Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said in order to raise oxygen availability in Delhi, an 'Oxygen Express' train from Chhattisgarh's Raigarh is on way to Delhi and reach national capital tonight (Monday).
Indian Railways on Monday announced that it will run 7 'Summer Special' trains for the convenience of Railways passengers and to provide a comfortable and convenient journey during this summer season. These trains will run single side trips as fully reserved train services.
The first Oxygen Express train for Delhi carrying around 70 tonnes of the life-saving gas will depart from Jindal Steel Works plant in Raigarh on Sunday night, Chairman Railway Board Suneet Sharma said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held high-level meetings with Chief Ministers of states worst hit by the second wave of coronavirus, industrialists and oxygen manufacturers to review the Covid situation and supply of essential medicines.
Northern Railways has decided to run special trains to UP and Bihar. In addition to the five trains started last week, here is a list of some more trains.
Seeking to address the shortage of medical oxygen as active COVID-19 cases surpassed the 18-lakh mark, the Centre on Sunday banned the supply of the gas for industrial purposes except in nine specified areas and expedited installation of 162 PSA plants in health facilities across the country, while the Railways announced special trains to transport the life-saver.
As pandemic sitution worsen in the country, Railways is getting fully ready to transport Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) and Oxygen Cylinders across the key Corridors. Availability of oxygen is a key element in the treatment of certain medical conditions in the Covid infection.
Indian Railways will start services of 71 unreserved passenger trains from April 5 onwards, Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal informed on Friday. Check complete list of trains.
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.
Due to the spurt in the number of Covid cases, no direction can be issued to the Southern Railway to restore its services in full strength, the Madras High Court said on Tuesday.
Goyal said the country can progress towards high growth and create more employment opportunities only when the public and private sectors work together.
The fire on the 13th floor of the New Koilaghat building on Strand Road, which houses offices of the Railways at Kolkata's Strand Road claimed the lives of four firefighters, two railway officials, an assistant sub-inspector of Kolkata Police, a Railway Protection Force official and a security person.
The Indian Railways on Wednesday issued a clarification over increased train fare saying slightly higher fares for short-distance passenger trains done only to discourage people from travel which is not most necessary.
At least seven workers of Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar Party were arrested in Patna on Thursday for blocking the movement of a passenger train at Patna Junction as part of farmers' Rail Roko agitation. Police said that tight security arrangements are in place at all the city railway stations in view of the station.
Members of Bharatiya Kisan Union stage 'Rail Roko' at Hapur during their nationwide protest against agriculture laws
Farmers have been protesting at the different borders of the national capital since November last year, against the three newly enacted farm laws - Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
It'll begin at 12 pm & go on till 3-4 pm. Trains aren't plying anyway. It'll be done peacefully. We'll provide water, milk, lassi & fruits to people who will be found stranded. We will tell them our issues: Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union on farmers' 'rail roko' call today
According to the national transporter, on a month-to-month basis as well, in first 12 days of February, the railways has overtaken the freight revenue figures in last year by 5 per cent.
The Indian Railways on Saturday informed that no date has been fixed for resumption of all passenger trains operations, however, new train services will be added gradually.
Indian Railways in a spectacular display of responsibility did not disappoint a brother who made a request to railways that her sister would miss her exam if the train fails to reach its destination on time.
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