Railway Ministry

The Union Railway Minister took to Twitter and shared the good news that almost over 6,0000 railway station across India has wi-fi connections now. Notably, Indian Railways tweeted about the same. RailTel announced that customers of its retail broadband RailWire can use home broadband for connecting RailTel’s high-speed Wi-Fi network across 6,105 railway stations across the country. "The facility of Free High-Speed Wi-Fi service is now… read-more

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Rajya Sabha that the ministry is aiming to establish 100 'Gati Shakti cargo terminals in the next three fiscal-year. On April 6, she said, "So far six GCTs have already been commissioned and 74 more locations have been provisionally identified for development of GCTs". With the new cargo terminals, applications and approval process will be hassle-free, boosting industries and cargo facilities with… read-more

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw congratulated and felicitated India's Mirabai Chanu, the silver medal winner in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The Minister at the ceremony announced a reward of Rs 2 crore along with a promotion for her in the Northeast Frontier Railway. "She has inspired billions around the world with her talent, hard work, and grit," said the Union Minister.

The Railway Ministry on April 19 released a statement assuring the passengers that trains will continue to run normally. The statement came after huge turnout was seen at railway stations in Delhi after CM Arvind Kejriwal announced a 6-day lockdown on April 19. The ministry has advised the passengers not to panic and follow COVID-19 norms. Besides, only those having confirmed tickets have been advised to come to the stations. 

Replying to a question on railway safety in the Rajya Sabha, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on February 12 stated that no fatalities in train accidents have occurred after March 22, 2019. Besides, he said that the government also keeps a pre and post-monsoon check of the 34,665 railway bridges which are over 100 years old. The union minister also assured the house to use sensors and drones to monitor the keep-up of the archaic bridges.