Railways

Indian Railways has developed the first ever air conditioned coach (car) for its DEMU trains. Till now the existing DEMU trains consisted only of non-air conditioned coaches. The first ever AC coach has been manufactured at Indian Railways’…

In an RTI query filed by Odisha-based rights activist Akhand, the Railways have revealed that over 10,000 Bio-toilets have been installed across 2,700 railway coaches in the financial year 2015-16. "Bio-toilets are being fitted in new…

With a view to facilitate travel of foreign tourists, following facilities have been provided: * Advance Reservation Period of 360 days has been provided for foreign tourists. * Foreign Tourist Quota is earmarked in identified trains…

Railways have taken up the work of installing rain water harvesting facilities wherever possible from techno-economic considerations i.e. intensity of rain fall, level of water table, soil type, salinity of ground water etc. Railways has…

Wi-Fi facility with free access to rail passengers for first 30 minutes in a day is proposed to be provided at all A1 (75), A (332) and B(302) i.e. total 709 railways stations. For period after 30 minutes the service will be available on…