India's first hydrogen-powered train, flagged off last month by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has covered 6,000 km on the Jind-Sonipat route in Haryana. The 10-coach, 3,200 HP trainset is the world's most…
Food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy are rapidly capturing India's train meal market after IRCTC opened its e-catering API in late 2023. Zomato has expanded to over 250 stations with 100% year-on-year…
Indian Railways plans to introduce a Development Partner Model (DPM) and a Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) to attract private capital into a ₹2.62 trillion asset pipeline under NMP 2.0, according to two…
ixigo has introduced Bharat Darshan holiday packages on its ixigo Trains app, offering family travel options that include Kashmir and the Northeast. The packages come in Comfort and Superior categories, with prices…
A passenger was bitten on the nose by a rat while travelling in an air-conditioned coach of the Una Himachal-Indore Express on August 22. The passenger complained on X, and Western Railway's…
India's most powerful 12,000 horsepower electric locomotives will get waterless urinals for loco pilots, with existing engines from the Madhepura factory in Bihar to be retrofitted. The move addresses a long-standing lack…
French train maker Alstom is in talks with Indian Railways for an order to build 200 more electric freight locomotives at its Madhepura plant in Bihar. The existing contract for 800 engines…
Activists of the CPI(M)'s youth wing, DYFI, scaled the wall and entered the compound of the Divisional Railway Manager's office in Palakkad on Monday to protest the bifurcation of the Palakkad Railway…
Indian Railways has launched a special cleanliness drive across its network, focusing on cleaning and disinfecting drinking-water tanks and filtration systems to ensure safe drinking water for passengers. The initiative, announced by…
Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL) is implementing a circular economy strategy across its thermal power stations to convert waste materials such as fly ash, scrap metal, used oil and…
