Indian Railways keep on bringing new changes to offer best of travelling experience to its crores of passengers. Likewise, two big changes have come into effect from April 1, 2019, giving smile on the face of travellers. Scroll down the page to know what the railway department has brought forward in this new financial year.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off India's longest railroad bridge Bogibeel in Assam on December 25. He will flag off the Tinsukia-Naharlagun Intercity Express, which will pass through the bridge five-days a week, allowing people to commute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh faster. The 4.9 km-long bridge on Bramhaputra river boasts of being Asia's second longest rail-cum-road bridge and has been completed 16 years after first announcement by then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Navratri 2018 has started and devotees across India are observing fast with full devotion. Concerning the people, IRCTC for the first time, is offering ‘vrat ka khana’ (food during fasting) as a part of its e-catering menu. Yes, now passengers will get Navratri-special thali on trains and continue their fasting during travel without any hassle.

Train services were disrupted on the Sealdah main line section on Saturday as a group of people obstructed train movement at Sodepur station for almost three hours protesting against the trains running late, an Eastern Railways spokesperson said.

At least 20 wagons of a goods train derailed on Saturday between Digaru and Panbari stations in Assam, affecting the movement of 30 other trains, an official said here.

After ranking 407 major stations on cleanliness, Indian Railways has undertaken an elaborate, independent audit-cum-survey exercise of 200 important trains, including the Shatabdi, Rajdhani and Duronto.

The railways has ruled out the idea of rolling back the flexi-fare scheme on reserved tickets of its premium trains, officials said on Tuesday.

With heavy rains upto 25 cm lashing coastal and south interior districts of Karnataka, the state is working to shift people stranded in flood-hit regions, an official statement said on Thursday.

The Indian Railways on Tuesday in its new time-table announced that it is all set to introduce more of its niche trains such as Antyodaya Express, Uday Express and Tejas Express in the next 12 months.

In view of the ongoing maintenance/repair of rail infrastructure, the Railways on Monday announced a change in timings of more than 300 trains in its northern zone with effect from August 15. A Northern Railway statement said that the departure timings of 57 trains have been advanced while that of 58 others have been delayed. The departure timings of 28 trains have been advanced by five minutes, while those of eight trains have been advanced by 10 minutes.