A major disaster was averted on Friday as no casualties or injuries were reported after five coaches of Kannur-Bengaluru Express derailed between Toppuru and Sivadi of the Bengaluru Division following a rockslide. All 2,348 passengers on board are safe, the South Western Railway officials said. “A doctor checked all the passengers. Fortunately, even minor injuries […]
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Unified Command and Control Centre inaugurated at Mumbai Central
In another major boost to the Digital India initiative, the Mumbai-headquartered Western Railway has added yet another feather to its cap with the inauguration of a state-of-the-art high-tech Unified Command and Control Centre (UCCC) located at Mumbai Central station. Railway Board Chairman and CEO Suneet Sharma inaugurated the UCCC in presence of WR General Manager […]
Security tightened at railway stations in nine UP districts after bomb threat
The superintendent of Meerut City Railway Station has received a letter threatening bomb blasts at railway stations and temples in nine districts, including Meerut, ahead of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s visit to the city on November 11. Security was tightened at all railway stations although police believed it to be a hoax. Railway […]
Railway police rescue woman from being run over by moving train
Railway police and Railway Protection Force have rescued a woman from being run over by moving train in the railway station and the video has gone viral on social media. The woman had a narrow escape and thanks to the presence of mind of police. The Talaguppa-Bengaluru train arrived at Shivamogga railway station at 6:55 […]
Costs rise as Karnataka decides to expedite old railway projects
Karnataka will fast-track railway projects that are languishing since 2007 because of which their cost has almost doubled, Infrastructure Development Minister V Somanna said Wednesday. This includes the long-pending 170-km Munirabad-Mehaboobanagar line that promises to significantly reduce the distance between Hyderabad, Hubballi and Goa. Somanna, who reviewed the infrastructure development department, found that of the […]
Railway Board Chairman travels in a Mumbai local
On a whirlwind tour of Mumbai, Railway Board Chairman and CEO Suneet Sharma travelled in a Mumbai local and visited the headquarters of the Central Railway and Western Railway, inspected various facilities and reviewed the development works. On Sunday, he spent time in the WR while on Monday, he visited the CR – and during […]
Activists urge MPs to push for suburban rail in meet with South Western Railway
Ahead of the divisional-level meeting with Members of Parliament scheduled on November 11, activists have urged lawmakers to press for more local trains and resume pre-Covid train operations. Last week, the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) sent letters to the MPs within the Bengaluru jurisdictional division for the annual exercise, which could not be held last […]
Several passengers injured as trains collide in England
Several passengers were injured after two trains collided in southern England on Sunday, official sources said. Local media talked of around a dozen walking wounded. “We are currently at the scene of the train accident, involving two trains between Andover and Salisbury,” local police tweeted. A spokesperson for the national Network Rail company said the […]
Local trains to run in West Bengal at 50% seating capacity from October 31
The West Bengal government on Friday extended Covid-19 restrictions till November 30 with additional relaxations, one of them being permission for local trains to operate at 50 per cent seating capacity from Sunday — almost six months after services were stopped to check the spread of the disease. The administration also allowed the movement of […]
Chennai–Mysore Shatabdi Express bags Integrated Management Systems certificate
Chennai-Mysore-Chennai Shatabdi Express became the first Integrated Management Systems (IMS)-certified train of Southern Railway taking into account state-of-the-art facilities ensuring safe and comfortable travel for passengers, the Indian Railways said. This is also the first Shatabdi of Indian Railways and the second mail/express train on Indian Railways to bag this certification with ISO 9001:2015, ISO […]
Inspect Kengeri metro line and repair ‘problematic’ areas: BBMP chief
After a portion of the soil around metro pillar 489 near Jnanabharathi, West Bengaluru, caved in during recent rains, the BBMP has directed officials to inspect the Kengeri metro line and do repairs. Reviewing various civic projects in Yeshwantpur assembly constituency limits, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta asked officials to identify […]
You will now get verified messages from Indian Railways
Caller identification app Truecaller on Thursday said it has partnered with Indian Railways to provide passengers with greater trust in communication, wherein people will see a green verified business badge logo while making calls to the 139 Helpline. Additionally, verified SMS message headers will ensure that the customers know that they are receiving the communication […]