Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that Railways has planned to install 75 lakh AI-powered CCTV cameras in coaches and engines at a cost of about Rs 15,000 crore to enhance safety.
The rising number of train accidents in India has become a significant cause for concern. The recent initiatives by the Railway Board, such as installing AI-enabled CCTV cameras on locomotives and at key yards, reflect an urgent need to enhance monitoring and preventive measures.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) started a probe into the cause of the accident in which a goods train rammed into the Kanchanjungha Express from behind in West Bengal's Rangapani on Monday morning.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Lok Sabha that railways lost Rs 55.60 lakh in damages to stone pelting on Vande Bharat trains since launch.
These new trains are probably going to begin running in January 2024 and will be of non-air-conditioned LHB coaches. These trains are probably going to have just sleeper and general class service.
Maharashtra: The victim came up 5 days after the incident to file a complaint with the police. It was the second harassment case on a moving train in a month which raises women's safety concerns on local trains.
Railways launches novel self-propelled inspection car in Vijayawada division of South Central Railway (SCR) zone.
Odisha train tragedy: With enough evidence to show that some kind of tampering was done with the interlocking system, the job now is to make it "tamper-proof", senior officials said.
At least 50 people were killed and more than 350 injured in a horrific triple train crash on Friday in Odisha involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train.
Coromandel Express derails: The accident was so intense, several bogies derailed in Balasore. Railways and the local authorities stepped up rescue operations at the site. No official confirmation on the number of injured or loss of life.
A Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson said the identity of the man is yet to be established and railways police initiated probe into the matter.
Godavari Express derailment: Panic gripped passengers after the accident. The timely action by the driver averted a major accident.
On June 5 and June 6, Indian Railways have announced to resume 24 passenger trains that were earlier suspended.
In view of the rising COVID-19 cases across the country, Indian Railways on Saturday announced that a fine of up to Rs 500 will be imposed on the passengers for not wearing face masks at the railway premises or during travel in trains. The order on face masks has been issued for a period of 6 months till further instructions.
Amid the coronavirus crisis, the Indian Railways catering arm IRCTC on Friday said that food plazas, refreshment rooms, Jan Aahars and cell kitchens and the on board catering services in mail and express trains will remain closed until further notice.
"Taking novel measures to ensure hygiene and prevent the spread of COVID-19, Railways installs unique mechanism to operate lifts without touching buttons at the North Western Railway Headquarters in Jaipur," Piyush Goyal wrote.
The Indian Railways on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it has put in place safety and security measures like baggage scanners, hand-held metal detectors and CCTV cameras in stations as sought in a PIL.
Five years after new division were announced for Jammu, Gulbarga and Silchar, the Railways has formed a committee to study their feasibility, according to an official order.
The railways' target is to operate high speed trains in two categories -- at 160 kmph on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata routes, and up to 320 kmph under the ongoing bullet train project between Mumbai-Ahmedabad.
Railways testing Tri--Netra technology: Train delays and mishaps during dense fog may soon be a thing of the past as Indian Railways was testing a Tri-Netra technology that would detect any obstruction on tracks and relay the information. The new technology was already being tried, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal today informed the Rajya Sabha.
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