New Delhi: With a string of controversial videos made in Delhi Metro trains and premises going viral in the last several months, DMRC chief Vikas Kumar has appealed to people to refrain from engaging in “objectionable” activities and said steps were being taken to curb such incidents. In a interview with PTI, Kumar also said […]
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First overnight Vande Bharat service between Chennai & Bengaluru on Nov 21
Chennai: For the first time, the Southern Railway will run a overnight service of semi-high-speed train, Vande Bharat, between the capital cities of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on November 21 to clear the holiday rush of passengers. Another Vande Bharat special will run between Yesvantpur/SMVT Bengaluru to Chennai Central on November 20. The eight-coach Vande […]
Mamata demands Railways to give priority to safety of passengers
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday demanded that the railways give more attention to the safety and security of travellers and roll back the dynamic pricing of train tickets. Banerjee, a former Railway minister alleged that train fares were sometimes higher than flight tickets. “Sad to find that railway passenger fares are […]
Bengaluru: Varthur bats for wider roads, connectivity with metro
Bengaluru: Residents of Varthur, Balagere and Gunjur – where public infrastructure has not kept pace with the rapid development – staged a protest on Friday, demanding Metro connectivity to the region besides widening of existing roads and completing critical infrastructure works with a sense of urgency. They also pointed out that the poor infrastructure has […]
Eight firms provide land to Bengaluru Metro free of cost
Bengaluru: At a time when land prices are going through the roof, eight private firms have parted with their prime land – totalling close to 16,000 square metres – free of cost for the Metro project in Bengaluru. This generous gesture has helped the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) save at least Rs 175 […]
Pawar’s NCP accuses Shinde govt of delaying commissioning of Navi Mumbai metro line
Mumbai: The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Friday accused the Maharashtra government of delaying the commissioning of the Navi Mumbai metro rail line for publicity. The 11.10 kilometre Belapur-Pendhar line number 1 was thrown open to the public during the day. Planning authority City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), in a statement on Thursday, […]
Amtrak train derails in Michigan after striking vehicle on tracks
An Amtrak passenger train carrying more than 200 passengers derailed in Michigan on Thursday night after striking a vehicle on the tracks; there were no immediate reports of injuries, the national railroad company said. Amtrak said the accident happened about 10 pm near New Buffalo, Michigan, a township near Lake Michigan about an hour’s drive […]
11 crore people travelled in Kolkata Metro during April-October this year
The Kolkata Metro has registered a footfall of over 11 crore passengers, so far in seven months, this financial year. A total of 11.18 crore passengers have travelled in the city’s metro routes till Oct 31, and the footfall seemingly continues to increase. The oldest route in the city, North-South or Blue Line has carried […]
Navi Mumbai’s metro dreams come true
Navi Mumbai: Finally the dreams come true for people of Mumbai’s satellite township of Navi Mumbai – where Metro trains would start running after a long wait. This would go a long way in enhancing transportation services in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The City & Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd is the nodal […]
Four injured in Bihar train blast
Samastipur: Four persons, including a woman, were injured in a blast inside a train at Bihar’s Samastipur railway station when gunpowder inside a bag accidentally ignited, a senior official said. According to Vinay Srivastava, Divisional Railway Manager, Samastipur, the blast took place on Wednesday afternoon when the Bhagalpur-Darbhanga Intercity Express was at Samastipur rail station’s […]
State, railways & K-RIDE sign tripartite pact to streamline Bengaluru suburban rail project
Bengaluru: In a move that will help streamline the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP), a tripartite agreement was signed on Wednesday between the Government of Karnataka, the railways and K-RIDE. The project implementing agency, Railway Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka), or K-RIDE, said the agreement specified the responsibilities and methodologies of coordination among the parties. The […]
Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat to run up to Belagavi by November-end
Karnataka’s dedicated Vande Bharat Express, which currently connects Bengaluru with Hubballi-Dharwad, will be extended to Belagavi by the end of November, railway officials said on Wednesday. Citizens and elected representatives had been demanding the extension of the semi-high-speed train to the border city, but authorities couldn’t do that because the Dharwad-Belagavi railway line (121.6 km) […]