Indian Railways
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Railways to introduce ramps in trains for wheelchair users, elderly
New Delhi: Indian Railways is going to introduce ramps in trains for the convenience of wheelchair users and senior citizens, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Releasing the pictures of the…
- Hyderabad
New Vande Bharat Trains have more features for passenger comfort
Hyderabad: To make the travel experience more comfortable for the passenger, several technological changes were incorporated into the new Vande Bharat Trains. Currently, 25 Vande Bharat Trains are being operated across India.…
- Hyderabad
Indian Railways, IIT Madras join hands to establish 5G testbed in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET) under the Ministry of Railways and the IIT Madras have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the India 5G…
- India
Passenger refuses ‘halal tea’ on Vande Bharat Express, warns staff
A passenger recently created a flutter on a Vande Bharat Express train, confronting an Indian Railways staff member over serving ‘halal-certified’ premix tea. The incident was recorded by the passenger himself, who…
- India
Odisha train tragedy: 7 railway staff suspended
Bhubaneswar: The Indian railway has suspended seven railway officials, including the three personnel arrested in connection with the Odisha triple train tragedy, an official said on Wednesday. “In the train mishap case,…
- India
Kasargod-Trivandrum best-performing Vande Bharat Express
New Delhi: The Kasaragod to Trivandrum train is the best-performing Vande Bharat Express with an average occupancy of 183 per cent among the 23 pairs of such trains running across the Railway network,…
- India
Congress wants Ashwini to resign, says Odisha train accident as ‘man made’
Following the tragic train accident that took place in Odisha’s Balasore district on June 2 claiming 275 lives, the Congress party described it as ‘a man-made devastation’ and demanded the resignation of…
- India
Modi government has destroyed Indian Railways: Lalu Prasad
Patna: Former Union Railway Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday criticised the Narendra Modi-led Central government over the Odisha train tragedy in which at least 288 people were killed and…
- India
Indian Railways presents 20 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh
Hyderabad: The Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off 20 Broad Gauge (BG) locomotives to neighbouring Bangladesh at Rail Bhavan, New Delhi on Tuesday. Addressing the gathering virtually, the minister said that the…