Month: February 2014

NOTE: These are special trains which were announced for Holi last year (2014). Click Here to view Holi special trains for this year 2015. On the occasion of the festival of Holi Northern Railway, Central Railway, Northeast Frontier Railway and Eastern Coastal Railways will run a number of holiday special…

It happened again! Southern Railway’s railway coaches allotted to the TVC (Trivandrum) division are falling apart on the slightest provocation, not unlike how an Indian hatchback car crumbles when it makes the slightest contact with an external stationary object. The latest incident which made headlines all over the country was when…

NOTE CLICK HERE For the latest Railway Budget presented by RM Sri DV Sadananda Gowda of the new BJP govt on July 8 2014. This post is about the Interim rail budget presented by Shri Mallikarjun Kharge of the UPA 2 govt. Hon. Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge presented his interim…

This is an old post. The “lite” IRCTC site does not exist now. To know the latest in the application of technology to Indian Railways ticketing systems, have a look at how to buy Unreserved (General/Second Class) train tickets for everyday travel on your mobile phone using the UTS app.…