Indian Railways invites bids for hydrogen fuel-based tech for trains
India | August 07, 2021 14:38 ISTThis is an attempt by the national transporter to explore whether existing diesel-run trains can be retrofitted to use hydrogen instead.
This is an attempt by the national transporter to explore whether existing diesel-run trains can be retrofitted to use hydrogen instead.
Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) installed the longest girder on a rail flyover in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh on July 12. The DFCCIL installed the girder by using modern machines.
The 56 km-long Tuen Ma Line has 27 stations and connects Tuen Mun to Wu Kai Sha of the New Territories, making Hong Kong's railway network more comprehensive. Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 was opened on February 14, 2020
The cancelled trains include Guwahati-Bangalore Cant, Muzaffarpur-Yesvantpur, Ernakulam-Patna, New Tinsukia-Tambaram, Bhagalpur-Yesvantpur among others.
Railway ministry officials said that 208 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various states.
NMR is the major tourist attraction from Mettupalayam, about 40 Kms from here to Udhagamandalam and has high demand particularly from foreign tourists during weekends
With the surge in COVID-19 cases, East Coast Railway and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation have set up six counters at Bhubaneswar Railway Station to check the passengers coming from other states.
The death of a Patna railway station Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) due to coronavirus has spread panic amid the other railway staff in all the stations of the district especially at Patna Junction, Danapur, Patliputra, and Rajendra Nagar Terminal.
The railways has installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at 686 stations across the country, Union minister Piyush Goyal informed Parliament on Wednesday, indicating that it has such coverage in less than 10 percent of the 7,349 railway stations in India.
Union Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on November 13 extended his to everyone for Diwali with the hope that coming year will be a good one.
A massive power grid failure in the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has brought the city to a standstill. Among others, Railway services have also taken a hit as the electricity went off in the region.
A day after the Railways permitted NEET and JEE candidates to avail special suburban services in Mumbai on exam days, the national transporter has now decided to run 20 pairs of special trains from September 2 to 15 for the convenience of those appearing for these exams in Bihar.
RRB NTPC Exam: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is expected to release the RRB NTPC exam dates soon. Over 1.26 crore registered candidates have been waiting for the RRB NTPC CBT examination to be conducted.
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said huge opportunities are there for businesses in the sector as the ministry is willing to lease out traffic routes and parcel trains to them.
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Monday issued an advisory for passengers to travel on a special train from Bhubaneswar on May 13, asking them to carry their own food and linen and arrive at the city station at least 90 minutes before departure for health screening.
Over 1180 people, mainly migrant labourers will depart from Amritsar Railway Station on May 10. Thermal screening of passengers is being done before they boarded a 'Shramik Special' train.
Railways is set to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for travel between April 15 and May 3 due to extension of the nationwide lockdown and suspension of passenger trains till then in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told PTI.
The South Eastern Railway (SER) and the East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Saturday said they decided to withdraw the provision of blankets and curtains in air-conditioned coaches of all trains they operate to prevent spreading of novel coronavirus.
Over 160 rape cases have been reported on railway premises and on-board running trains between 2017 and 2019, an RTI query has found.
South Western Railway's (SWR) Hubli division police personnel will wear cameras on uniform for providing enhanced security to passengers and property, railways said on Saturday.
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