Railway Minister Piyush Goyal

Congress seeks Piyush Goyal's resignation over Mumbai bridge collapse; holds BJP govt 'criminally culpable' for disaster

The Congress demanded the ouster of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal over the Mumbai bridge collapse, which has killed at least six people.

Railways begins inquiry into Seemanchal Express derailment as accident kills 6; Rs 9 lakh announced for kin of deceased

At least six passengers died and 29 others were injured early on Sunday when a rail fracture caused 11 coaches of the Delhi-bound Seemanchal Express to jump the tracks in Bihar's Vaishali district, railway and police officials said.

Seemanchal Express derailment Updates: Identity of six deceased ascertained; injured admitted to Patna, Muzaffarpur hospitals

Seemanchal Express derailment LIVE Updates: The coaches of the Seemanchal Express separated from its engine before they derailed, NDTV reported, adding that three coaches "overturned completely".

All Mumbai local trains must be 15-coach, says Piyush Goyal; asks railway officials to draft timeline within two weeks

Goyal, at a meeting with senior railway officials, said that this move will increase the Mumbai local trains’ capacity by 25 percent. The Western Railway currently has only 15 local trains with 15 coaches.

Railway workers call for 'work-to-rule' protest from 11 December; want pension scheme revoked among other demands

Railway workers decided to refuse all overtime in a call for 'work-to-rule' protest from 11 December to protest the Railway Ministry's refusal to meet their demands.

Mumbai Police to classify Elphinstone Road stampede as accident, says incident caused by rumours

The decision resonated with a report filed by the Western Railway committee in October 2017. The committee had absolved the railway authorities stating that no one was responsible for the Elphinstone bridge stampede.

Study finds railways stations at Rajasthan's Jodhpur, Marwar the cleanest, Delhi ranks 39th

Rajasthan's Jodhpur and Marwar railway stations have emerged the cleanest among the major stations in the country in the latest round of cleanliness assessment study

Railway minister Piyush Goyal hopeful of getting enough land for bullet train project

Even as protests continue against the bullet train project in pockets of Maharashtra and Gujarat, railway minister Piyush Goyal on Monday exuded confidence that he does not see "any stress" in getting the land needed for the ambitious project

Narendra Modi turns down Piyush Goyal's proposal to turn Mumbai's CSMT station into museum, say sources

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned down Railway Minister Piyush Goyal's ambitious plan to convert Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus into one of the first museum-cum-railway stations in India

Mumbai rail roko protest: Piyush Goyal assures students of help, says 20% posts already reserved for apprentices

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday issued a statement on the rail roko protest by students in Mumbai held a few hours earlier and said that 20 percent of the posts in railways were already reserved for apprentices.