Category: Railways

PUNE: While Pune has developed keeping pace with the rapid urbanisation that India is witnessing, the lack of mass transport has inconvenienced Punekars for years now even as the city has everything else to offer. That gap was finally bridged on Sunday with the inauguration of the metro at the hands of Prime Minister Narendra […]

Pune: Chanting ‘Ganpati Bappa Maurya’ and ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ki Jai’, Punekars boarded their first Metro ride at 3:22 pm, minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the facility. Many felt a jerk as the Metro started from Garware to Vanaz, the 5-km priority stretch. “Hurrah! Metro finally arrived in Pune,” said Bibushan Chole, who […]

The much-delayed and long-awaited Metro service in Navi Mumbai is finally inching closer to reality. The final inspection of Navi Mumbai Metro (NMM) by a team from the office of the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) will be conducted on March 7 and 8. The commercial operations of the Metro can then be started […]

From Saturday, passengers at the New Delhi railway station will be able to access the New Delhi Metro station from the Ajmeri Gate side as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Northern Railways open a skywalk connecting the two transit facilities to the public. “The 242m-long skywalk will provide seamless connectivity to the Yellow […]

In order to facilitate heavy rush of passengers during in view of Holi, Northern Railways has introduced four special festival trains which will ply through or from Ludhiana Station. The trains include Amritsar-Patna Junction AC reserved Superfast Gati Shakti Festival Special Express (04076/04075); Amritsar-Banmankhi Junction Reserved Festival Special Express (04078/04077); Anand Vihar-Udhampur AC Special Express […]

Tourists can now recharge their metro smart cards from Delhi Tourism App which also contain fare and route details, officials said on Thursday. Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) officials said that the mobile application will also be useful for foreign tourists and for those who are not well versed with the online modes […]

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided to rename 15 of the total 17 stations on the Dahisar-DN Nagar Metro-2A line. Officials have said that station names were changed in response to demands from citizens and to make them more location-specific. For instance, the Upper Dahisar station was renamed as Anand Nagar […]

After the body of a 40-year-old man, who passed away on Golden Temple Mail, was allowed to travel from Meerut to Ludhiana with other passagers, on Wednesday, an inquiry has been marked in the matter. Those privy to the matter said, that in an act of “gross negligence” the railway staff allowed the body of […]

PUNE Even though the railway division has begun regular train operations, season pass holders are not yet allowed to use their passes. Now, these regular passengers have demanded that the railway division extend their season pass, which was lying unused due to the pandemic. Most of these regular passengers commute by local trains, DEMU trains […]

As Delhi Metro and public transport buses started operating at full capacity from Monday — nearly two years since the restrictions were first imposed on public transport in the Capital — commuters claimed there was a marked improvement in their travel within the city. “It is a big relief because ever since the pandemic, the […]

Northern Railways’ general manager Ashutosh Gangal held a performance-review meeting with the departmental heads of Northern Railway and DRMs through video conferencing on Monday. The prime topics of discussion pertained to safety, mobility enhancement, punctuality and other important projects. Since safety holds prime focus, the GM discussed numerous untoward incidents reported since past week. Status […]

With the signing of a “novation agreement” between the Ambala Railway Division and Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC), the former is set to take over the day-to-day affairs of the Chandigarh Railway Station from April 1, officials said on Tuesday. Earlier, the management and redevelopment of the station was being handled by the IRSDC […]