Indian Railways Anniversary

Indian Railways started the first passenger train on April 16, 1853, from Bori Bunder to Thane covering a distance of 34 km.

The Railways Ministry shared a then and now video of cleaning system for trains on Twitter.

The Indian Railways for the first time, in its 167 years of existence, saw trains parked in their yards without having to carry passengers due to the nationwide lockdown. It is also the first time in 167 years that trains did not ferry passengers on its birthday.

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted this morning to mark the 167th anniversary of the country's first passenger service

Indian Railways has planted 13.26 lakh trees over 1,300 km of its network from September 15 to October 2, as part of the celebrations to mark the 149th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an official statement said today.

After drawing flak over plans to serve only vegetarian food on October 2, Indian Railways has decided not to mark Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary as 'Vegetarian Day'.

All coaches of the Indian Railways will now display the logo of the government's pet project Swachch Bharat and the national flag as part of the national transporter's plans to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

To mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2, a steam-hauled passenger train will chug from Sabarmati to Ahmedabad on that day, and all tickets issued by Indian Railways will bear a watermark of the Mahatma, along with a message, for a period of two years.

Rail tracks in a stretch of 175 km will not be strewn with human excreta from October 2 with installation of bio-toilets on trains plying on two routes, marking completion of the first year of the launch of Swachh Bharat Campaign by PM Modi.

Indian Railways started the first passenger train on April 16, 1853, from Bori Bunder to Thane covering a distance of 34 km.

The Railways Ministry shared a then and now video of cleaning system for trains on Twitter.

The Indian Railways for the first time, in its 167 years of existence, saw trains parked in their yards without having to carry passengers due to the nationwide lockdown. It is also the first time in 167 years that trains did not ferry passengers on its birthday.

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted this morning to mark the 167th anniversary of the country's first passenger service

Indian Railways has planted 13.26 lakh trees over 1,300 km of its network from September 15 to October 2, as part of the celebrations to mark the 149th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an official statement said today.

After drawing flak over plans to serve only vegetarian food on October 2, Indian Railways has decided not to mark Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary as 'Vegetarian Day'.

All coaches of the Indian Railways will now display the logo of the government's pet project Swachch Bharat and the national flag as part of the national transporter's plans to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

To mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2, a steam-hauled passenger train will chug from Sabarmati to Ahmedabad on that day, and all tickets issued by Indian Railways will bear a watermark of the Mahatma, along with a message, for a period of two years.

Rail tracks in a stretch of 175 km will not be strewn with human excreta from October 2 with installation of bio-toilets on trains plying on two routes, marking completion of the first year of the launch of Swachh Bharat Campaign by PM Modi.