To prevent accidents at railway crossings, which constitute as much as 40% of all rail accidents, the Dedicated Freight Corridor will have 1,000 over bridges and underpasses, officials said. “We are in the process of constructing 700 underpasses and 300 over bridges. Out of these, 550 underpasses have already been built,” said RK Jain, managing […]
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Agartala-Akhaura rail project to be completed in next 4-5 months: NFR official
Both India and Bangladesh are expected to be connected through railways in Agartala (Tripura) – Akhaura (Bangladesh) route in the next 4-5 months, Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) divisional manager JS Lakra said on Tuesday. “Enhancing railway connectivity and providing better railway services are our topmost priority. In past few years, improvement of tracks and infrastructures, […]
Will fence track by 2024, say Western Railway on Vande Bharat-buffaloes collision
NEW DELHI: Western Railway staffers will reach out to villagers living in the vicinity of the Ahmedabad- Mumbai tracks to counsel them to not let their cattle wander near the tracks in view of the accident involving the Vande Bharat Express on Thursday. The railway will also build a fence along the tracks on the route […]
Railways plans fencing along Vande Bharat’s Mumbai-Gujarat route
The Western Railways is planning to install fences along the Gandhinagar-Mumbai route, after the newly-launched Vande Bharat Express train suffered minor damages by colliding with cattle on the railway line for two days in a row, officials said on Friday. While the semi-high speed train hit some buffaloes between Gairatpur and Vatva stations in Gujarat […]
Morning brief: Big move by Railways to prevent accidents
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. Railways to set up 1,000 over bridges, underpasses to prevent accidents To prevent accidents at railway crossings, which constitute as much as 40% of all rail accidents, the Dedicated Freight Corridor will have 1,000 […]
Indian Railways to run 179 special trains for festive season rush: Check details
As India gears up for festive season travel, the Railway Ministry has decided to operate 179 pairs of special trains to ease the load of heavy passenger traffic, news agency ANI reported on Friday. Indian Railways will make 2,269 extra trips via these special trains, which will run till Chhath Puja on 30 October. They […]
Vande Bharat Express train hit by cattle gets its nose replaced. See photos
The Vande Bharat Express running between Mumbai Central and Gujarat’sThe front part of the engine got damaged after 3-4 buffaloes came on the railway line. But the accident did not stop the train which moved right after removing the carcasses within eight minutes and reached Gandhinagar on time. Gandhinagar which was by cattle on Thursday […]
‘Revamp work at Alamnagar station in full swing; to be completed by October’
“The revamp work of the Alamnagar station at Rajajipuram area of Lucknow, at a cost of approximately ₹32 crores will be completed by the end of October or the first month of November,” said Suresh Kumar Sapara, divisional railway manager (DRM), Northern Railway (NR), Lucknow on Thursday. The project was sanctioned in 2018-19. “The revamp […]
Proposal to upgrade Gurugram railway station approved: MP Rao Inderjit Singh
A proposal to upgrade the Gurugram railway station has been approved by the Ministry of Railways, union minister and Gurugram MP Rao Inderjit Singh said on Wednesday. The minister informed that he received a communique confirming this development from the union railway minister. Singh met union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during the recent parliament session […]
RRB CBT phase 5 2022 exam city and date awaited at rrbcdg.gov.in
Railway Recruitment Board phase 5 exam city and date link has not been activated yet. As per the official notification, the link for viewing the Exam City & Date is scheduled to be activated today, September 27. Candidates who have registered to appear for the Phase 5 examination will be able to check exam city […]
Pune Metro Phase 2: Maha-Metro submits DPR to PMC
The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha-Metro) on Monday held a detailed presentation before the municipal corporation for Pune Metro’s Phase 2 plan which proposes to cover 200 km length for the project. Vikram Kumar, PMC commissioner; Atul Gadgil, director Pune Metro; PK Acharya, advisor, Pune Metro; Shrinivas Bonala, chief engineer project, PMC, and Hemant Sonawane, […]
Railway engineer arrested with ₹63L cash and valuables; property worth ₹13-cr
Mumbai: The principal chief mechanical engineer (PCME) of the Central Railway was arrested in a massive bribery case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recovered ₹23 lakh in cash, jewellery worth ₹40 lakh, details of properties worth ₹13 crore and deposits of USD 2,00,000 ( ₹1,63,30,770) in three foreign bank accounts in Singapore and […]