Category: Railways

Bengaluru Metro’s longest underground section is set to achieve another construction milestone as the Tunnel Boring Machine Tunga will make its second breakthrough on Wednesday. This will be the 21st out of 24 tunnelling assignments to be completed on the 21.26-km Pink Line, which will connect Kalena Agrahara to Nagavara via MG Road and Tannery […]

Saharsa: A fire broke out inside a sleeper class coach of a train coming from Delhi on Tuesday evening, while it was on its way to the final stop at Saharsa in Bihar, though nobody was hurt in the incident, a senior official said. Smoke began to billow out of the coach when the Purabiya […]

Bengaluru: The Bengaluru railway division earned Rs 24.22 crore in November, its highest-ever freight revenue in a month, Divisional Railway Manager Yogesh Mohan has said. The division has earned Rs 173.17 crore in freight revenue so far in 2023-24, he said at the third meeting of the Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee (DRUCC) on Monday, […]

Mumbai: The Central Railway will operate 18 special long-distance trains to and from Mumbai and 12 extra local services to cater to the rush of people in the city on B R Ambedkar’s death anniversary, observed as Mahaparinirvan Din, on December 6. Additional personnel of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Railway Police […]

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has geared up its entire machinery in a big way to ensure and manage smooth and safe railway operations in the areas likely to be affected by the cyclonic storm ‘Michaung’. The Indian Railways, as parts of preparedness for cyclone related Disaster Management, has set up an emergency control cell […]

Kolkata: The engine of an express train derailed and caught fire after hitting a lorry, which came onto the tracks at a level-crossing, in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Monday, an official said. No casualty was reported in the accident that happened between Dhulian Ganga and Ballalpur stations in the Malda division of the Eastern […]

Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has introduced updated guidelines for film shooting within the metro premises and on rolling stocks (trains). Filmmakers are now required to pay a licence fee of Rs 50,000 per hour, with a daily maximum capped at Rs 6 lakh. Prior to public release, filmmakers must obtain the […]

Bengaluru: The cancellation of a dedicated overnight train between Bengaluru and Hubballi has riled passengers. The South Western Railway (SWR) cited “poor occupancy” for the cancellation of train numbers 07340/07339 KSR Bengaluru-SSS Hubballi-KSR Bengaluru Superfast Express. The train was cancelled from KSR Bengaluru beginning November 20 and from SSS Hubballi beginning November 21. Passengers dispute […]

Srinagar: In the rugged terrain of Katra-Banihal in Jammu and Kashmir, where mountains stand tall and rivers carve their paths, a remarkable tale is set to unfold. The ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project, weaving through the challenging landscape, is set to reach its crescendo early next year. “95 to 96 per cent of the […]

Hubballi: After the cancellation of the Bengaluru-Hubballi-Bengaluru Superfast Express (train no 07340 / 07339), Hubballi, being the headquarters of the South-Western Railway (SWR) zone, has lost its only dedicated night train to the State capital. As of now, there are three daily night trains to Bengaluru namely Rani Chennamma, Golgumbaz Express, and Belagavi Super Fast […]

Bengaluru: The following trains have been cancelled from both sides until November 29 because the work on the suspension of roads 4, 5 and 6 in the Bengaluru Cantonment yard will take some more time. Train number 06531/06532 KSR Bengaluru-Devanahalli-KSR Bengaluru MEMU Special. Train number 06533/06534 Devanahalli-Yelahanka-Kempegowda International Airport Halt MEMU Special. Train number 06535/06536 […]

Bengaluru: The trial run of the Bengaluru-Belagavi Vande Bharat Express will take place on Tuesday, with an eight-coach trainset from Chennai being deployed for the service. On Monday evening, a Vande Bharat special train (Number 06031) left Chennai and arrived at SMVT Bengaluru around 10 pm. While the Southern Railway stated that the train is […]