Category: Railways

MUMBAI: The much-awaited Metro 3, also known as the Aqua line, has entered a crucial stage. Starting this week, the authorities will begin loaded integrated trials on the trains in the Phase 1 Aarey-Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) route. So far, dry runs with empty coaches were being carried out to test the metro’s designed speeds […]

For the fifth consecutive day on Monday, rail passengers faced inconvenience as key trains between Chandigarh and key stations in Punjab were temporarily cancelled on Monday due to the ongoing farmers’ rail roko agitation near the Shambhu border. The disruption will continue till Wednesday, with at least two trains cancelled on the day. Additionally, the […]

At least 411 million passengers have taken train journeys across India in the first three weeks of April – making it the highest ever footfall recorded in this time period – as the usual heavy rush this time of the year due to summer vacations has been severely compounded by the onset of the wedding […]

More than 15,000 passengers travel on the Ruby Hall to Ramwadi Metro stretch daily, as per data by the Pune Metro. The metro stretch which started operations on March 6 this year covers a distance of 5.5 kilometres and includes Bund Garden, Yerawada, Kalyani Nagar, and Ramwadi stations. However, the entry and exit point work […]

While the Swargate to Katraj extended route on the Pune Metro line 1 has already been approved by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the state government and is now awaiting the Centre’s nod which may be given very soon, Khadakwasla MLA Bhimrao Tapkir’s demand for adding another metro station (Balajinagar) on the route is […]

The stage is set for the much-awaited Vande Bharat Express between Bengaluru and Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore. Bengaluru Central MP PC Mohan confirmed that the Vande Bharat Express between the two cities will be launched by the end of December. This will be the fourth Vande Bharat Express for Karnataka. PC Mohan said, “By December’s end, […]

PUNE: The Pune Metro has started work by officially floating the tender for the expansion of Pune Metro’s line-1 from Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to Nigdi (Bhakti Shakti Chowk). Pune Metro is being executed by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro). The expansion holds importance for passengers commuting between Swargate and PCMC on the Pune […]

Days after a video of passengers ‘hijacking’ the AC coach of Kumbh Express went viral, another such video is making the rounds on social media. The video, shared on X, shows passengers who don’t have valid tickets occupying the corridors of the first-tier AC coach of Sikkim Mahananda Express. While many raised concerns over the […]

Canada will announce next week that all new cars will have to be zero emissions by 2035, the Toronto Star reported on Sunday, as Ottawa is set to unveil new regulations in the latest example of countries around the world pushing for electrification. New rules, known as the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, will also shorten […]

Not just an international airport, the temple town is also getting a railway station that is expected to be ready by December 31. Officials said it would be one of the most remarkable railway stations in the country. Equipped with world-class facilities, the first phase of the Ayodhya railway station has been readied at a […]

A 35-year-old woman died on Saturday after coming under a Delhi Metro train at Inderlok Station on Thursday, news agency PTI reported. Reena had come under the train after a part of her saree got stuck between the Metro doors as they closed. “An incident took place at Inderlok Metro station on Thursday where prima […]

Commuters can now use a common mobility card for taking metro trains on the three operational lines in the city – Blue (Metro 1), Red (Metro 7), and Yellow (Metro 2A), covering a length of more than 30 km. Nearly 11 months after the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) launched ‘Mumbai1’, the National Common […]