Mangaluru: The trial run of the Mangaluru-Madgaon semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express was flagged off at the Mangaluru central railway station on Tuesday. The flag-off ceremony was conducted in the presence of Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, local MLAs and railway officials. The train which departed Mangaluru central at 8.30 am will reach Madgaon at […]
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Work on Baiyappanahalli metro depot stuck due to impasse over HAL land
Bengaluru: Crucial works at Namma Metro’s Baiyappanahalli depot have been stalled by a delay in acquiring land from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in eastern Bengaluru, an official said. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) needs nearly 3,400 square feet from HAL and another 1,334 square feet from private firm Harmen Developers LLP as part of […]
Mysuru-Vasco special train via Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The South Western Railway (SWR) will run a special train between Mysuru and Vasco Da Gama via Bengaluru and Hubballi for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Train number 06231 will depart from Mysuru at 7.10 pm on December 22 and 29 to reach Vasco Da Gama at 1.50 pm. In the return direction, […]
Partial cancellation of trains between KSR Bengaluru and Yeshwantpur
Bengaluru: The following trains will not run between KSR Bengaluru and Yeshwantpur due to line and power block taken up for safety-related works: Train number 17392 SSS Hubballi–KSR Bengaluru Express, leaving Hubballi on December 22 and 23, will terminate at Yeshwantpur. Train number 06243 KSR Bengaluru-Hosapete Passenger Special, leaving KSR Bengaluru on December 23 and […]
Shunting engine derails at Mumbai’s Mazgaon yard, affects Central Railway services
Mumbai: One wheel of a shunting engine derailed at Mazagon yard near Sandhurst Road station here on Thursday afternoon, affecting train movement on the main line of the Central Railway (CR), officials said. No one was injured in the incident, they said. The engine derailed on the yard line at 12.43 pm, said Dr Shivraj […]
Suburban rail: Kanaka Line set to clear alignment hurdle, get railway land
Bengaluru: After months of delay, the South Western Railway (SWR) is set to approve the alignment of the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project’s Corridor 4 and provide it with the necessary land within the next 10 days. The twin breakthroughs will pave the way for the award of the civil contract and the start of groundwork […]
Woman’s accident at metro station: DMRC to give Rs 15 lakh compensation to next of kin
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will provide a compensation of Rs 15 lakh to the next of kin of a woman passenger who died after an accident at a metro station recently, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occurred at Inderlok metro station on December 14 where prima facie it appears that […]
Tamil Nadu rains: Stranded train passengers evacuated after 36 hours
Over 36 hours after they got stranded at the Srivaikundam Railway Station and in a near-by school in Thoothukudi district, nearly 700 passengers of the Tiruchendur-Chennai Express were evacuated and moved to safety on Tuesday. About 800 passengers were stuck at the railway station since December 17 night – about 300 of them were shifted […]
Helicopter deployed; defence personnel begin rescue of stranded train passengers in TN
Madurai: Defence personnel have engaged a helicopter to rescue about 800 train passengers stranded in flood-hit southern Tamil Nadu, an official said. At Srivaikuntam railway station, rope and accessories needed to lift people were lowered from the chopper and a number of passengers, including a boy, were airlifted to safety. “The work has commenced, passengers […]
515 injured in subway accident in Beijing as two trains collide in heavy snow
Beijing: A total of 515 people were taken to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones, when two metro trains collided in heavy snow here in China’s capital, authorities said on Friday. The accident occurred when slippery tracks prompted emergency braking of the leading train, and the rear train, following from a downhill section, slid […]
Bengaluru metro’s Yellow Line to start only after general elections
Bengaluru: Electronics City and other parts of southern Bengaluru will get metro connectivity only after the general elections as against the latest deadline of February 2024. The prototype train for the Yellow Line is expected to be shipped from China on Thursday and reach the city in January, according to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited […]
3 trains won’t stop at Bengaluru’s Channasandra
Bengaluru: The following trains will not stop at Channasandra due to the ongoing works to dismantle the existing platform number 1 and foot overbridge ramp at the railway station. * Dec 14, 2023, to April 30, 2024: Train number 06515/16 KSR Bengaluru-Sri Sathya Sai Prashanti Nilayam-KSR Bengaluru MEMU Special; train number 06387/88 KSR Bengaluru-Kolar-KSR Bengaluru […]