After years of inaction, the railways has taken up, on an urgent basis, the deployment of personnel at unmanned railway gates, especially in Alappuzha segment of the state.

“A total of 22 unmanned ga

Commuters demand that at least snack kiosks be set up immediately - if not food plazas or fast food joints - at MRTS stations.

There are two kiosks that function at Thirumailai station.

Mr S. Vasan

The glossy paint of the outer walls of the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) stations in Kasturba Nagar and Indira Nagar can be misleading as the inside story is appalling.

The accidental death of a

IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) has received never like before patronage for its special RTP (rail tourist packages) this summer.

According to senior IRCTC officials, nearly

A city-based engineering major has inked an agreement with a Denmark-based firm and the Defence Research Organisation to develop 'green toilets' for railways in a bid to keep trains, platforms and tra

All trains, including Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto, will be monitored by a satellite-based navigation system by next year as part of the Railways' effort to provide accuracy about their movement.

Railway Minister Mukul Roy who has expressed concern over tardy progress of various rail projects soon after taking charge, chaired a high-level meeting recently to ascertain the cause of the delay an

A murder convict gave a police party the slip by jumping from a train while being escorted to the district jail here, officials said on Wednesday.

Anurag Mishra alias Raju purportedly pushed the

In a move that would dilute the authority of Railways to fix passenger fares, a Planning Commission group has suggested giving the powers to decide tariffs to the Railways Rate Tribunal (RET), a qu

Passengers travelling in AC 1 and AC 2 classes in trains will have to shell out more from Sunday when the upward revision in higher class fares will come into effect.

The fare is also being hiked