Category: Railways

Train operations were hit on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro on Tuesday for the entire duration of the services, after a suspected cable theft incident between the Indraprastha and Yamuna Bank stations led to a signalling problem, resulting in train movement being operated manually and at reduced speeds, Metro officials said. The Delhi […]

The Pune metro on Tuesday completed the viaducts’ work on reach 2 (Vanaz metro station to Civil court metro station). Dr Brijesh Dixit, managing director, Maha Metro, said, “This work has been made possible due to the active support and cooperation of the central government, state government, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), and all other government […]

The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has invited a request for proposal for the upgradation of the railway station, aimed at improving passenger amenities. The cost to alter the design has been estimated at around ₹385 crore and the stipulated time frame for the project has been set at 15 months. Bidding for the same […]

Following a good response to the vista dome coaches in both Deccan Queen Express and Deccan Express, the Pune railway division is all set to introduce these coaches in two more trains running between Pune and Mumbai and Pune and Secunderabad namely, Pragati Express (number 12126) and Shatabdi Express (number 12025), respectively. As per information […]

Indian Railways would be launching ‘Azadi Ki Railgadi aur Station’ programme across all the zones, including North Central Railways (NCR), of the country on Monday. At the central level, chairman, Railway Board will be inaugurating the event while at NCR, general manager will inaugurate an exhibition at Prayagraj Junction. “All across the country, 75 railway […]

Train services on the Delhi Metro’s busy Blue Line were impacted on Tuesday morning due to a technical snag leading to a delay in service between Indraprastha and Yamuna Bank stations, officials said. DMRC first tweeted at 8:04am to acknowledge the snag and inform commuters about a delay on this section of the Blue Line […]

Twenty-seven trains linked to the Indian freedom struggle will be flagged off from the originating stations by families of freedom fighters as part of the Centre’s week-long plans to celebrate ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to commemorate 75 years of Independence, the Railways announced on Monday. Celebrations will also be held at 75 railway stations across […]

Ever since the pandemic began, the Bengaluru metro – for the first time – touched the milestone of 5 lakh-footfall-mark in June. The public transport footfall has remained affected ever since coronavirus hit the country two years ago. On June 4, 5,07,450 people had boarded the Namma Metro, which is said to be the highest […]

Several Mumbai local train services are set to be affected on Sunday as railways operates a mega block on its suburban sections for carrying out maintenance work during the day. According to the central railways, the maintenance mega blocks are “essential for infrastructure upkeep and safety”. As per a press statement, the down fast/semi-fast services […]

In a bid to secure railway tracks and property from theft, the Western Railway will be installing metal guard rails along the Churchgate-Virar route tracks. The guard rails, costing ₹2.40 lakh are to act as a safety barrier and also prevent theft by restricting the entry of unauthorised individuals onto the railway tracks, officials said. […]

Mumbai The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, a pet project of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is a step closer to reality with orders for removal of a structure that is currently on the plot earmarked for the terminus. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has issued directives to move a structure of Bharat Petroleum […]

The Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) has repaired damages caused to the 85-km Lumding-Badarpur railway section in Assam following landslides in May. “Going by the scale and magnitude of the damage to railway tracks, the restoration works…is the fastest ever such task in the history of Indian Railways while dealing with such huge natural calamities,” said […]