In a study carried out by Greenpeace, it compared the ticket price in long distance trains and flights and found out that train fares on 112 long routes were almost double the air tickets and in some cases were upto to 4 times higher on different dates.
Several trains were diverted, cancelled, or short-terminated due to waterlogging and continuous rain in the northern part of the country.
Northwestern India has witnessed continuous rainfall from July 8. Several states including Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan witnessed ‘heavy to extremely heavy’ downpours.
As many as around 24 trains running on the Delhi-Ambala route have been canceled due to bad weather.
No casualties have reported from the fire incident at the Falaknuma Express train bound to Secunderabad from Howrah.
Stones were pelted on Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat Express in which the outer glass of two coaches were damaged.
The CRS has recommended that a drive should be launched to update the completion signalling wiring diagrams, other documents and lettering of signaling circuits at site.
A man died after being hit by Vande Bharat express train while it was en route for Delhi.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that let's wait for the CBI probe after he was asked for the reason for Odisha train accident.
The wind speed is being monitored at five locations in Bhavnagar division, at eight sites in Rajkot and at three spots in Ahmedabad division on an hourly basis and station masters have been instructed to regulate or stop trains when the wind velocity exceeds 50 kmph, as per the release.
Jammu news: According to a Government Railway Police Force official, the body was moved to the Government Medical College in Jammu for postmortem and identification.
Durg-Puri Express: The incident occurred as the brakes of the B3 coach were reportedly not released after alarm chain pulling (ACP). The problem was fixed later and the train resumed its journey at 11 pm on June 8.
Coromandel Express train: The tragic train accident in which 288 people lost their lives involved Yeshwantpur-Howrah Superfast Express, Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express and a goods train.
The incident took place a day after the terrible accident involving a triple train in Odisha, which resulted in 278 deaths and 1,100 injuries.
In one of the CCTV cameras installed in Bharat Petroleum Institute near the station, a suspicious incident has been captured a few minutes before the incident of arson where a person was seen moving towards that compartment of the train.
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that there will be three different versions of the Vande Bharat train by February-March next year.
BHEL-Titagarh Wagons consortium is responsible for manufacturing and maintaining the 80 Vande Bharat Trainsets, as well as upgrading Government Manufacturing Units and Trainset Depots.
3 persons, including a toddler, were found dead on a railway train after a train fire case incident in Kerala. According to media reports, the accused had an altercation with co-passenger.
Maharashtra crime news: The victim was travelling in the Singhad Express from Pune to Mumbai when the 29-year-old accused, hailing from Sitamarhi in Bihar, allegedly took videos and photographs of her and also touched her inappropriately, Kalyan railway police senior inspector Mukesh Dhage said.
Netherland: One person died and around 30 passengers were reported injured as a train partially derailed following a collision with a freight train.
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