DHARMAPURI: Residents of Vazhaithottam village, near Palacode, are angry over the long neglect of the authorities in building a railway overbridge so that they have seamless passage. Now, to register their protest they have threatened not to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. They have put up a banner outside their village expressing their […]
Category: Railways
Work for new railway station near Kilambakkam begins
CHENNAI: Civil work for constructing buildings and platforms for a new railway station between Vandalur and Urapakkam railway stations along the GST road facing Kilambakkam bus terminus, has commenced recently. The Southern Railway said the new station will be ready by August this year. Further, alignment for the proposed 450-metre-long skywalk for connecting the Kilambakkam […]
Metro Rail project: DMRC likely to submit detailed project report to KMRL this week
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is likely to submit the detailed project report (DPR) for the proposed Metro Rail project in the state capital to Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL), the executing agency of the project, this week. The KMRL will review the DPR, and they will submit it to the state […]
Kochi Metro’s surveillance lens ensures low crime rate
KOCHI: In the face of mounting anxiety surrounding crimes like picking pockets, harassment and drug transportation often reported in public transport in the state, the Kochi Metro services have emerged as a beacon of safety. Since the inauguration of the Kochi Metro police station, set up exclusively to maintain law and order on the metro […]
‘Walk of death’ continues at Veppampattu railway station in Chennai
CHENNAI: Even two months after a train accident claimed three lives at Veppampattu suburban railway station, the residents of Veppampattu and Perumalpattu in Tiruvallur district are still forced to cross railway tracks to access station platforms as there is no foot-over bridge or a pedestrian subway in the area. Veppampattu is one of the busiest […]
Chennai loco pilot freed in 2011 accident case
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has set aside a Vellore district court order that convicted a loco pilot for a 2011 train accident in which 12 people died and 70 others were injured. The accident took place on September 13, 2011, when a train plying from Chennai beach to Vellore collided with a train plying […]
Chennai-B’luru double-decker express to get second-class coaches
CHENNAI: The Chennai-Bengaluru double-decker express will get five second-class sitting reserved coaches from February 15 onwards. The tickets will be priced at `140 for an end-to-end journey, as per a Southern Railway order dated January 5. With this, the number of AC double-decker chair car coaches will be reduced from 10 to eight. The train […]
NCRTC opens doors for events, film shoots at RRTS stations, Namo Bharat trains
NEW DELHI: The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has introduced a comprehensive policy to rent out NCRTC or RRTS premises and the iconic Namo-Bharat trains for hosting events, including film shootings. Spaces, such as RRTS stations and Namo-Bharat trains, will now be available for short-term hire for film shootings, documentaries and TV commercials among […]
Cold wave sweeps national capital, 22 Delhi-bound trains delayed
NEW DELHI: Twenty-two Delhi-bound trains were delayed by up to six hours on Sunday due to weather-related conditions in the national capital, which recorded a minimum temperature of 8.2 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. According to the India Meteorological Department, the humidity level recorded at 8.30 am was 79 per cent. The […]
HAML officials study best track for Airport Metro line in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: The Metro Rail authorities have started studying the modifications suggested by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for the Airport Metro line recently and are fine-tuning the plans as per the suggestions made by the chief minister. Hyderabad Airport Metro Rail Ltd (HAML) managing director NVS Reddy on Sunday held a brainstorming session on the […]
Mock drill of chemical attack held at Bangalore Metro station
BENGALURU: In an attempt to prepare its staffers for any emergencies inside Metro station premises, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) carried out its first mock exercise on handling a chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear material attack (CBRN). The venue was the concourse area of Vidhana Soudha Metro Station. Train services ran uninterrupted, a release […]
Hand railings at Metro platforms to ward off commuters from tracks
BENGALURU: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is planning to install steel hand railings along the platforms of its stations given the recent incidents of passengers entering the tracks, which led to disruption in train services during peak hours. Apart from making security checks more stringent, BMRCL is also mulling installation of platform gates for […]