Snake sighting aboard Jabalpur bound Jan Shatabdi Express triggers panic
Nov 21, 2024, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi: Passengers aboard the Jan Shatabdi Express between Bhopal and Jabalpur were alarmed when a snake was discovered among the overhead luggage, media reports said.
9 people injured in stampede at Mumbai's Bandra Terminus
Oct 27, 2024, at 05:55 pm
Mumbai: Nine people sustained injuries as they tried to board a train to Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur at Bandra Terminus in Mumbai amid a heavy rush of passengers before Diwali, media reports said.
Train engine derails, veers into field in Bihar's Gaya
Sep 15, 2024, at 08:00 pm
Gaya (Bihar): A train engine was spotted in the middle of a field in Bihar’s Gaya, leaving people surprised and wondering how it managed to leave the tracks and reach the field, media reports said.
PM Modi inaugurates and lays foundation of 2,000 railway projects worth over Rs 41,000 crore
Feb 26, 2024, at 08:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: To give a boost in the infrastructure of Indian Railways, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 2000 projects worth over Rs. 41,000 crore via video conferencing.
Train derails in Mathura stations as employee on video call places bag on throttle; 1 injured
Sep 28, 2023, at 10:54 pm
Mathura: A stationary train unexpectedly moved onto the platform at Mathura Junction Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, prompting a high-level investigation, media reports said.
Indian Railways: 57 Odisha stations to get major facelift under Amrit Bharat station scheme
Aug 03, 2023, at 03:59 am
New Delhi: The Indian Railways is currently implementing the modernization of 57 railway stations in Odisha as part of the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
Tracks melt as train passes in UP's Lucknow; major accident prevented
Jun 19, 2023, at 03:15 am
Lucknow: Railway tracks at the Nigohan railway station in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow when the railway tracks on the loopline melted due to intense heat, said media reports.
RPF retrieves luggage worth Rs 51.13 L in May-2023
Jun 12, 2023, at 02:32 am
Pune: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) recovered the belongings of 119 passengers, amounting to approximately Rs. 51.13 Lakh in value.
Jan 01, 2023, at 05:58 pm
Nainital (Uttarakhand): Thousands of families living in the unauthorised colonies near Haldwani railway station will have to vacate their homes following a Uttarakhand High Court ruling, media reports said.
Rail Connectivity to Sikkim on fast-track: Railway Ministry
Oct 21, 2022, at 03:31 am
New Delhi: The Sivok-Rangpo rail project to connect Sikkim with the rest of India's rail network is showing perceptible progress with 58 percent of mining work completed in 14 main tunnels- 22.23 km of 38.65 km and 42 percent work completed of 13 major bridges, Ministry of Railways said Wednesday.
Haryana: Woman thrown out of running train for resisting sex assualt; child found alone in coach
Sep 03, 2022, at 01:32 am
Fatehabad: A 30-year-old woman was killed after being thrown out of a running train for resisting a sex assault by a copassenger in Haryana's Fatehabad, media reports said.
NF Railway installs solar panels embedded roof over platform shelters
Apr 29, 2022, at 03:33 pm
Guwahati : Indian Railway is striving hard to achieve the target of zero carbon emission by 2030.
Rail Cargo movement between India and Nepal gets a big boost
Jul 10, 2021, at 01:40 am
New Delhi: Rail Transportation between India and Nepal got a major boost on Friday with coming into force of authorization to all cargo train operators to utilize the Indian railway network to carry all containers bound for Nepal whether bilateral freight between Indian and Nepal or third country freight from Indian ports to Nepal.
Railway connectivity towards NE gets a boost with commissioning of double line
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:43 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: CRS (Commissioner of Railway Safety) has accorded sanction for opening of Jalpaipuri Road - Y Leg section (one block section of 5 km) and Betgara - Kolaigram section (23 km in 3 block sections) double line falling on the Rajdhani route and the most busy route of N.F. Railway connecting Guwahati to rest of India.
Apr 14, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: As thousands gathered in Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to board long-distance trains a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced strict restrictions on public movement to check the spread of COVID-19, Central Railway appealed to the people not to panic and avoid crowding the stations.
Northeast Frontier Railway gives emphasis on safety measures
Nov 14, 2020, at 08:03 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the importance being given for ensuring safety of train movement, there has been no consequential train accident during the year 2020-21.
Bengal to bear all costs of special trains for migrant workers coming to state: Mamata govt
May 16, 2020, at 07:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid a showdown with the Centre over Coronavirus-related issues, the Mamata Banerjee government on Saturday said West Bengal will bear all costs of special trains meant for the stranded migrant workers' return to the eastern state.
One dies of injuries in Barddhaman station building collapse
Jan 05, 2020, at 02:42 pm
Burdhaman/UNI: One person, who sustained critical injuries when a portion of the roof near enquiry counter at Barddhaman Railway Station complex caved in yesterday, succumbed to his wounds last night.
West Bengal: Section of Burdhaman Railway station building collapses, 2 injured
Jan 04, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Burdhaman/IBNS: A section of the main building of Burdhaman railway station in West Bengal collapsed on Saturday evening.
No plan to privatise Railways : Piyush Goyal
Nov 22, 2019, at 02:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Refuting reports of government planning to privatise Railways, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said Indian Railways is and will always remain ''a property of people of India''.
Indian government announces bonus for over 11 lakh Indian Railway employees
Sep 18, 2019, at 04:06 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): The Indian government on Wednesday announced bonus for 11 lakh Railway employees.
Special commando unit for Railways launched
Aug 14, 2019, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (UNI) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday launched a separate commando unit for Indian Railways called CORAS (Commandos for Railway Security) and announced that a training centre will be set up in Haryana to train and update the Railway Protection Force (RPF) paratroopers.
Secunderabad: Minor fire breaks out at Rail Nilayam
Apr 19, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Hyderabad, Apr 19 (UNI) A minor fire incident occurred on the 7th Floor of South Central Railway’s Headquarters Office building, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad in the early hours on Friday.
Probationers of different railway services call on the President Kovind
Jan 10, 2018, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): A group of probationers of different Railway Services, called on President of India Ram Nath Kovind, on Tuesday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.