A catatonic Namma Metro earned the wrath of Bengalureans on Saturday as services between MG Road and Byappanahalli was stopped for ‘maintenance work’. BMCRL had announced that the Purple Line (from Kengeri to Byappanahalli) would be disrupted from 9:30PM. Several users took to social media to vent their ire. Others complained that it was forcing […]
Category: Railways
Ridership yet to hit pre-pandemic levels: Metro data
Despite lifting of all Covid-19 related restrictions in the Capital, the daily average ridership of the Delhi Metro only rose to 66% of the pre-pandemic level. According to data from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the average daily ridership on weekdays between February 28 and April 17 this year is currently around four million, […]
Stuck in Ukraine, wheels of Vande Bharat trains to be airlifted to India
India’s import orders to a Ukrainian firm for thousands of wheel sets for Vande Bharat trains have been hit by the war, but 128 wheels were taken to neighbouring Romania by road and these will be airlifted by the railways for trials next month, sources said on Sunday. They also said that to meet its […]
Delhi: Order on DAMEPL’s plea seeking interest reserved
The Supreme Court on Friday reserved orders on a petition filed by the Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) challenging a Delhi high court order refusing their claim for substantial interest on a 2017 arbitral award worth over ₹4,600 crore against the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). A bench of justices L Nageswara Rao […]
Row erupts as ‘blatantly propagandist publication’ distributed on board Shatabdi
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Chennai, have both reacted after a passenger tweeted about distribution of a ‘blatantly propagandist publication’ on board the Bengaluru-Chennai Shatabdi Express. “This morning, I boarded the Bangalore-Shatabdi Express only to be greeted by this blatantly propagandist publication on every other seat -The […]
Delhi Metro operations impacted on Blue line for 1 hour amid morning rush
NEW DELHI: An intermittent signalling problem led to operations being impacted on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro this morning, with the problem persisting for close to an hour and leading to trains being manually operated at restricted speeds. Trains were running at delays of 20-30 minutes during this period and the problem was […]
CR to build bridge across Kurla station to ease movement of funeral processions
MUMBAI The Central Railway, along with the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), will soon start the construction of a foot over bridge across the railway lines at Kurla, to allow the movement of funeral processions to the Kasaiwada cemetery. Due to the lack of an alternative road, the processions would usually pass through the Trombay railway […]
Ahead of monsoon, Railways to waterproof AC locals
MUMBAI In order to ensure that rain water does not create technical snags in Air-Conditioned (AC) local trains during monsoon, the Central Railway will waterproof all its AC locals. The waterproofing is being done to ensure that rain water does not enter the electrical systems placed on the roof of the trains, along with the […]
Railways to run Vande Bharat Express trains between Khajuraho and Delhi
Soon Vande Bharat Express trains will operate between Khajuraho and national capital Delhi. Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on his visit to Khajuraho announced the operation of the Vande Bharat Express train on this route. “Two rake points have been approved at Chhatarpur and Khajuraho. Rail tickets can now be obtained from 45,000 post offices,” […]
Railway minister puts ‘Jhansi’ back in station name
Railway minister Ashvini Vaishnav has said the word Jhansi would be added to the Veerangana Laxmi Bai railway station which, before the name change, was known as Jhansi railway station. The station would, henceforth, be known as Veerangana Laxmi Bai Jhansi railway station. The dropping of the word Jhansi in December 2021 had stirred protests […]
Upgraded AC local trains to be introduced by 2023
MUMBAI The new Air-Conditioned (AC) local trains with upgraded seating arrangements and increased space for passengers are expected to be introduced on the suburban railway tracks in 2023. The trains will have metro-like interiors with longitude seatings but with additional space for passengers to travel inside the train. The trains will also have separate luggage […]
78 deaths, 65 injuries reported at Kalyan railway station in first quarter of 2022
In the first three months of 2022, 78 deaths have occurred in Kalyan railway station premises because of various accidents. Sixty five others have been injured in the same period. Out of these, 16 railway commuters have died while 27 suffered injuries after falling from moving trains while 40 commuters have also died while trespassing […]