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Railways runs two trains having only general coaches

BHUBANESWAR: Indian Railways has started running two trains having only general coaches for the convenience of poor passengers.

The Times of India

Four more Vande Bharat routes to be launched this month amid low demand

Come the last week of July, the Indian Railways is considering introducing four new Vande Bharat train routes - Delhi to Chandigarh (243 km), Chennai to Tirunelveli (622 km), Gwalior to Bhopal (432 km) and Lucknow to Prayagraj (200 km).

The Hindu

Railways to hold an internal probe into technical glitch that delayed Vande Bharat

The Southern Railway will hold an internal inquiry into the incident in which the Vande Bharat train from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram was halted for around one-and-a-half hours at Kannur station on Monday after the overhead electric lines tripped.

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Untidy sleeper coach sparks protest on social media

An untidy poorly maintained sleeper coach attached to Hazrat Nizamuddin-Thiruvananthapuram Superfast Express has triggered a protest on social media. The photos of the train (Train No: 12643) taken at Palakkad railway station and uploaded on Twitter by a passenger has created ripples on social media, forcing the Southern Railways to…

The Hindu

Kazipet unit can help Railways meet a part of freight wagons demand

The Kazipet unit spread over 160 acres was originally conceived as a periodic overhauling unit for 200 wagons a year and following persistent public demand, the Centre had acceded to have a wagon manufacturing unit with the latest production equipment

The Hindu

Balasore train accident could have been averted by running checks: Commission of Rail Safety report

An undetected fault in wiring in the location box near Bahanaga Bazaar Railway Station that had not been noticed by Signal and Telecom (S&T) staff in the past five years led to the deadly triple train collision in Odisha. Installed at a distance of two to five kilometres usually, a…

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

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Delhi: Interstate Railway job racket busted, 2 including a social worker arrested

The Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police busted an Interstate Railway job racket and arrested two for allegedly promising to secure employment in the Railways Group C and D services for the victims. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Passenger trains lost over 1 crore minutes in delays in 2022-23, RTI reply states

After the June 2 Balasore train tragedy, the Indian Railways has come under the spotlight for balancing both punctuality and safety when it comes to train movement across routes

The Hindu

Centre to take up 33-km Ghatkesar-Yadadri MMTS line at ₹330 crore

The Ministry of Railways has decided to take up the 33-km MMTS suburban train link between Ghatkesar and Yadadri (Raigir) station at a cost of 330 crore and tenders are to be called for the work soon, said Union Minister G Kishan Reddy

The Hindu

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

The Hindu

Prompt handing over of land key to completing double tracks on Ernakulam-Ambalappuzha, Thiruvananthapuram-Kanyakumari stretches

Prompt handing over of land key to completing double track on Ernakulam-Ambalappuzha, Thiruvananthapuram-Kanyakumari stretches

The Hindu

About 2.74 lakh posts vacant in Indian Railways, over 1.7 lakh in safety category: RTI

About 2.74 lakh posts in the Indian Railways are lying vacant as of June 2023 with more than 1.7 lakh of them in the safety category

The Hindu

Rajiv Mishra, fleeting comet of Indian hockey, dies a lonely death

LUCKNOW: Rajiv Mishra, who dazzled like a comet on the timeline of Indian hockey in the late '90s but vanished equally fast after an untimely injury, died a lonely death in Varanasi. His body was found at his home on Friday morning.

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Indian Railways to make travel easier for unreserved passengers

Indian Railways has embarked on a mission to bring about a change in the experience by extending adequate facilities for passengers travelling in unreserved coaches

The Times of India

Shyama Shaw added to BCCI's senior women's selection panel, Thilak Naidu named chairman of junior selection committee

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday added former Indian pacer Shyama Shaw to the senior women's national selection panel as she replaced Mithu Mukherjee.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | From one eruption to another, day and night spread equal dread in Manipur; Railways to review operations on safety of trains, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

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Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews safety works in Northern Railways

The Odisha train tragedy had occurred when a block section was under maintenance and automatic signalling was down.

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Railways to review operations, to ensure ‘zero compromise’ on safety

The Indian Railways will review every aspect of safety in the operation of trains to ensure foolproof working of the system.

The Hindu

Indian railways to operate Kochuveli-Mangaluru Junction weekly special Antyodaya Express

The train will be operated for four weeks starting June 19 from Kochuveli in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and June 20 from Mangaluru Junction

The Hindu

Railway safety — listen to the voices from below

The effectiveness of a Confidential Incident Reporting and Analysis System like programme depends on physical infrastructure and a total change in the mindset of the management

The Hindu

TDP, YSRCP hurting interests of Andhra Pradesh by backing anti-people BJP, alleges Congress veteran

Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Dr. Chinta Mohan has maintained that the Congress party alone can ensure justice to ‘beleagured’ Andhra Pradesh as both the regional parties—YSR Congress Party and Telugu Desam Party—vied with each other to back the ‘‘anti-people‘ Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre

The Hindu

Is the Indian Railways stretched beyond its capacity?

A discussion on safety, overcrowding and maintenance works following the Balasore accident

The Hindu

Southern Railway’s first elephant underpass enters final stage as composite girders launched on Ettimadai – Walayar section

A crucial work in the construction of Southern Railway’s first underpass for wild elephants entered final phase as composite girders were launched onto the structure built for pachyderm movement on the Ettimadai - Walayar section, which links Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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Biparjoy: Railways cancel some train services; Cyclone likely to enter Rajasthan soon

'Keeping in view of the cyclonic storm Biprajoy, some train services are being cancelled/partially cancelled by the Railways'. Read further on Dynamite News:

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