NEW DELHI: Around 80 passenger trains will be kept on standby to cater to sudden surge in passengers at 60 identified stations which see high footfall on festive occasions such as Holi, Chhath and Diwali, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Rajya Sabha on Monday.Replying to the debate on Railways (Amendment) Bill, Vaishnaw said a detailed…
Traffic ground to a halt at one of France’s busiest train stations on Friday after an unexploded World War II bomb weighing more than 1,000 pounds was uncovered just north of Paris, the authorities said. The bomb was discovered in the Saint-Denis suburb during overnight work on tracks that lead into the Gare du Nord,…
NEW DELHI: AAP MP Raghav Chadha has blamed the Indian Railways for the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station that claimed 18 lives and injured several others, citing “mismanagement” and “negligence.”“This entire incident shows the level of mismanagement in Indian Railways,” Chadha told ANI. “I raised this issue in Parliament on February 11. Passengers are…
Virat Kohli during Delhi’s net session at the Arun Jaitley Stadium (TOI Photo) Virat Kohli began preparations for his return to Ranji Trophy by training with his Delhi teammates at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the national capital on Tuesday, ahead of the match against Railways beginning January 30.Kohli arrived in Delhi after a session…
Mohammed Shami running in to bowl during India’s net session (BCCI Photo) Mohammed Shami‘s much-awaited return to Team India got delayed after he was not included in the playing eleven for the first T20I against England in Kolkata, but the veteran pacer continued to train full tilt, despite heavy bandage on his legs, in Chennai…
JAMMU: Indian Railways on Sunday successfully completed a trial run of a train with 22-bogies between Katra in Jammu and Srinagar on Sunday, officials said.They said this is the first completely successful trial run on the newly completed line to connect Kashmir valley with Jammu and the rest of India.The train, comprising 18 AC coaches,…
Budget 2o25 will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. Railway Budget 2025: Indian Railways is expected to receive a 15-20% increase in capital expenditure allocation for FY26 in the forthcoming Union Budget, as it progresses towards utilising the current year’s funds. The total capital expenditure allocation for the national transporter could…
NEW DELHI: Indicating the start of train operations between Jammu and Srinagar in the next couple of weeks, the railways has notified the timetable of one Vande Bharat and another two mail/express trains for the route. The single-trip Vande Bharat train on the route will take three hours and 10 minutes, while the other two…
NEW DELHI: The Railways has tweaked five AC sleeper trains and one Vande Bharat with chair cars for their deployment on Jammu-Kashmir route to cope with harsh weather conditions, ahead of launch of train operations to Kashmir valley from the rest of the country. For safety of passengers and trains, Railways will have an airport-type…
Indian Railways is also developing domestic manufacturing capabilities for bullet trains. (AI image for representative purpose) India’s first bullet train design: India and Japan are close to finalising the design specifications for bullet trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) Corridor, which will facilitate the tender process.The Japanese Shinkansen trains are undergoing modifications to suit…