari, New Bhuj, Okha, Palanpur, Sabarmati, Siddhpur, Udhana, Una, Unia, Vadnagar, Vijapur, Visnagar, Vyara, Gandhinagar Capital, Sabarmati BG, and Patan.

However, under the scheme five stations of Gujarat such as Udhna, Surat, Somnath, Sabarmati BG, MG, and New Bhuj have been identified.

Indian Railways suffer Rs 259.44 crore loss, says Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav

July 22, 2022, 6:35 pm

The Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Friday said in Parliament that there was a loss of Rs 259.44 crore to railway property due to the protests against the Agnipath scheme.

In a written reply to a question asked by Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh in the Rajya Sabha, Ashwini said that 2132 trains were cancelled between June 15 and June 23 due to protests across the country against the “Agnipath scheme” of short-term recruitment in the Armed Forces. Railway Minister informed that during the period from 14th June 2022 to 30th June 2022, a refund of about Rs.102.96 crore has been granted.

“A separate data regarding the amount of refund granted to passengers due to disruption of rail services on account of public disorder consequent to agitation like those held after launching of Agnipath scheme is not maintained,” said Ashwini.

Talking about the investigation Ashwini said, “Cases of damage, destruction of government property including railway property are restored and investigated by the concerned GRP and State Police under IPC and Railways Act.”

However, he further added that there was a loss of Rs 259.44 crore to railway property due to the protests. At present, all the affected train services, which were cancelled due to the protest against the Agnipath scheme, have been restored.