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Indian Railways unveils new AC 1st coach design: Imagine a compact cubicle for two people in the AC 1st class coach of Indian Railways - and one that possibly offers comforts on par with the business class of an aircraft. The Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala has recently unveiled a new concept design for AC 1st coaches, with an “interiors on demand” vision. The concept design with panoramic...

Indian Railways is looking to roll out a new train for the common man - and one that will run on the push-pull locomotive system. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today took to his Whatsapp channel to share an image preview of the push-pull locomotives that are being made for the new train by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW).The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai is manufacturing a new upgraded...

NEW DELHI: The government is all set to implement the "14 minutes miracle" scheme on October 1 for Vande Bharat Express trains.Under this scheme, the Vande Bharat trains will be completely cleaned and ready for the next trip in just 14 minutes. This will be launched at 32 places on Sunday, including Delhi, Shirdi etc.The ministry of Railways had earlier announced that it was going to implement the "14...

Vande Bharat sleeper trains project on track: In a significant development, the Indian Railways has signed a supply contract with Kinet Railway Solutions, a joint venture between Metrowagonmash (MWM) and Locomotive Electronic Systems (LES) from Russia, along with India's Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), for the production of Vande Bharat trains.Under this agreement, Kinet Railway Solutions will both...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has today flagged off 9 new Vande Bharat Express trains aimed at boosting connectivity across eleven states namely Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Jharkhand and Gujarat. At the flag off, PM Modi said that the craze for Vande Bharat Express is increasing and it is only a matter of time when the new trains will...

BHUBANESWAR: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the Indian Railways has completed construction of 450km rail line in Odisha during the financial year 2022-23, which is a record since Independence. He said this while flagging off a new train Bhadrak-Nayagarh Town-Bhadrak MEMU in Cuttack.“From 2009 to 2014, Railways had managed to complete construction of around 53km of rail line work...