Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Allahabad conducted second stage computer-based test (CBT) of Non Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) recruitment on May 9 and 10, said railway officials here on Wednesday. The test was held for level 6 for total of 7,124 vacancies including 516 seats under RRB-Allahabad and for level 4 in which there were 161 […]
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SC scraps clearances for railway line via Western Ghats
PANAJI: The Supreme Court has upheld the Central Empowered Committee (CEC)’s recommendation for revoking the clearances for doubling the railway line between Goa’s Mormugao Port and Tinaighat in Karnataka through the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats, saying there was no substantial basis to undertake the project. The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) approved the project in […]
Authorise officials to settle claims with applicants, National Lok Adalat tells Railways
The National Lok Adalat has asked the Indian Railways to authorise its officials to enter into settlement with accident claimants to reduce the pendency of cases before courts. The Lok Adalat, headed by justice Anuja Prabhudessai of the Bombay high court, made these observations during a hearing on May 7 after it was informed that […]
Railway line expansion in MMR to eat into 17 hectares of forest cover
Mumbai: Expansion of railway lines across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) — which officials say and experts agree is imperative to decongest local trains — will eat into a significant amount of green cover in the region, show publicly available documents. As per a proposal pending with the state forest department, the construction of a […]
20 new AC local trains to be introduced on CR, WR; services to be discontinued on Harbour
Mumbai: New AC local train services on Central and Western Railway are likely to be introduced soon. As many as 20 new AC services will be introduced on the CR and WR. At present, 44 local trains operate on the mainline of the Central Railway. The patronage of AC local trains on the Harbour line […]
Lucknow-Delhi double decker train service to resume today
After remaining off the track for the past over two years due to the pandemic, the Lucknow-Delhi double decker train service is all set to start again from Tuesday (May 10). The decision was taken by the Railway Board that has also opened booking for the public. The train will run four days—Tuesday, Thursday, Friday […]
Delhi Metro announces new interchange hub to connect city centre with north
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Saturday announced the construction of a new interchange hub at central Delhi’s RK Ashram Marg metro station. The station, which falls on the Blue Line, will be connected to the RK Ashram Marg station of the Magenta Line, making it easier for commuters travelling between central and north […]
Karnataka: Train services resume after halt due to Cargo Express derailment
The South Western Railway informed late night on Saturday that the train services are back to normal as realignment on the Bengaluru-Tumakuru line has been completed. “Our Bengaluru team has completed re-ailment at 11 PM. Train services will now operate as normal,” assured the railways. The train services were interrupted after Parcel Cargo Express Train […]
North Korea halts rail crossings with China, where Covid is on the rise: Report
Cross-border freight train services between North Korea and China have been suspended after a series of Covid-19 infections in the Chinese border city of Dandong, the Yonhap news agency said on Friday. Authorities in Dandong decided on the suspension at North Korea’s request, the agency said, citing unidentified sources. The suspension came less than four […]
Ludhiana | Tenders for ₹300-crore railway station project likely to be floated in May
Railways is likely to float tenders for the ₹300-crore project to revamp the Ludhiana station, one of the biggest junctions in Ferozepur division, in May. A team from the railways, which visited the municipal corporation’s Zone A office on Tuesday, said, “Railways is in the process of approving plans and it is expected that tenders […]
Ludhiana | Traffic hit as train breaks down on railway crossing
Traffic movement near the Ishmeet Singh Chowk railway crossing in Model Town was hit for around 25 minutes on Monday after a train broke down due a technical fault in the engine. The traffic in the said area was brought to a halt around 1: 10 pm, after the engine of the New Delhi-Lohian Khas […]
Central Railway mega block today, local train services to be hit on these routes
Suburban rail services under Mumbai’s Central Railway (CR) zone will be affected for several hours on Sunday as CR is scheduled to carry out a mega block for engineering and maintenance works. Various city-based railway zones, which oversee the operations of the Mumbai Local network, routinely carry out maintenance works under their respective jurisdictions; these […]