As many as 55 trains covering destinations in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, have been cancelled till Monday, SCR officials said.
A Mumbai local train motorman saved a person's life after he suddenly came on the railway track and lie down when the train was approaching from the other end. The video of the incident was shared by the Railways ministry.
The incident occurred on Itarsi-Nagpur rail route on Sunday and the deceased has been identified as Sanju Choure (22), a resident of Panjara Kala village, Pathrota police station in-charge Nagesh Verma said.
In a letter, the Railway Board on Friday asked the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to resume the service.
To normalize passenger services & revert back in a phased manner to the pre-covid levels of service, the Railways Passenger Reservation System (PRS) will be shut down for 6 hours during the lean business hours of the night for the next 7 days, Railways Ministry informed on Sunday.
The new order reads, "not wearing masks on railway premises and in trains can attract a fine of up to Rs 500."
The construction of the new Pamban bridge is expected to be completed by March 2022, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a tweet.
According to an IRCTC official, the company has planned to operate a special tourist train 1st time in North eastern state of India.
According to sources, the plan is that the interested parties have to buy or lease a train with a minimum of 16 coaches.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will start India's first indigenous cruise liner from September 18, the railway PSU said on Wednesday.
The fare of the new coaches is 2.4 times the base price of the existing sleeper class of mail and express trains, officials said, adding 50 such coaches have been given to different zonal railways.
BJP and PM Modi say nothing happened in the last 70 years. But yesterday, finance minister decided to sell the assets that have been built over the last 70 years, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in a press conference.
The government on Monday announced a Rs 6 lakh crore National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) that will look to unlock value in infrastructure assets. Projects have been identified across sectors, with roads, railways and power being the top segments.
Indian Railways has cancelled or short terminated some trains in Mumbai due to massive flooding on the rail tracks, hampering the daily lives of people.
The Railway Ministry said in a statement that these containers could be bilateral freight between India and Nepal or third country freight from Indian ports to Nepal.
Northern Railway has decided to restore services of 50 unreserved Mail/Express trains from July 1.
Railway Ministry officials said that the Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express Special train started its first run with LHB rake and Vistadome coach on Saturday. An official added that first trip on the Vistadome coach from Mumbai to Pune was a sellout
The passengers can visit Indian Railways website www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in. for details regarding the halts and composition of trains.
All the 15 stations in the Kashmir Valley, including Srinagar, have been integrated with the Wifi network of the Indian Railways, a statement from the ministry said on Sunday.
The Eastern Railways on Tuesday discontinued at least 10 special trains till further notice due to "poor patronisation".
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