Indian Railways

Southern Railway has announced several special trains to help delegates and participants travel to Varanasi for the Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 event. These trains will operate from Chennai, Kanyakumari, and Coimbatore to make long-distance travel easier during the festival period. ...

Indian Railways has announced special trains to help devotees travel comfortably during the Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, the ninth Sikh Guru, who is remembered for his sacrifice and protection of religious freedom. The announcement was made by ...

The Indian Railways is preparing to change travel overnight by introducing the first Vande Bharat sleeper trains in January 2026. Unlike the present Vande Bharat trains that run only during the day with chair-car seating, these new trains will allow passengers ...

Southern Railway has announced that two trains will run on a different route on November 18 and 20 because track renewal work is being carried out at the Dindigul railway yard. In a press release, the railway department said that Train ...

The Indian Railways is preparing to launch its first Vande Bharat sleeper trains for passengers in January. After introducing this new service, the Railways has set an ambitious goal of building eight more sleeper rakes by the end of March. According ...

Almost a year and a half after reducing the sleeper coaches on the Chennai Central-CSMT Mumbai Express, the Central Railway has now cut the sleeper coach count on another Mumbai-bound train, the Chennai Egmore-CSMT Mumbai Superfast Express. The number of sleeper ...

South Western Railway (SWR) has announced that it will run special unreserved MEMU trains between KSR Bengaluru and Ashokapuram (near Mysuru) to handle the extra crowd expected during weekends and the Sri Satya Sai Baba centenary celebrations at Sri Sathya Sai ...

As the holiday season approaches, families across India are getting ready for Christmas and New Year trips. With schools closed for the winter holidays, parents are planning travel that is affordable, safe, and convenient for their children. Train journeys remain one ...

Northern Railway is running 1,000 extra special trains this year during the Diwali and Chhath festivals to meet the high travel demand during the festive season. In a press conference held in New Delhi, Ashok Kumar Verma, General Manager of Northern ...

Indian Railways will operate 763 special Puja trains both daily and weekly, completing about 10,782 trips to handle the huge rise in ridership during the upcoming Diwali and Chhath festivals. These special trains are being added to provide more travel options ...

Bihar, being a historic and religious destination since time immemorial, is always worth a visit for tourists. Nevertheless, the transportation and infrastructural facilities in Bihar were not up to tourist standards, which posed a threat to the state's tourism growth. Recently, ...

Indian Railways now offers passengers with confirmed or RAC e-tickets the choice to opt for a budget-friendly Optional Travel Insurance Scheme (OTIS). For just 45 paise per journey, inclusive of taxes, travellers receive insurance coverage for the entire duration of their ...