PUNE: A 64-year-old man succumbed to injuries caused after a barricade installed at the metro construction site at Vanaz Corner slipped and fell on him. The deceased was identified as Maruti Lakshman Navaskar of Kothrud. Two persons working for and in association with a company which had undertaken the construction work have been booked for […]
Category: Railways
Indian Railways to dissolve IRSDC after Centre’s recommendation
The Indian Railways has ordered to dissolve Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC). This was informed in a letter the Railway Board issued on Monday. In a communication to all General Managers, the board ordered that all necessary procedural formalities for closure of IRSDC should be initiated. This is in line with recommendation from the […]
Allahabad: Train services resume on Delhi-Howrah route
PRAYAGRAJ: Train services on the Delhi-Howrah route of North Central Railways (NCR), Prayagraj division, which had been disrupted since October 15 (Friday) due to derailment of 24 empty wagons of a goods train between Ambiyapur-Rura stations of Kanpur-Tundla section, was restored on Saturday morning. The Delhi-Howrah Up line was made operational at 12.15 am on […]
Free Wi-Fi on all stations on Delhi Metro Yellow Line
Commuters will now be able to access free high-speed internet at all the Metro stations on the Yellow Line (connecting Huda City Centre and Samaypur Badli), the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement on Sunday. “This service, coinciding with the start of festival season, is launched on the Yellow Line, which has […]
Vistadome coach on Pune-Mumbai route a hit among passengers
The Vistadome coach on the Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express has received an overwhelming response from passengers. According to the Railways, there was a 100 per cent response initially when the coach was launched on June 26 this year. In July, the Deccan Express had 95 % occupancy, and in August, it was 97 % and in […]
Western Railways to use surveillance drones to boost security
In a bid to tighten security, Western Railways is planning to use surveillance drones to keep a bird’s eye watch on railway assets, disaster management, and crowd management, said Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer (CPRO), Western Railways. “Western Railway is planning to use a new method for the bird’s eye watch of certain locations. […]
2 railway cops on patrol duty run over by train near Delhi’s Anand Vihar station
Two railway police personnel – one from RPF and the other from RPSF – patrolling railway tracks near Anand Vihar railway station were killed after they were run over by the Dehradun Shatabdi train around Wednesday midnight, the railway police unit of the Delhi Police said. The deceased were identified as head constable Kailash Chand […]
Trains cancelled, diverted on Tundla-Kanpur section after 24 wagons derail
As many as 24 wagons of an empty goods train derailed at the Tundla-Kanpur section near Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on Friday morning, forcing the Indian Railways to cancel and divert 20 passenger trains. “Traffic has been disrupted on the up and down lines due to the derailment of empty wagons of a goods train […]
Mumbai metro services to extend operation hours
Passengers from Monday will be able to take metro train services from 6.30am onwards. The Mumbai Metro One will be extending the operating hours of the train services. The first train will depart from Ghatkopar metro station for Versova at 6.30am instead of 7.15am. The last train from Ghatkopar for Versova will depart at 10.55pm […]
Neral to Uran railway corridor: ‘CIDCO violated Forest Act, HC order on mangroves’
The regional empowered committee (Nagpur), constituted by the Union environment ministry, has held off on green-lighting the City Industrial Development Corporation’s (CIDCO) proposal to divert 23.7 hectares of forest land in Thane district, to make way for Phase 1 of the Nerul-Uran railway corridor. This was done in the light of previous violations of the […]
Germany unveils world’s first automated, driverless train
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and industrial group Siemens on Monday unveiled the world’s first automated, driverless train in the city of Hamburg, billing it as more punctual and energy efficient than traditional trains. Four such trains will join the northern city’s S-Bahn rapid urban rail network and start carrying passengers from December, using the […]
Indian Railways to start festival special trains from today. Details here
The Indian Railways plans to get on track with a number of special trains from Sunday, October 10, in view of the anticipated passenger rush during the ongoing festive season in India. These special trains, which are slated to run from October 10 to November 21, are being started keeping in mind the growing demand […]