If India were a living body, Indian Railways would be its endlessly beating heart. It's not just a transport system; it’s a colossal, roaring, living entity that breathes life into the dreams, ...

India has banned its railway staff from wearing their traditional uniform as part of Narendra Modi’s sweeping campaign to ...

Rail enthusiasts often remember September 1825 as the month when the first-ever train operated in the world, while April 16, ...

Mohammad Jamshed, former Member (Traffic) of the Railway Board, highlights the Indian Railways' impressive decade of growth.

Indian railways, as a social microcosm of the country, have long figured in reflections and commentary on India. They find ...

Bhattacharya revists the political and social history of modern India through the shifting fates of a family that works in the railways.(iStockphoto) With a gripping memoir by Arundhati Roy, followed ...

More than a century ago, long before India had bullet trains, Wi-Fi, or high-speed rail networks, a single passenger with an urgent “nature’s call” ended up changing railway history forever. On 2 July ...