As part of Indian Railways’ efforts to normalize passenger services as well as revert back to pre-covid times in a phased manner, the Passenger Reservation System of the national transporter will shut down for six hours during the lean business hours of the night for the next seven days i.e., from 14 November to 21 […]
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Kannur-Bengaluru Express: Seven coaches of Bengaluru-bound train derail in TN, no casualty reported
Seven coaches of a Bengaluru-bound train derailed near Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu on Friday after boulders fell on it but all the 2,000-odd passengers were safe and nobody was injured in the incident, the Southern Railway said. The Kannur-Bengaluru Express had left from the former, in Kerala, at 6.05 PM on Thursday. “On date (Nov […]
Indian Railways to be highly profitable in coming 5-6 years, says Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Indian Railways with its ongoing transformative initiatives will be “highly profitable” in the coming five to six years, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. The minister exuded confidence that the national transporter will have a “superb” business proposition in the coming years. The ecosystem of Indian Railways will expand and customer experience will also […]
Indian Railways introduces state-of-the-art Unified Command and Control Centre; see salient features here
New state-of-the-art technology in Indian Railways: In a unique initiative, the national transporter has introduced a Unified Command and Control Centre. Giving a boost to ‘Digital India’, the Mumbai Central Division of Western Railways has launched this state-of-the-art facility with advanced features. According to Western Railways, the UCCC will enable data collection, data monitoring and […]
Indian Railways airport-like Habibganj station: PM Modi to inaugurate India’s 1st world-class station on this date
Habibganj Railway Station Redevelopment: Indian Railways is all set to introduce India’s first world-class railway station! Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to inaugurate the airport-like redeveloped Habibganj railway station on November 15. The state-of-the-art Habibganj railway station in the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh has been revamped in the PPP mode at the cost […]
Big boost to North-East connectivity: Doubling of Digaru-Hojai rail track to be completed within 2021-22
In a significant development for the North-East region, the doubling of the Digaru-Hojai segment of Guwahati-Lumding section is in all likelihood to be completed within the current fiscal. The completion of the 102-km long Digaru-Hojai segment will make the railway route in the region double-tracked and facilitate the movement of more freight trains, news agency […]
Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail: Casting of 970-tonne box girder launched for India’s 1st Bullet Train project
Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail: On Monday, the casting of a full span pre-stressed concrete (PSC) box girder to be used for upcoming India’s first, Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train corridor was launched. Minister of State for Railways Darshana Jardosh who was present during the inauguration was quoted saying in a PTI report that the first trial run of […]
Chennai-Mysore Shatabdi Express becomes Indian Railways’ first Integrated Management System certified Shatabdi
Chennai – Mysore Shatabdi Express becomes the first Integrated Management Systems (IMS) certified train of the Southern Railway zone, first Shatabdi Express train, and second mail/express train on the Indian Railways network. According to the Railway Ministry, Train Number 12007/12008, Dr MGR Chennai Central – Mysore Junction – Dr MGR Chennai Central Shatabdi Express is […]
Russia launches railway sector project under Make in India initiative
Signalling what could herald Indo-Russian cooperation in the railways sector Russia’s Sinara Transport Machines (STM) has recently launched work to assemble RTM-32 machine sets at the production site of San Engineering & Locomotives in India. Technical experts of Sinara Transport Machines Holding (STM, part of the Sinara Group) recently started working on the assembly of […]
Ministry of Railways withdraws decision on IRCTC convenience fee
The Ministry of Railways on Friday decided to withdraw the direction under which half the revenue accruing to Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), through the convenience fee on train tickets, would have gone to the railway ministry. “Ministry of Railways has decided to withdraw the decision on IRCTC convenience fee,” DIPAM Secretary Tuhin […]
Indian Railways 1st passenger train to run entirely on electric traction arrives at Kamakhya station in Northeast
A big step towards green transportation! The first passenger train of Indian Railways to run entirely on electric traction recently arrived at Kamakhya station. The Train Number 05956 Delhi – Kamakhya (Brahmaputra) Mail Special leaving from national capital city reached Guwahati’s Kamakhya railway station yesterday at 1:30 PM, covering more than 2000 Kilometres on electric […]
Indian Railways to set up 500 multi-modal cargo terminals under Gati-Shakti scheme: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Multi-modal Cargo Terminals: Under the newly launched PM GATI-SHAKTI programme, Indian Railways will establish nearly 500 multi modal cargo terminals in a time period of four to five years, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said recently. The Union Minister was quoted in an ANI report, saying that PM GATI-SHAKTI multi modal cargo terminals of the national […]