Railways Ministry

Centre approves proposal to increase speeds of several trains; travel time between Delhi and Mumbai to reduce by 3.5 hours

Increasing the train speed on Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Howrah routes will ensure up to 60 percent increase in average speed of passenger trains.

The great train robbery: Passengers suspected of stealing 21 lakh towels, bed sheets and blankets from railways

Affluent AC passengers are the prime suspects as over 21 lakh towels, bed sheets, blankets and other items went missing from air-conditioned coaches.

Public telephone booths removed from list of essential for railway passengers

Public telephone booths at stations are no longer a 'minimum essential amenity'.

Railways rolls back need for Aadhaar card for senior citizen's concessional tickets

The Aadhaar-based ticketing system for the railways has been withdrawn with immediate effect.

Sushma Swaraj pulls up Pune man for Twitter request for wife's transfer from Jhansi Railways

Union Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, known for her new brand of Twitter diplomacy, pulled up a man on Sunday for requesting his wife's transfer from the Jhansi railways to his hometown.

Will Arun Jaitley survive? The 3 critical tasks that’ll determine the finance minister’s future

One only has to read the speeches of Arun Jaitley, the finance minister, to see that he is not aware of this duty

Railway Minister Prabhu acknowledges corruption exists in railways

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday acknowledged existence of corruption at various levels in his ministry and said the government is determined to weed it out through stringent action and putting in place a transparent system.

Rail Budget 2015 to focus on inter-city AC rakes for daily commuters

Introduction of AC rakes in the inter-city services to make the journey more comfortable will also be proposed in the Rail Budget 2015-16.

Rail Budget 2013: Is the Railways Ministry jinxed?

A quick look at the fortunes of the Railway Ministers for the past 25 years show that barring Mamata Banerjee and Nitish Kumar, the political career of the others has not been all that rosy after their stint was over.

Downsize! It's time to put govt on a weight-loss programme

The biggest pending reform is to downsize government. Even nominally Communist China has gotten the message - and scrapped the Railways Ministry. The idea needs to be implanted in the minds of the Big Government behemoths in New Delhi.