Rajdhani

Amid IndiGo's paid web check-in controversy, Indian Railways asks passengers to 'check-in' to 'good-old' trains

IndiGo, which has a domestic market share of nearly 43 percent, has been levying charges for web check-in from 14 November

Railways not to roll back flexi-fare scheme; only applicable in 1.5% of mail, express trains, say official

Under the flexi-fare scheme, applicable in premium trains such as Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi, the base fare increases by 10 percent with every 10 percent of berths sold, subject to a prescribed maximum limit.

Higher flexi-fares in Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto will 'force' passengers to opt for airlines, warns CAG to Railways

A comparison with air fare for 13 sectors showed that travelling in aeroplane was cheaper than using the Railways for a large number of routes

Airline-like meals on board Indian Railways from July; to be introduced on premium trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto

The Railways provides 12 lakh meals per day, 10 lakh of which is served onboard trains.

Indian Railways to deliver gold-standard coaches meant for Rajdhani and Shatabdi to trains 'patronised by poor'

The Railways will now deliver gold-standard coaches, meant for Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains, to trains "patronised by the poorest of the poor"

Indian Railways planning to install 12 lakh CCTV cameras at 8,500 railway stations across India

Railways is exploring various options to fund the installation of the CCTV surveillance systems — and may even raise resources from the market if needed.

Railways upgrade 48 trains to superfast category, raise fares, increase speed by 5 km/ hr; no new amenities

Passengers will have to shell out Rs 30 more for sleeper, Rs 45 for second and third AC and Rs 75 for first AC class as superfast charges.

Wait-listed Rajdhani passengers may get to fly Air India: Why was this sensible idea given short shrift?

Airlines and railways have tried the scheme and failed to make it work. And there has not been any effort to finetune it. Now the officials should first find out what went wrong earlier and fix it

Indian Railways to use tablets to take feedback on food served on premium trains

The system would be formally launched on the Mumbai Rajdhani in a couple of weeks, IRCTC chief spokesperson Pinakin Morawala said.

Jammu Tawi Rajdhani Express coach derails at New Delhi railway station, no injuries reported

A coach of Jammu Tawi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express derailed on Thursday at the New Delhi Railway station in the national capital, but no one was injured.