Category: Railways

In March 2020, the movement of people and transport was restricted to prevent the spread of Covid-19 but even after nearly two years, the movement of train continues to remain less frequent.

Almost all trains to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other destinations in Eastern and North-Eastern region are running full to capacity and confirmed reservation is unavailable till end of April due to coming festival of ‘Holi’. To cater to rush of commuters heading to their native places, Northern Railways has decided to run ‘Holi special’ trains […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday unveiled a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the premises of the Pune Municipal Corporation.

HYDERABAD: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Friday inspected the working of ‘Kavach’ – Indian Railways’ indigenous train protection system — between Gullaguda and Chitgidda railway stations in Vikarabad district on Friday. While Vaishnav travelled in one train, Railway Board V.K. Tripathi travelled in the opposite direction on the same track to demonstrate the system which […]

To encourage safe and accident-free train operation, Gurinder Mohan Singh, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Ambala Division, awarded monthly GM Safety Award to six employees. The employees were felicitated for preventing train accidents by showing awareness and alertness while on duty in various sections of the division.

Almost seven months after approval from the Railways Ministry and also the sanctioning of the budget, around 64-km long Karnal-Yamunanagar railway line project is hanging fire. Sources said the process for the identification of the land and acquisition had not started yet. To provide the shortest link between these two cities and to reduce the […]

Four youths were killed here this evening after being hit by a train when they were trying to take selfies on the railway tracks. The mishap took place near the under-construction railway over bridge (ROB) just before the Basai railway station. The GRP reached the spot and took the bodies in its custody. The four […]

Over 1,500 devotees on Sunday left for Varanasi in a special train — Begumpura Express — from the city railway station ahead of Guru Ravidas birth anniversary on February 16.

Himachal has initiated work on the strategic Bhanupali-Bilaspur-Beri railway line. It has begun the process to acquire land in 10 villages of Bilaspur district. The rail line is considered important strategically for defence purposes as it will be a gateway to international borders, connecting the state to Leh with a broad gauge line. The railway […]

The Diesel Loco Modernisation Works(DMW), a production unit of Indian Railways, is now Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW), after it stopped manufacturing diesel locomotives. The DMW has shifted to producing electric locomotives and diesel electric tower cars. Officials said the Ministry of Railways has changed its name to Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW). The change will come […]

The Ambala Division of the Northern Railway collected over Rs 4.65 crore in the form of fine from unauthorised passengers and for different violations, including littering, smoking, not wearing mask and carrying unbooked luggage, in the month of January. An official said the Division, in its endeavour to provide better services to train users and […]

The national highways network will be expanded by 25,000 km in 2022-23. Over Rs 20,000 crore will be mobilised through innovative ways of financing to complement the public resources. Four hundred new-generation Vande Bharat trains with better energy efficiency and passenger-riding experience will be developed and manufactured during the next three years. The Railway Ministry […]