Category: Railways

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has initiated field surveys as part of the preparation for the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the proposed metro rail project in the capital. Commencing from two directions, Pallipuram in the north and Palichal in the south, the laser survey covers a total of 41 kilometres, including the alignment […]

COIMBATORE: Deepak Srivastava, principal chief conservator of forests and member secretary of Tamil Nadu State Wetland Authority has directed the district forest officer (DFO) of Nilgiris Division to take action against officials of Salem railway division and tourism department officials who are responsible for degradation of wetlands. Deepak Srivastava issued the direction after a parking […]

BENGALURU: While the commissioning of the Metro line from R V Road to Bommasandra is being eagerly awaited by employees in both phases of Electronics City, a massive relief is in store for them when another portion of the 48-km Doubling Project being carried out between Baiyappanahalli and Hosur gets completed. The Heelalige station is […]

VISAKHAPATNAM: The train services to Palasa and Rayagada resumed swiftly after the train accident in Vizianagaram district on Oct 29. While the Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger train resumed its services on Thursday, the Rayagada passenger train was restored on Wednesday. The two trains were involved in a rear-end collision between Kantapalle and Alamanda in Vizianagaram that claimed […]

BENGALURU: The South Western Railway (SWR) and IRCTC have been directed to pay Rs 30,000 compensation with Rs 10,000 litigation expenses by the consumer commission to a resident of Bengaluru for making his septuagenarian parents pay a penalty for travelling though confirmed tickets were booked. Allowing partly the complaint filed by Alok Kumar, residing at […]

CHENNAI: Southern Railway on Thursday completed the installation of six steel girders, each weighing 75 tonnes, on the under-construction Rail Over Rail (ROR) bridge at St Thomas Mount, as part of the final leg of the five-km Velachery – St Thomas Mount MRTS Phase II project. On Monday, three steel girders were launched, and subsequently, […]

CHENNAI: A 39-year-old man who was allegedly involved in several thefts on suburban trains between Thirumalpur and Arakkonam was arrested on Tuesday. The arrested accused is R Anandan from Ranipet. On October 10, at around 8.50 am, a man attacked K Chithra (41) from Ranipet. The accused had escaped with five sovereigns of gold when […]

CHENNAI: Hundreds of office-goers and other daily commuters faced inconvenience on Tuesday as the railways cancelled 53 suburban trains in the Beach – Chengalpattu section for five hours. Long-distance travellers scheduled to board trains at Central, Egmore and Tambaram were forced to employ cabs and other modes of transportation. About 5.5 lakh passengers use 265 […]

CHENNAI: Three children with disabilities died Tuesday morning after an EMU train on the Chennai Beach-Chengalpattu route ran over them near Chengalpattu when they were playing near the tracks. The boys were identified as Ravi (12), Suresh (15), and Manjunathan (15). They hailed from Koppal district in Karnataka and were visiting their parents who were […]

HUBBALLI: Timely action by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel saved the life of a six-year-old boy who fell off a moving train at Hubballi’s Sri Siddharoodha Swamiji Railway Station on Sunday. The boy miraculously escaped unhurt. The RPF men are receiving appreciation from various quarters after a video of the incident went viral on […]

HYDERABAD: Vande Bharat Express has emerged as a preferred mode of transport amongst the youth. Around 56%of passengers on South Central Railway Vande Bharat trains are youngsters and working class people. Currently, five Vande Bharat trains originate in SCR jurisdiction including Secunderabad- Visakhapatnam; Secunderabad – Tirupati; Tirupati – Secunderabad; Kacheguda – Yesvantpur (Hyderabad – Bangalore); […]

CHENNAI: Thousands of passengers faced hardship due to delayed services in the Chennai-Arakkonam section after three coaches of an empty suburban train derailed in Avadi on Tuesday morning. All intercity trains operating from Chennai to Coimbatore, Tirupati, and Bengaluru, including the Vande Bharat, Double Decker, Shatabdi, Kovai, Lalbagh, Sapthagiri, Garudadri, Coimbatore intercity, and other express […]