Bengaluru: Driverless trains will be operated by drivers initially, says BMRCL

BENGALURU: Bengaluru Metro’s driverless trains arrived a week ago amid much euphoria, but initially, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) plans to operate the trains with drivers. “It is a cumbersome process to get permission to operate driverless trains. We will start off with drivers, and gradually switch over to signal-based operations,” said a top […]

Reserved ticket up to Egmore enough for suburban train ride in Chennai

CHENNAI: The Chennai division of Southern Railway has issued stringent directions to Travel Ticket Examiners (TTEs), clarifying that passengers with reserved tickets up to Chennai Egmore should not be issued penalties for travelling on suburban trains from Tambaram to Egmore. This clarification follows a recent complaint, wherein a TTE fined a passenger who travelled in […]

Connectivity to Kilambakkam: Five suburban train services to be extended

CHENNAI: To enhance connectivity between Tambaram and Kilambakkam KCBT, five pairs of local trains running from Chennai Beach to Tambaram will be extended to Guduvancheri during peak hours starting from Monday (February 26), said B Vishwanath Eerya, divisional railway manager of the Chennai division on Friday. He also disclosed that Tirusulam and Chrompet suburban stations […]

Thiruvananthapuram-Kasargod Vande Bharat Express line to run till Mangaluru

MANGALURU: The railway ministry has approved the proposal to extend the Thiruvananthapuram-Kasargod Vande Bharat Express up to Mangaluru. According to a statement by Vivek Kumar Sinha, Joint Director (Coaching), Railway Board, the Mangaluru-Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express (Train No. 20631) will leave Mangaluru at 6.15 am and reach Thiruvananthapuram at 3.05 pm on six days a […]

DMRC unveils new integrated Operation Control Centre for Phase IV operations

NEW DELHI: In a major step towards creating the necessary infrastructure for commencement of operations on the Phase-IV corridors of Delhi Metro, Delhi Metro Railways Corporation (DMRC) unveiled its new integrated Operation Control Centre (OCC) on Wednesday at its headquarters in Metro Bhawan. The state-of-the-art control and command centre was inaugurated by Dr.Vikas Kumar, Managing […]

Tech snag hits Metro service on Purple Line in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: The Namma Metro services on the Purple Line experienced disruption for over three hours owing to a technical snag on Tuesday morning. During the early morning hours between Baiyappanahalli and Garudacharpalya stations, a snag was detected, leading to slow-moving trains. This subsequently impacted services on the entire line, one of the busiest routes, resulting […]

South Central Railway to operate 30 Jansadharan special trains for Sammakka Saralamma Jatara

MULUGU: The South Central Railway (SCR) will operate 30 special trains for the Sammakka Saralamma Jatara which will be held in Medaram from February 21 to February 24. These special trains will operate from various locations to Warangal, which is the nearest railway station to reach Medaram. These special trains will be operated as Jansadharan […]

Odisha: Railways not a deemed distribution licensee, rules appellate tribunal

BHUBANESWAR: In a major victory for Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC), the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity in a significant ruling has held that Indian Railways is not a deemed distribution licensee as it does not supply electricity to consumers for a price as per provisions of Electricity Act, 2003. Disposing of a batch of petitions […]

Chennai: 44 EMU train services partially cancelled on Feb 18

CHENNAI: As part of ongoing engineering and maintenance works, 44 EMU train services between Chennai beach and Tambaram have been cancelled from 11 am to 3:15 pm on Sunday. The Chennai Metro Rail Limited and the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) have been requested to operate additional services in the above route to cater to the […]