Navi Mumbai: For the next 22 days, starting September 11, people travelling on the Harbour Line will not be able to take the early morning and late-night trains. The Central Railway (CR) has increased the number of hours dedicated to the mega block from two to five hours every night between 12.30am and 5.30am until […]
Category: Railways
G20 Summit: India-Middle East-Europe corridor pact boosts rail companies stocks
It is party time for investors who have put in their bets on shares of companies involved in railways and its allied activities. An ambitious rail-port economic corridor deal to connect India-Middle East-Europe, seen as an alternate supply chain route in a completely evolved post-pandemic world order, was signed on the sidelines of the successful […]
Two found dead on Agra-Lko e-way, mishap feared
Agra ::: Two men in their twenties were found dead on Agra-Lucknow Expressway on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. They were going towards Lucknow on a two-wheeler, on the wrong side of the fast-track road when they probably met an accident, said police. Their damaged vehicle suggested another vehicle had hit them while […]
Railways working on device that can detect if driver is drowsy: Report
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is developing an artificial intelligence-based device that would be able to read the blinking eyes of drivers and alert them or stop the train in case they are feeling sleepy, according to sources. In June, the Railway Board had asked the NFR to develop a device that could detect the […]
G20: Delhi Metro will stay open, begin services at 4am
Addressing the concerns of commuters over Metro travel during the G20 Summit, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday clarified that all stations, barring Supreme Court, will be open for boarding and alighting. Metro services will start earlier than usual, from 4am instead of the usual 6amon September 8, 9 and 10, DMRC officials […]
After viral video, Maha-Metro instructs Pune citizens not to ride bicycles inside stations
After a video of a young man arriving at a metro station on his bicycle, proceeding through security checks, and boarding the metro on his bike went viral, the Maharashtra Metro Railway Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) issued a statement instructing citizens to carry their bikes inside metro stations but not ride them inside the stations or […]
Delhi Metro launches tourist smart card for G20
The Delhi Metro said that special G20 counters have been set up at select Metro stations across its network that will issue its “Tourist Smart Cards” from September 4 to 13, for delegates and tourists visiting the city during the G20 Summit to be held next week, officials said. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials […]
Taiwan braces for arrival of Typhoon Haikui; suspends flights, rail transport, ferry services
Taiwan suspended flights, rail transport and ferry services along with classes, outdoor events, and officials urged workers to stay home as the island prepared for the arrival of Typhoon Haikui later Sunday. The storm’s approach came as Typhoon Saola continued to weaken while moving along the Chinese coast, where 900,000 people and 80,000 fishing vessels […]
Delhi Metro to sell ‘Tourist Smart Cards’ from tomorrow owing to G20 summit
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) Anticipating increased footfall of passengers owing to the upcoming G20 Summit here, Delhi Metro will sell ‘Tourist Smart Cards’ through dedicated counters at 36 stations from September 4-13, officials said. These are available in two categories — one-day validity and three-day validity cards — offering “unlimited rides” in the metro […]
Dhanbad division ranks first in Railways freight revenue
The Dhanbad division of the East Central Railway topped among the 70 divisions of Indian Railways in terms of freight loading and revenue generated through freight loading during the current financial year, beginning from April 2023, officials said on Saturday. Kamal Kishore Sinha, divisional railway manager of the Dhanbad division, said that the division carried […]
G20 Summit 2023: These Delhi Metro stations to remain shut from September 8-10
Ahead of the high-level G20 Summit, scheduled to be held at the sprawling Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi this week, the Delhi Metro has issued an advisory for commuters. According to the Delhi Metro Police, the entry and exit gates of some sensitive stations will remain closed from September 8 to 10. […]
‘Exceptional’ incident: Paris metro passengers blocked underground in rush hour
The operator of the Paris metro system on Wednesday apologised after hundreds of passengers on different trains were blocked underground in stifling temperatures at the height of the rush hour. The RATP operator’s chief executive Jean Castex, a former French prime minister, has asked for an internal investigation to determine the causes of the “exceptional […]