Odisha train tragedy: With the support of Odisha government, links of photos of deceased, those admitted to hospitals and unidentified bodies were made available for their kin.
As many as 288 people were killed and over 1,100 injured in an accident involving three trains on June 2, after an accident. The Friday train mishap is in the deadliest railway tragedy in 30 years.
Prasad, who is a former railway minister, said the government must also consider increasing the ex-gratia announced for the injured.
The indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System known as 'Kavach' was announced by the Ministry of Railways on March 23, 2022, as a significant step toward improving train safety in India.
The Indian Railways is producing 3-4 Vande Bharat trains every month. The trains are currently being manufactured at the Integrated Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. In the next few years, railways plan to add more such factories.
Tharoor made the remark while citing a report which quoted an RTI reply to the state that more than 2.7 crore passengers could not travel by train in 2022-23 despite buying tickets because of being waitlisted.
According to an official statement, Indian Railways is running 1,770 more trips this year as compared to the total summer special trains (4,599 trips by 348 trains) run in 2022.
Stones were pelted at the newly launched Vande Bharat train in Kerala. The incident took place around 5 pm when the train was passing through an area between Thirunavaya and Tirur in Malappuram district.
According to reports, the Dagmagpur station master received the information about the bomb in the locomotive (engine) of the Purushottam Express on the walkie-talkie.
The bridge was completed in 11 months and total length of cable strand used in the bridge is 653 km.
The first commercial service will start from Kasargod on Wednesday and will reach here in 7 hours and 50 minutes. The first service from here to Kasargod will begin on Thursday.
Trains were cancelled and rescheduled in the wake of maintenance and system degradation works. Passengers should check their train status before leaving their homes.
About one and a half dozen local trains running between Delhi and Rewari have been canceled for April 16 and 18.
Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express will provide faster, comfortable and convenient travel experience to the rail users, boost tourism and promote economic development in the region.
International Year of Millets: IRCTC's chief regional manager Ajit Kumar Sinha said that all the vendors in Uttar Pradesh- including 78 static units at railway platforms- have been asked to add millet-based food items in their menu.
The page was hacked on Tuesday and "a few offensive posts were shared by the hacker," it said.
Railways will run a Vande Bharat Metro train between Jammu and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir once the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project (USBRL) becomes fully operational.
Earlier last month, the newly inaugurated Howrah-New Jalpaiguri semi-high-speed train was vandalised by some miscreant.
With the announcement of 6 Holi specials between Mumbai and Jaynagar by East Central Railway, the total number of Holi specials announced this year is 90 -- Central Railway 84 and East Central Railway 6.
Train No 12727 Visakhapatnam–Hyderabad Godavari Express after passing through Bibinagar Station got derailed between Bibinagar and Ghatkesar railway stations at around 06.10 am on Wednesday, officials informed.
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