BENGALURU: Two projects to be implemented by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) are not moving as officials feel the overall Maintenance Charges running into crores levied by the Bangalore Railway Division are too high. The projects in question are the Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Hebbal flyover and a Road Under Bridge (RUB) at Challaghatta. […]
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Odisha: South Eastern Railway to run two summer specials
BHUBANESWAR: The South Eastern Railway (SER) has decided to run two summer special trains through Odisha keeping in view the extra rush of the passengers during summer. The Secunderabad-Santragachi-Secunderabad and Puri-Shalimar-Puri summer specials will run from April 20 and April 21 respectively. SER sources said, Puri-Shalimar special will leave Puri every Sunday and Wednesday at […]
BJP promises three more bullet train corridors
NEW DELHI: The BJP manifesto released on Sunday promised three more bullet train corridors in the country apart from expanding coverage of new-age trains. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while releasing the BJP’s Lok Sabha manifesto, said the work on the first corridor, which will connect Ahmedabad to Mumbai, is almost complete and the survey work […]
ECoR tops rly zones in freight loading in 2023-24
BHUBANESWAR: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has surpassed all records of Indian Railways in freight loading in 2023-24. The zonal railway has loaded 256.22 million tonne of freight between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024 breaking the earlier record. With this, ECoR has become the first zone to cross the milestone of 200 million tonne […]
Vijayawada railway division registers 5.6% growth in earnings
VIJAYAWADA : The performance of the Vijayawada railway division during the 2023-24 Financial Year has been remarkable on all fronts as it has achieved the highest and best performances in all revenue streams. The Gross earnings of Vijayawada Division during 2023-24 is Rs 5,614.13 crore which is 5.69% higher compared to 2022-23. This is the […]
Impasse between BMRCL, Railways over land parcel
BENGALURU: The ongoing road widening work by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) in KR Puram, has been held up thanks to a logjam over a parcel of land with the Railways. Two meetings have already been held between the departments to resolve the lingering issue. A spot visit scheduled for Tuesday by officials to […]
Ridership in Chennai metro swelled to 86.82 lakh in March
CHENNAI: The metro rail ridership has increased for the consecutive month as passengers are slowly adopting the digital booking of tickets. According to the CMRL, the metro trains recorded as many as 86,82,457 rides in March. This is 67,449 more passengers than the numbers in February.
Section of Bannerghatta road to remain closed for one year from April 1 for Metro work
Bengaluru: To facilitate the construction work of Lakkasandra Underground Metro station, the Bannerghatta main road here will be closed from MICO signal upto Anepalya Junction for a period of one year from April 1 onwards, officials said on Saturday. In its statement, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) said traffic moving on Bannerghatta Main […]
‘What policy prioritizes goods train over passenger?’: Chhattisgarh HC asks railways
RAIPUR: Expressing serious concerns over the frequent cancellations and unscheduled suspension of passenger trains in Chattisgarh, the state High Court asked the railways to file a reply within three weeks as to under what policy were the freight trains have been given preference. In South East Central Railways (SECR) zone, the profit-making zone of the […]
Local trains cancelled in Chennai-Gummidipoondi section for three days
CHENNAI: The Southern Railway has changed the schedule of trains in Chennai-Gudur section for three days to facilitate engineering maintenance between Ponneri and Minjur railway stations from 9 am to 11.30 am. According to a press statement, Chennai-Gummidipoondi local train leaving MMC complex at 9 am and 10.35 am, will be partially cancelled between Minjur […]
Kerala: Railways announces full & partial cancellations of train services due to track doubling work in Southern India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The railways has decided to introduce regulations which include full/ partial cancellation and diversions of trains to facilitate track doubling works at the Aralvaymozhi-Nagercoil Jn, Nagercoil Jn-Kanniyakumari, Nagercoil Jn Yard-Nagercoil Town sections. Full cancellation Kollam Junction-Kanyakumari MEMU Express Special (06772) and Kanyakumari-Kollam Junction MEMU Express Special (06773) on March 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, […]
Bengaluru Metro suspends security guard for inappropriate behaviour towards woman passenger
BENGALURU: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Wednesday suspended a security guard for alleged inappropriate behaviour towards a woman passenger at the Jalahalli Metro station on Sunday (March 17) afternoon and has ordered an inquiry into the incident. The matter came to light after a post on X on Tuesday highlighted the complaint […]