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Kumbakonam railway station to have lounges, eateries as part of redevelopment plan

DPR for Kumbakonam station, one of the major stations in Tiruchi Division, is being prepared. Cost of redevelopment estimated at ₹200 crore. Projects planned include separate departure/arrival plaza, lush green landscaping, ticket vending machines, retiring rooms, paid lounge, ramp, shelter coverage, food/beverage outlets, baggage scanners, lifts, multi-level parking, waiting halls,…

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Mysuru-Kushalnagar railway line in limbo

Mysuru-Kushalnagar railway line discussed at Gati Shakti meeting; report on FLS to be submitted to Railway Board this month. State govt. must acquire land free of cost & meet 50% of project cost (₹1,800 cr). Return on investment positive at 4.4%, but social obligation to meet even if negative. Branch…

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MP seeks Railway Minister’s intervention against closure of roads

MP Thomas Chazhikadan has petitioned Union Minister Ashwani Vaishnav to withdraw the decision to close the Goods Shed Road and rebuild Mother Theresa Road before the Sabarimala pilgrimage season. He also submitted a letter to the Railway Board chairperson. The Goods Shed Road and Mother Theresa Road are vital links…

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Jaya Verma Sinha first woman to head the Railway Board

The first ever woman to head the Board in its 118-year-old history.

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Govt appoints Jaya Verma Sinha CEO, chairperson of Railway Board

The Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Thursday appointed Jaya Verma Sinha, a member of the Indian Railway Management Services (IRMS), as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Railways to expedite installation of fire safety systems on trains

The Railway Board has directed General Managers of all Zonal Railways to expeditiously complete the process.

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Railways to conduct periodic audits to curb unsafe practices, promote ‘safety-first’ culture at all levels

Railways to conduct periodic audits to ensure safety protocols; special emphasis on SOPs; 2.6M vacancies to be filled; monsoon precaution measures to be executed; system improvement, training & sensitization of staff to reduce human failures.

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Railways to implement provisions of 750V power supply to LHB rakes

The Indian Railways will implement the provision of 750V power supply for maintenance of Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) rakes at washing/sick lines, South Western Railway officials said in Hubballi on Sunday.

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Railways urged to allow sale of newspapers on station platforms

DDUWJ delegation urges SWR to resolve hurdles in selling newspapers at railway stations. They raised issue of concession to accredited journalists for travelling on trains, which has been stopped. AGM U. Subba Rao assured to discuss the matter with Commercial Section and take steps within Railway Board guidelines.

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Jaipur-Mumbai train shooting | Panel to list guidelines to ascertain mental health of RPF staff

Railway Board forms 6-member committee to suggest measures to ascertain mental health of RPF staff. Railway officials have claimed that the assailant Chetan Singh, a constable with RPF, had hid his alleged diagnosis of psychosis from RPF officials

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Jaipur-Mumbai train shooting | High-level panel members reach Mumbai for probe; GRP to scan CCTV footage from coaches

The Railway Board has set up a five-member committee to conduct a “comprehensive inquiry” into the incident of an RPF constable allegedly shooting dead four persons on a train

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Railways to study route viability for introducing Vande Bharat trains

Senior railway officials will conduct a survey along potential routes to analyse the existing train or bus services, and give their recommendations on introducing the premium Vande Bharat Express, the Centre has said.

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Additional stops for trains

The Railway Board has approved additional stoppages for a number of trains passing through the State at various stations in Kerala on an experimental basis for the convenience of passengers

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Fares of AC chair car, executive classes of all trains having below-50% occupancy to be reduced by up to 25%: Railways Board

NEW DELHI: The Railway Board on Saturday announced that fares of AC chair car, executive classes of all trains, including Vande Bharat, will be reduced by up to 25%.

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‘Human error’ led to Balasore train tragedy, says report, pins fault on Signal & Telecommunication department

Lapses at multiple levels in the signalling and telecommunication (S&T) department led to the Balasore train accident on June 2, which left 291 dead and more than 900 injured, the Commission of Railway Safety said in its report submitted to the Railway Ministry last week.

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LiDAR survey soon to speed up trains in Thiruvananthapuram-Mangaluru corridor

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Railways to take up ₹14 crore feasibility study for track along RRR

The Minister said no other city in the country will be having such a twin transport infrastructure project being taken up at the same time to provide rail connectivity to the hitherto unconnncted parts of Telangana

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Railways alarmed over freight trains running without safety clearance

A large proportion [about 15-20%] of freight trains in India are running with invalid BPC.

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Odisha train accident | South Eastern Railway AGM transferred two weeks after collision

After the devastating train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, the Railways Ministry has transferred out Atulya Sinha, AGM, South Eastern Railway, on June 15, 2023

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Railway Board was aware of short-cut methods by signalling staff

Two months before the devastating train accident in Odisha, the Railway Board had flagged the issue of signalling staff resorting to short-cut methods and warned top Railway officials of the alarming situation

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Upgraded Kollam railway station to be commissioned in 2025

The upgraded Kollam railway station is scheduled to be commissioned in 2025 and the first phase will be completed by January 2024, N.K. Premachandran, MP, has said.

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Explained | Understanding the Kavach system

Understanding the KAVACH system which is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system and how it could prevent collisions between trains

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India train disaster: signal fault identified as cause, says minister

Train was diverted on to wrong tracks before collision, says railways minister as efforts to clear crash wreckage continue in Odisha

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Congress demands Rail Minister’s resignation, alleges Centre prioritised PR of Vande Bharat trains over rail safety

Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Centre of not implementing the suggestions for track renewals as reason for Odisha train accident.

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Overworked loco pilots are main cause of increasing train accidents, Railways officials say

The Railway Board took a serious view of this violation of rules.

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