Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) may be in for a profit surge if the company’s plea to Indian Railways for a provisional hike in prices for the supplies of rails is approved. India’s largest public sector steel maker has been booking a provisional price of Rs 67,500 a tonne for rails supplied to the […]
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Metro Railway to run trains through night for pandal-hoppers on Saptami, Ashtami & Navami
Metro Railway will run trains through the night for pandal-hoppers on Saptami, Ashtami and Navami, the carrier said while announcing its Puja schedule on Friday. Like the previous years, services will start in the afternoon from Saptami to Dashami. Panchami, Shashti
Bengaluru Metro Rail services from Baiyapanahalli to KR Puram and Kengri to Challaghatta commences
After a long wait, Metro Rail services on the two sections of the Purple Line from Baiyapanahalli to KR Puram and Kengri to Challaghatta commenced its operations on Monday. The Metro Rail services on the two sections began at 5 am without any formal inauguration. In a statement, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited said, […]
Railways takes prompt action to address passenger complaints regarding Vande Bharat trains catering
The Railway Board has directed its zones and IRCTC to take a series of measures with immediate effect to address complaints and grievances related to catering services on board Vande Bharat trains. In a communication, accessed by PTI, the board listed the measures to be taken by all zonal railways, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism […]
Hill traffic ease plan: Plea for toy trains for short distances
A group of representatives of the Darjeeling Railway Consultative Committee (DRCC) based in Darjeeling met officials of the Northeast Frontier Railway on Wednesday and placed the demand to introduce short-distance toy train services from Darjeeling for the ease of local residents. Mukundaraj Barailly, a representative of the Committee said they had a meeting with the […]
Kurmi community leaders threaten to resume indefinite rail blockade agitation from September 20
Kurmi community leaders have threatened to resume their indefinite rail blockade agitation from September 20 demanding the inclusion of their community on the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Kurmali language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution. “Our community leaders will stage simultaneous rail blockade at strategic stations across Jharkhand, Bengal and Odisha. Talks […]
Mumbai-Ahmedabad train traffic resumes after 12 hours as Narmada water level drops in Gujarat
Train traffic on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route resumed slowly around Monday noon nearly 12 hours after it was halted when the Narmada river was flowing above the danger mark between Bharuch and Ankleshwar stations in Gujarat, Western Railway said. Sharing an update on the situation, Western Railway’s Chief PRO Sumit Thakur told PTI that the operation […]
Railway Board Chairperson sets 5 key priorities for transformation of Indian Railways
Railway Board chairperson Jaya Varma Sinha has asked all employees to work on five key priorities — safety, integrity, capacity augmentation, revenue generation, and customer amenities and experience. Calling these five priorities as “Indian Railways’ Panch Pran”, Sinha, in her first written communication to employees after taking charge as Chairperson and CEO of the Railway […]
Biparjoy: Western Railway cancels 23 more trains in view of cyclone; 99 cancelled so far
The Western Railway on Thursday announced cancellation of a few more trains as a precautionary measure in view of cyclone Biparjoy over the next three days. The severe cyclonic storm made landfall on Gujarat’s Kutch coast on Thursday evening. A release from the WR said it has cancelled 23 more trains, `short-terminated’ (terminated before the […]
After three-train accident in Odisha, Railways to launch five new Vande Bharat trains on June 26
Railways will start operating Vande Bharat trains on five more routes from June 26, the first launch after the three-train accident in Odisha on June 2 that claimed 288 lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to launch the semi-high-speed trains via video conferencing. The routes on which the five trains will run are – […]
Titagarh Rail Systems Limited, Bhel consortium bags deal for Vande Bharat trains
The first sleeper version of Vande Bharat trains from the consortium of Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (Bhel) is expected by 2025. The consortium on Wednesday signed a contract with Indian Railways to make 80 sleeper trains by 2029. The contract, estimated at Rs 24,000 crore, includes maintenance for 35 […]
Deccan Queen, first deluxe train of Indian Railways completes 93 glorious years of operations between Pune and Mumbai
The iconic Deccan Queen, the first deluxe train of the Indian Railways, completed 93 glorious years of operations between Pune and Mumbai on Thursday, according to the Central Railway. Rail enthusiasts and authorities celebrated the Deccan Queen’s birthday with a lot of zeal and cut two big cakes at the Pune railway station on Thursday […]