Category: Railways

VISAKHAPATNAM: With the onset of the Dasara holidays, agency areas are witnessing a surge in tourist footfall. To cater to the increased demand, Waltair Division of East Coast Railways has taken a proactive step by introducing special train services between Visakhapatnam and Araku. The special train, Vizag-Araku Special Express (08525), will depart from Vizag at […]

CHENNAI: With the launch of Vande Bharat Express, the travel time between Chennai and Tirunelveli is set to come down to less than eight hours from the current 11 to 12 hours. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to flag off the train on September 24, according to the tentative plan. The PM is also […]

MADURAI: The members of the Dakshin Railway Employees Union (DREU) and rail users on Wednesday urged the Railway Board to announce stoppage of the upcoming Tirunelveli – Chennai – Tirunelveli Vandhe Bharat Express at Tambaram Railway station. Speaking to TNIE, Dakshin Railway Employees Union (DREU) joint secretary R Sankara Narayanan welcomed the introduction of the […]

BHUBANESWAR: In a significant development, the Railway Board has increased the ex-gratia by 10 times for dependents of passengers killed in train mishaps and road users who meet with accidents due to the railway’s prima facie liability. The ex-gratia has been enhanced from Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh in case of death in train […]

BHUBANESWAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Odisha’s second Vande Bharat Express, which will ply between Puri and Rourkela, on September 24.South Eastern Railway (SER) sources said, the train will be flagged off by the prime minister virtually along with eight other Vande Bharat Express trains across the country. An event has been planned […]

HYDERABAD / BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate nine Vande Bharat trains, including Train No. 20704 Yeswantpur – Kacheguda route, connecting India’s tech hubs, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, on September 25. However, railway officials are awaiting confirmation from the PMO before making an official announcement. The Yeswantpur – Kacheguda Vande Bharat Express is […]

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday told Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court that the sanctions required to prosecute three accused persons–former Railway officials– in the land-for-jobs case allegedly connected to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has been obtained from the authorities concerned. The case relates to alleged appointments made in the railways […]

KOCHI: As the redevelopment work of the Ernakulam South railway station (Junction) is progressing, some changes have been effected at the station. To develop the main station building at the western entry, the existing station building will be demolished. Hence, the existing ticket counters at the building will be shifted to the existing reservation office […]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The second Vande Bharat Express between Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram via Alappuzha will start service next week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the inaugural run from Kasaragod via video conferencing on Sunday. The Railways is planning to start the regular service on Tuesday. The train rakes reached the Kochuveli station from Chennai on […]

BENGALURU: The much-awaited inspection of the KR Pura-Baiyappanahalli stretch will begin at 9.45am on Thursday, and conclude by 6pm. Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety, Southern Circle, A M Choudhary and his team will arrive by road and start inspection at the Open Web girder and another 65-metre span bridge, both of which are near the […]

BENGALURU: With the entire Purple Line stretch from Whitefield to Kengeri set to be connected after the KR Pura to Baiyappanahahalli stretch gets commissioned soon, companies are going all out to ensure their staff use the Metro to commute. Companies have held multiple rounds of talks with BMTC on various options, to use buses from […]

BENGALURU: The first Vande Bharat Express to Kacheguda from Bengaluru departed with nearly 50 railway officials on board from Platform 4 of Yeshwantpur railway station at 2.45 pm. This became the third Vande Bharat to run in Karnataka, the other two being the Bengaluru-Dharwad and the Mysuru to Chennai trains. The inaugural train will be […]