A Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express train hit a cement pillar near Valsad in south Gujarat, police said, adding no one was injured in the incident. However, they suspect some miscreants had placed the pillar on the railway track in an attempt to derail the premium train from Mumbai on Friday evening. On being alerted, senior police […]
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Metro on Yellow, Blue Lines to run at 15 mins frequency for weekend curfew: DMRC
Delhi metro trains will be available at a frequency of 15 minutes on Yellow and Blue Line on January 15 and 16 owing to the ongoing weekend curfew in place and as per the guidelines by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). In a statement posted on Facebook and Twitter on Friday, the Delhi Metro […]
Safety trials on Line 1 of Navi Mumbai Metro to be done on Jan 17-18
A team from the office of the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) will conduct safety trials on the Line-1/Phase I of Navi Mumbai Metro from Pendhar to Central Park on January 17 and 18. The safety certificate issued by the CMRS team will be an important step in starting the Metro on this route. […]
Pune Metro tunnel reaches Budhwar peth; March deadline on track
PUNE The digging of a work between Swargate and Shivajinagar for the Pune Metro reached Budhwar peth on Friday. The entire underground tunnelling is to be completed by March 2022. The PCMC to Swargate Metro line has a 6km underground tunnel system starting from Shivajinagar. This 6km stretch includes Shivaji nagar, Civil Court, Budhwar peth, […]
‘A massive jerk, followed by two more’: Survivors recount Bengal train tragedy
SILIGURI: It just needed three jerks to finish everything, says Rishab Mishra from Lucknow, one among the lucky passengers whose life got saved miraculously while travelling in the Guwahati-bound Bikaner Express, which got derailed at Jalpaiguri in north Bengal on Thursday evening, leaving nine passengers dead and at least 36 injured. Mishra, who was going […]
Indian railways decides to redesignate post of ‘guard’ as ‘train manager’
The Indian Railways on Friday announced to re-designate the post of ‘guard’ as ‘train manager’. Senior officials in the railway ministry said the issue was being demanded for quite some time. “Indian Railways has decided to redesignate the post of “Guard” as “Train Manager” with immediate effect. The revised designation is more in consonance with […]
Railways ‘guard’ redesignated as ‘train manager’. Will it affect pay scale?
Indian Railways on Friday announced its decision to re-designate the post of ‘guard’ as ‘train manager’, fulfilling a long-pending demand. The ministry of railways said that the issue of designation had been under deliberation in Railway Board in consultation with recognised federations. The ministry added that the new designation of ‘train manager’ is “more in […]
Make stand clear on K Rail, HC tells Centre
The Kerala high court on Wednesday directed the Union government to make its position clear on the high- speed rail project, K Rail, and stayed the process of laying boundary stones of the project in violation of the Survey and Boundaries Act ahead of the social impact study. While hearing a bunch of pleas, Justice […]
12 coaches of Guwahati-Bikaner Express derail in Bengal. 5 dead, over 20 injured
KOLKATA: Twelve coaches of the Guwahati-bound Bikaner Express derailed in the Maynaguri region of north Bengal on Thursday evening, leaving five passengers dead and many injured. Jalpaiguri district magistrate Moumita Godara Basu said five bodies have been found till 7pm and over 20 passengers with injuries were rushed to the local Moynaguri government hospital. About 15 […]
Sri Lanka launches train service using Indian-funded coaches
Sri Lanka on Sunday launched an inter-city train service, using the Diesel Multiple Units procured from India, highlighting two key pillars of New Delhi’s development partnership with the island nation — infrastructure development and country-wide focus. The train service will criss-cross the island nation, connecting the capital city of Colombo with Kankesanthurai on the northern […]
Inauguration of Pune Metro to be delayed as PM cancels visit
PUNE As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to the city to inaugurate Pune Metro has been cancelled due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, metro’s commercial operations on priority stretch will be delayed, said officials. Pune mayor Murlidhar Mohol said, “We had planned to start operations of Pune Metro from January 18, but as […]
Prayagraj: 92% of NCR’s broad-gauge network electrified
PRAYAGRAJ: The North Central Railways (NCR) has completed electrification of a total 216 route kilometers and 314 track kilometers between April-December 2021, informed NCR officials. With a total broad-gauge network of 3,222 route kilometers in NCR, the electrified route km (2933) now stands at 92%. Route kilometre is the distance between two points on the […]