Trivandrum: A food safety seminar was conducted by Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division at the Railway Divisional Office involving food regulators and food business operators. Senior officers of Commercial and Health department of Southern Railway and Food Safety Department of Government of Kerala along with 25 catering licensees of Railways attended the seminar.
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Survey shows Kerala favours High Speed Rail Project
Trivandrum: The results of a survey conducted by research organisation, C fore show that there is huge public support for the proposed high speed rail project cutting across cast, community and class lines. The 430 km high speed railway line (HSR) is proposed to be built between Kochuveli in Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur.
Read MoreRefund / Cancellation procedure for Railway tickets booked through swiping machines
New Delhi: With a view to facilitate convenient booking of reserved and unreserved tickets by passengers through cashless modes of payment viz. Credit / Debit cards even at the ticket booking counters, Indian Railways has decided to install 10,000 PoS (Point of Sale / swipe) machines at railway stations and reservation counters. Depending on the swiping machine, following is the cancellation cum refund procedure for tickets:
Read MoreIRCTC Rail Connect App to make mobile booking convenient
New Delhi: Indian Railways e-Ticketing System caters to over 10 lakhs passengers daily (comprising 58 percent of total reserved passengers) who can book Railways reserved tickets without leaving their homes or offices. To increase the ease to users, a new Android based mobile app for reserved booking ‘IRCTC Rail Connect’ has been developed to bring the power of Next Generation E-ticketing System like High Performance and Enhanced Security.
Read MoreIndian Railways measures to promote digital payments
New Delhi: In pursuance of the announcement made by Government of India for promotion of digital and cashless economy, Ministry of Railways has initiated some additional incentives and measures. The following package of incentives and measures are effective from 1st January 2017.
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