Railways
- India
TMC slams Centre after request for special trains turned down by railways
New Delhi: The TMC on Monday slammed the Centre after the West Bengal government’s request for special trains to carry people from Alipurduar and Coochbehar to Kolkata ahead of its March 10…
- India
Railways’ policies being framed keeping only the rich in mind: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that policies for Indian Railways were being framed by the government keeping only the rich in mind, and claimed that trust in Prime…
- Telangana
Railways in Telangana set for transformation with Rs-31,221 crore investment
Hyderabad: The Indian Railways is gearing up for a major transformation in Telangana, as Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw announced an investment of Rs 5,071 crore for this year out of…
- India
Mamata demands Railways give priority to safety of passengers
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday demanded that the railways give more attention to the safety and security of travellers and roll back the dynamic pricing of train tickets.…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to launch hydrogen train soon
Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) announced that the kingdom will soon witness a hydrogen train. The announcement came just after signing a deal with French train firm Alstom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
- India
Indian Railways turning into ‘Indian Airlines’?
Chennai: Is the Indian Railways following the airline industry policy – overbooking of seats? This question popped up in the minds of a couple of passengers of the Ahilya Nagari SF Express…
- India
Mamata condoles deaths in Tamil Nadu train mishap, asks Railways to be more vigilant
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday condoled the deaths due to a blaze in a stationary train in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai and asked the Railways to be more vigilant…
- India
Railways constitute 4-member high-level committee to probe bridge collapse in Mizoram
Aizawl: The Ministry of Railways has constituted a four-member high-level committee to inquire into the cause of the collapse of a under construction railway bridge in Mizoram’s Aizawl district in which 22…
- Telangana
Centre approves doubling of 2 railway lines in SCR jurisdiction
Hyderabad: Central government has approved two major projects of doubling in the Mudkhed – Medchal & Mahbubnagar – Dhone section and Guntur – Bibinagar section which falls under the jurisdiction of South…
- India
Train shooting: Rlys withdraws statement on mental condition of accused RPF constable
New Delhi: The Railways on Wednesday said in a statement that no mental ailment was detected in the last periodic medical examination of the RPF constable accused in the Jaipur-Mumbai train shooting…
- India
Ticketing services not available on IRCTC site, app due to technical reasons
New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Tuesday said ticketing services were not available on its website and mobile application due to technical reasons. The public sector undertaking…
- India
Balasore train accident: CBI arrests three railway officials
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested 3 railway officials, senior Section engineer Arun Kumar Mohanta, section engineer Mohammad Amir Khan & technician Pappu Kumar, under sections 304 and 201 CrPC…
- India
Railways rejects communal angle over Odisha train accident
As investigations are still underway by the CBI, rumours are being circulated on social media platforms alleging that a Soro railway signal Junior Engineer (JE) and his family are untraceable from June…
- India
Kerala family alleges discrimination by Rajdhani Express staff
A Muslim family has alleged ill-treatment by railway staff of the Rajdhani Express while travelling from Panvel, Maharashtra to Kozhikode, Kerala on June 9. According to a woman from the family, who…
- India
Railways to launch five new Vande Bharat trains on June 26
New Delhi: 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.…