Indian Railways
- Andhra Pradesh
New railway bridge to connect Amaravati to Hyderabad over Krishna River
In a major boost to Andhra Pradesh, the Union cabinet, on Thursday, October 24, approved major railway lines to Amaravati. over the Krishna river. The new railway line will connect Amaravati to…
- Telangana
Secunderabad-Goa biweekly express train launched
Hyderabad: A new bi-weekly express train service has been launched on Sunday, October 6, between Secunderabad and Vasco da Gama in Goa, aimed at enhancing travel options for tourists from Telangana and…
- News
Coupling of Magadh Express breaks, train splits into two in Bihar’s Buxar
Patna: The coupling of Magadh Express from New Delhi to Islampur broke, splitting the train into two in Bihar’s Buxar district on Sunday, an official said. No one was injured in the…
- Andhra Pradesh
New railway line connecting AP, Telangana & Odisha announced
Hyderabad: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the new railway line project connecting Pandurangapuram (Visakhapatnam), Bhadrachalam (Telangana), and Malkangiri (Odisha) will serve as an alternative rail route between Asansol and Warangal.…
- Telangana
20 railway projects for Telangana at Rs 32000 cr: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Hyderabad: Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Thursday, August 8, that Telangana is currently undertaking 20 railway projects at various stages, with a total estimated cost of Rs 32,946 crore…
- India
Kavach on Mumbai-Delhi-Kolkata route to be operational by March 2025: Rail Min
New Delhi: The Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, Kavach, will become operational on the 3000-km long Mumbai-Delhi and Delhi-Kolkata rail routes by March next year, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.…
- India
Gonda accident: Probe blames improper fastening of track; Railways disagree
New Delhi: A five-member team of senior railway officials investigating the derailment of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express has blamed improper fastening of the rail track for the accident, sources said. One member of the…
- Hyderabad
Cherlapalli Railway Station set to become 4th largest in Telangana: Kishan Reddy
Hyderabad: The Union minister for Coal, G Kishan Reddy informed that the Cherlapalli Railway Station works are at a 98% completion status and once the project is ready for the public, it…
- Business
Maruti Suzuki 1st automaker to send 2 mn vehicles via Indian Railways towards ‘green logistics’
New Delhi: In a bid to help the government towards its net zero emissions target by 2070, Maruti Suzuki India on Monday said it surpassed 2 million cumulative vehicle dispatches using Railways…
- India
Railways to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in Odisha in next 5 years: Vaishnaw
Bhubaneswar: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said new railway projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore will be implemented in Odisha in the next five years. Vaishnaw said this while addressing a…
- India
IRCTC account holders can book e-tickets for others having different surnames: Railways
New Delhi: Anyone with an IRCTC account can book e-tickets for others and reports on social media regarding restrictions in booking e-tickets due to different surnames are false and misleading, a spokesperson…
- India
How Indian Railways plans to prevent train accidents in future
New Delhi: Indian Railways aims to deploy the Kavach system on 44,000 kms of tracks to avoid train accidents in the future, according to a media report. Indian Railway plans to implement…
- India
Railways laid on an average 7.41 km tracks daily in 10 yrs: RTI
New Delhi: The Indian Railways has laid on an average of 7.41 km of tracks, which include new line construction as well as doubling, tripling and gauge conversion of existing lines in…
- India
SC appreciates Indian Railways on steps taken to implement ‘Kavach’ system
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has appreciated the steps taken by Indian Railways for the implementation of anti-collision systems, including ‘Kavach’, to prevent accidents. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV…
- India
About 15% posts of train drivers vacant: Railways in RTI response
New Delhi: Out of total 1,27,644 sanctioned posts of both drivers and assistant drivers in all railway zones across the country, 18,766 (about 14.7%) were lying vacant as of March 1, 2024,…
