Train service has again been suspended in the Kashmir valley today, when separatists had called for ” United Nations Military Observers Office ” in Srinagar challo in protest against alleged Human Rights (HR) violations by the security forces.
Top-notch design institute, National Institute of Design (NID), has bagged Metro rail’s project to design signages on the entire stretch of the railway line, including stations which will connect Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.
Indian railways has added solar panels to the roof of a train in a national first as India tries to reduce its massive carbon footprint and modernise its vast colonial-era rail network.
The Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS) which is a mobile science exhibition mounted on an air-conditioned train, on its inaugural day in Mumbai on Wednesday saw 19,000 visitors walking through its 16 coaches.
An EMU local hit the buffer of a platform at the Sealdah terminal station here, causing derailment of two wheels of a compartment, an Eastern Railway official said.
Much to the credit of PM Narendra Modi and Railways minister Suresh Prabhu, not only has the colonial era separate rail budget been scrapped.
Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said that the Railway Ministry is focusing more on improving the infrastructure of Indian Railways to create a proper logistics and seamless movement of traffic.
A bomb scare at the Churchgate Station in Mumbai left the security officials in a tizzy on Thursday. According to latest reports, the bomb scare was received in the morning.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has given stiff targets to Indian Railways to augment the freight business of the carrier, including redirecting 20 million tonne (MT) of additional cargo from road to rail by the end of financial year 2017-18.
Indian Railways has issued a clarification saying there has been no changes in Tatkal and other ticket reservation rules from July 1.
