Mumbai: The Western Railway headquarters building at Churchgate in Mumbai is completing 125 years of its construction in January 2024 – and to commemorate the occasion, a month-long celebrations have been planned. This magnificent structure was earlier the headquarters office of Bombay Baroda & Central India Railways (BB&CI), which was the forerunner of Western Railway. […]
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Metro to run until 2 am on New Year’s Eve in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: To facilitate the New Year celebrations, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has extended its train services until 2 am on New Year’s Eve. However, given the safety of the revellers, the police department has indicated that access to the MG Road metro station will be restricted, and metro passengers are advised to go […]
Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express to be flagged off on December 30
Mangaluru: Vande Bharat Express from Mangaluru Central to Madgaon Junction will be flagged off on December 30. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Vande Bharat Express from Mangaluru Central to Madgaon Junction at 10 am through video conferencing from Ayodhya. A grand reception has been arranged for the inaugural run at Udupi, Karwar, […]
Tripura CM requests Ashwani Vaishnaw for special train for devotees to attend Ram temple inauguration
Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has requested Railways Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw to provide a special train from Agartala to Ayodhya for the pilgrims of the state to witness the inauguration of Ram temple. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the newly built Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. In a letter […]
Ayodhya Dham Railway Station to have airport-like facilities
New Delhi: Redeveloped Ayodhya Dham Railway Station inaugurated by Prime Minister on December 30, (Saturday) will have airport like amenities to give seamless travel experience to pilgrims visiting temple town. Ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram Mandir on January 22, 2024, the PM is opening the railway Station as the temple town expected […]
PM Modi to inaugurate revamped Ayodhya railway station on Dec 30
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Ayodhya Dham Junction Railway Station and flag off two new Amrit Bharat trains and six new Vande Bharat trains on December 30. The event will be held in Ayodhya where the PM will also inaugurate several other projects in the temple town. The redevelopment of Ayodhya Railway […]
‘Mukut’, bow and arrow: New Ayodhya station full of religious symbols
New Delhi: Topped with a ‘shikhar’ style dome and bow and arrow peculiar to Lord Ram, the new railway station in Ayodhya, which is set to be inaugurated on Saturday, has all the trappings of a temple. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to open the redeveloped Ayodhya Junction station during his visit to the […]
Coimbatore-B’luru Vande Bharat trial run takes 5 hours 38 mins
Bengaluru: The Vande Bharat train service on the Coimbatore-Bengaluru route underwent a trial run on Wednesday morning, covering the distance in 5 hours and 38 minutes. B Guganesan, the Chief Public Relations Officer, Southern Railway, said that the train began its journey at Coimbatore Junction at 5 am and stopped at five stations en route […]
Ayodhya railway junction renamed as Ayodhya Dham
Lucknow: Ayodhya railway junction in Uttar Pradesh has been renamed as Ayodhya Dham junction, local MP Lallu Singh said on Wednesday. The announcement came days before the inauguration of the redevelopment railway station by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a post on X, Singh said, “Ayodhya Junction has become Ayodhya Dham Junction.” Under the guidance […]
Odisha news wrap 2023: Triple train accident, V K Pandian’s meteoric rise hog limelight
Bhubaneswar: A pile of wrecked coaches near Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Odisha’s Balasore district serves as a grim reminder of the world’s deadliest triple train tragedy which claimed nearly 300 lives and left over 1,200 people injured. Despite six months having passed since the incident on June 2, it remains vivid in the minds […]
Prompt action by railway officials at Asansol station prevents major accident
Asansol: Prompt action by railway officials on Tuesday averted an accident near Asansol station after an overhead mast was found bent and hanging by the track. According to railway sources, the hanging mast was noticed this morning, prompting immediate action. Railway officials swiftly implemented all necessary measures, including the Emergency Power Block (EPB) to address […]
Kharge says PM selfie booths at railway stations brazen waste of taxpayers’ money, calls it ‘self-obsessed promotion’
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said setting up ‘selfie booths’ at railway stations with photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a ‘brazen waste’ of taxpayers’ money while opposition states await MGNREGA funds. In a post on X, Kharge said, ‘Self-obsessed promotion by Modi govt knows NO bounds!’ ‘Absolutely brazen waste of […]