New Delhi: To encourage cashless transaction, Railways will install card swipe machines at parcel booking offices and all ticket reservation counters in all major stations. Besides POS (Point of Sale) machines will also be installed at suburban railway stations to help people purchase seasonal and monthly tickets by using debit or credit cards. There are […]

Puttur: “Project has been plotted to develop the railway stations like airports with the partnership of private companies,” said Central railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. He was speaking after inaugurating the upgraded Kabaka-Puttur Adarsh railway station through video conference on Sunday. “Basic facilities which are available in Metro stations and airports will be provided to railway […]

Mangaluru: Google India Country Head (Public Policy) Chetan Krishnaswamy said that Google has a set target of providing Wi-Fi internet connectivity at 100 railway stations in the country by the end of this year. Addressing a gathering of students during Freshers’ Day organised at Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, here, on Wednesday, Chetan said, “While […]

Udupi: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Sunday that priority would be given to doubling of lines on the Konkan Railway route. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for Innanje Railway Station here, through videoconferencing from Madgaon, Goa. The upcoming Innanje Railway Station, to be built at a cost of Rs. 11.34 […]

Mangaluru : Southern Railway Mazdoor Union (SRMU) held stir demanding minimum monthly pay of Rs 26000 per month in all the railway stations in the southern railway on Thursday. As the Central government has failed to meet their demands, as planned earlier, SRMU will stop their work from 11 July from morning 6. The central […]