Indian Railways

We all carry a lot of luggage on the train. Sometimes there are more luggage bags than people. However, the Indian Railway Department has banned carrying certain items on trains. If you are caught carrying them, you will have to pay a hefty fine. Sometimes there is a chance of imprisonment. Find out what that banned list is here.

The Prayagraj Express achieved record-breaking revenue in November 2024, outperforming premium trains like Vande Bharat and Rajdhani. Learn how this train generated Rs 6.6 crore and transported over 90,000 passengers.

Railways has increased the maximum number of tickets that may be booked in a month by a user ID that is not Aadhaar-linked from 6 to 12. On the other hand, the restriction for Aadhaar-linked user IDs has been increased from 12 to 24 tickets per month, with one of the passengers in the ticket to be bought being verified through Aadhaar.

Many people wonder how seats are allocated when booking train tickets. Learn about the rules followed by the railway for seat allocation.

Discover how often Indian Railways washes train blankets and the steps taken to ensure passenger hygiene. Learn about new linen specifications, mechanized laundries, and quality control measures. Travel comfortably knowing your bedding is clean.

The Ministry of Railways recently encouraged travellers not to travel with extra baggage in trains via its official Twitter feed. The ministry stated in a Hindi tweet that travelling with additional luggage reduces the fun of the journey by half! Do not go by train with more bags. If you have extra luggage, go to the parcel office and book it.

Indian Railways passengers can easily track PNR status, upcoming stations, and other train journey details on WhatsApp. The new feature is by a Mumbai-based start-up- Railofy. Here is how the feature works.

India's bullet train network is expanding with plans for a Hyderabad-Mumbai corridor, potentially extending to Bengaluru and Chennai. This could drastically reduce travel times, with Chennai-Trichy estimated at just 1 hour, though project completion is 10-13 years away.

The woman woke up and raised an alarm and her husband managed to grab the TTE. Other passengers also woke up and thrashed the TTE after which they handed him over to the Government Railway Police (GRP).

The IRCTC website experienced a major outage during tatkal booking hours, impacting thousands of passengers. The outage prompted frustration among users and highlighted the need for alternative booking platforms.