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PM Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express on September 30 at Gandhinagar station. For this ocassion, Modi will travel in the train till Kalupur Railway station, and launch the express, at10.30 am. Notably, the Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express will make travel between Maharashtra-Gujarat comfortable and easier. For this, the route trial was successfully conducted between Ahmedabad and Mumbai on… read-more

Due to maintenance and operational issues, Indian Railways canceled around 120 trains on July 27. In addition, 44 trains have been partially suspended owing to similar causes. A total of 46 trains have been diverted or postponed due to unanticipated factors such as derailment and natural causes. 40 trains have been diverted, while 6 have been postponed. Passengers can check the updated schedule of trains on… read-more

Tourist trains operated by Indian Railways under the Bharat Gaurav Scheme will depart from New Delhi on June 21. It will operate on Ramayana Circuit, which is part of the "Swadesh Darshan" plan. The trip would cost roughly Rs 65,000 per person, according to Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation. By linking two nations India and Nepal, with a tourist train, IRCTC becomes the first agency to achieve this milestone. 

During the Railway Protection Force's pan-India Operation "Mahila Suraksha," which took place between May 3 and 31, 150 girls and women were saved from becoming victims of human trafficking. A total of 7000 people were detained for illegally traveling in women's coaches. RPF members risked their lives to rescue ten ladies who had slipped while boarding/deboarding the moving train and were in danger of being run over by the train. 

The commencement of the Vande Bharat Express has led to a solid boost for Indian Railways in Saudi publication, enhancing the "make in India" initiative. In addition, India’s first-ever semi high-speed inter-city EMU was launched from the New Delhi railway station that covered a maximum distance with a speed of 160 km/hr. Notably, the train has a total seating capacity of 1,128 in 16 air-conditioned coaches.