The Indian Railways last week conducted the trial run of the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express train, in its next step to provide a second such semi-high-speed train to the state of West Bengal. This train will ferry passengers between Bengal’s Howrah and Odisha’s Puri. This means that pilgrims and tourists flocking to Puri, the abode […]
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Railways suspends ticket concession for senior citizens, earns more revenue
The Railways has earned an additional revenue of around ₹2,242 crore from senior citizen travellers in 2022-23 by revoking concession offered to them, an RTI response has found. The national transporter had generated ₹1,500 crore in excess between March 20, 2020 — when the assistance was suspended after the onset of the Covid pandemic — […]
Stones pelted at newly launched Vande Bharat Express in Kerala
An incident of stone pelting was reported on the newly launched Vande Bharat Express train in Kerala, informed officials. According to Southern Railway officials, the incident was reported when the train was traveling between Tirunavaya and Tirur. The train was going to Thiruvananthapuram from Kasargod. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat […]
Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar Metro station gets different entry, exit points
New Delhi: Sarojini Nagar Metro station, one of the busiest stations on the Pink Line, now has different points for entry and exit along with additional automatic fare collection gates, to cater to the large footfall at the station. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said that the changes were introduced to control the passenger […]
State government calls for meeting to discuss funding for metro extension project in Ghaziabad
The Uttar Pradesh government has called a meeting of various departments to discuss funding issues for the two proposed Metro extensions in Ghaziabad — Mohan Nagar to Vaishali and Sector 62 Noida to Sahibabad. The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) officials said the meeting was scheduled for May 2. According to the budget estimate provided by […]
Delhi Metro services to be curtailed on section of Airport Line on Sunday morning for maintenance work
Delhi Metro services will be curtailed on a section of the Airport Express Line for two hours in the morning of April 30 owing to a scheduled track maintenance work, officials said on Friday. The work will be undertaken between the Dhaula Kuan and Delhi Aerocity section of the corridor from 5:30 am to 7:30 […]
Monkey business in Delhi Metro tunnel holds up Yellow Line
Three monkeys on Thursday morning went where no other monkey has seemingly gone before — into the underground section of the Delhi Metro. Their visit impacted services on the Yellow Line for over three hours early in the morning, as officials from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the Capital’s municipal body and the forest […]
Railways mulls plying Vande Bharat on Ram Van Gaman Path route
If things go as planned, the country’s semi high-speed train ‘Vande Bharat Express’ would soon operate on the Ram Van Gaman Path route as well. A blueprint is being prepared for running the Vande Bharat Express from Chitrakoot to Lucknow via Prayagraj and Ayodhya, stated officials of the North Central Railway (NCR). According to officials, […]
Service delay on Delhi Metro’s Yellow line; Know which routes are affected
The Delhi Metro rail services of the Yellow line were delayed on Thursday, informed officials. According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the services have been delayed between Kashmere Gate and Central Secretariat. “Yellow Line Update. Delay in services between Kashmere Gate and Central Secretariat. Normal service on all other lines” DMRC tweeted.
Railways completes installing cables of India’s first cable-stayed bridge in 11 months
NEW DELHI: The 96 cables on India’s first cable-stayed bridge, the Anji Khad bridge connecting Katra and Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir, have been installed, which will enable its ‘superstructure’ to be completed by May, railways officials said on Wednesday. “Anji Cable Stay bridge is designed with a total of 96 cables i.e. 48 cables […]
Kerala’s first Vande Bharat to be flagged off on April 25: Details here
Kerala on Tuesday will get its first Vande Bharat Express train as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the semi-high speed train between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod at Thiruvananthapuram Central Station on Tuesday. Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express train will cover 11 districts namely Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and […]
Ghaziabad Master Plan 2031 may not include detailed plans of RRTS TOD zones
The draft Master Plan 2031 for Ghaziabad city, in the making since 2022, may not include detailed plans on the nine transit oriented development (TOD) zones of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project as these plans are still being flushed out, said officials of the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Saturday. They said the […]