Anti-CAA protesters torch railway stations, block roads in Bengal (2nd LEAD)
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) Violence broke out in West Bengal on Friday against the Citizenship Amendment Act as also a possible NRC exercise as protesters …
Anti-CAA protesters torch railway stations in Bengal
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) Violence broke out in West Bengal on Friday against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) as also a possible NRC exercise in …
Yogi govt renames Naugarh as Siddhartha Nagar railway station
Siddhartha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 6 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government has changed the name of Naugarh railway station to Siddhartha Nagar railway station. According …
Boost domestic products for corporatisation of railway units
Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) Corporatisation of railway production units would succeed only if the government buys the trains from them and not resort to imports …
Rs 809 cr allocated to repair 4,861 railway bridges: Goyal
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha that railways has sanctioned 4,168 bridges for repair and …
Railway official bans Khushwant Singh’s book
Bhopal, Nov 21 (IANS) Can a political leader appointed as chairman railway passengers service committee (PSC) stop the sale of any book on his personal …
Railway official ‘bans’ book by Khushwant Singh
Bhopal, Nov 20 (IANS) Can a political leader appointed as Chairman of railway Passenger Service Committee (PSC) stop the sale of any book on his …
Railway line at 10,000 ft in Tawang soon
Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), Nov 8 (IANS) India’s bid to take trains to Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district at a height of 10,000 ft is inching closer …
Western Railway deploys ‘Yamraj’ to discourage trespassing
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Western Railway on Thursday launched an innovative campaign in Mumbai to spread awareness, save lives and discourage trespassing. In …
Lucknow railway station gets ‘Health ATM’
Lucknow, Nov 6 (IANS) The Indian Railways has installed two ‘Health ATMs’ at the Charbagh railway station in Lucknow. The kiosks, promoted by YOLO Health …
Railway Board clears Bengaluru suburban rail: MoS Railways
Bengaluru, Nov 4 (IANS) The Railway Board on Monday gave clearance to establish Bengaluru suburban rail, said Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi. …
One injured in blast in train in Karnataka railway station
Bengaluru, Oct 21 (IANS) A minor blast in an express train at Hubbali railway station in Karnataka injured one person, a police official said on …
7 railway stations in Rajasthan among top 10 in cleanliness
Jaipur, Oct 2 (IANS) Seven railway stations in Rajasthan topped the charts in a cleanliness survey ranking in the top 10 category. This railways’ cleanliness …
Jaipur, Jodhpur, Durgapura cleanest stations: Railway survey
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Three railway stations in Rajasthan — Jaipur, Jodhpur and Durgapura — have topped the list of the Railways’ cleanliness survey …
Inauguration of railway bridge in WB sparks politics
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Politics was sparked off on Wednesday over the newly built four-lane railway overpass cable bridge in West Bengal’s Bardhaman, considered …
Odisha, ECoR sign MoU to develop Bhubaneswar railway station
Bhubaneswar, Sep 19 (IANS) The Odisha government and the East Cost Railway (ECoR) here on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the Rs …
Cabinet clears Rs 2,024 crore bonus for Railway staff
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) In a festive season bonanza, the Union Cabinet has approved bonus worth 78 days’ wages for over 11 lakh Indian …
Muslim family thrashed at Aligarh railway station
Aligarh, Sep 18 (IANS) A Muslim family, travelling from Kannauj to Aligarh for medical treatment, was attacked by a mob at the Aligarh railway station …
Fire at New Delhi railway station doused
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A major fire, which broke out in the power car of a train at the New Delhi railway station on …
Fire breaks out at New Delhi railway station
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A major fire broke out in the power car of a train at the New Delhi railway station on Friday, …
Arunachal CM reviews railway projects in the state
Itangar, Sep 4 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday reviewed all the railway projects in the state with Northeastern Frontier Railway (NFR) …
Tinsukia becomes India’s 4000th WiFi-enabled railway station
Guwahati, Sep 1 (IANS) Tinsukia Junction in India’s northeast region on Sunday became the 4000th railway station in the country to have free public WiFi. …
Indian Railway battles to extend lines in Northeast
Agartala, Aug 28 (IANS) The northeastern part of the country has always been a challenge to the Indian Railway. While incurring extra costs, the railways …
Sale of bananas banned at Lucknow railway station
Lucknow, Aug 28 (IANS) Railway authorities in Lucknow seem to have gone bananas over cleanliness. Believing that banana peels spread filth, authorities have banned the …
IIT-Mumbai graduate takes up Group D railway job
Ranchi, Aug 27 (IANS) In era of lucrative private jobs, an IITian has preferred to join the Group D government job in Railways. Shravan Kumar, …
Security tighted on railway installations in Balochistan
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Security has been tightened around railway stations and rail tracks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province following threats by some Baloch organisations, Jang …
Konkan Railway to run special trains for Ganesh Chaturthi
Panaji, Aug 24 (IANS) Konkan Railway has pressed special trains into service which will conduct 210 trips ferrying passengers along the Konkan belt during the …
Pakistan Railway Minister pelted with eggs, punched in UK
Islamabad, Aug 23 (IANS) Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was allegedly assaulted in the UK by two officials of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) who …
Konkan Railway partially suspends services amid heavy rains
Panaji, Aug 10 (IANS) The Konkan Railway Corporation has suspended the services of one train besides partially cancelling two others along its route on Saturday …
Thar Link Express running smoothly: Railway officials
Jaipur, Aug 10 (IANS) The Thar Link Express, which departed from Bhagat ki Kothi railway station near Jodhpur at 1 a.m. on Saturday, has left …
Goyal, Bangladesh Railway Minister agree on more cooperation
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday met his Bangladesh counterpart M. Nurul Islam Sujan ahead of the upcoming visit to …
Army officer found dead near New Delhi railway station
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) An Army officer was found dead on a railway track near the New Delhi railway station in what police said …
Detailed project report of Indo-Nepal railway line finalised
Nepalgunj, July 19 (IANS) Having received the detailed project report (DPR) from India on the proposed cross-border railway line between Indias Rupaidiya and Kohalpur in …
Land problem delaying Odisha rail projects: Railway Board chief
Bhubaneswar, July 14 (IANS) Land acquisition is the main reason for the slow progress of ongoing railway projects in Odisha, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar …
Railway engineers make Rafale model from scrap
Lucknow, July 14 (IANS) Railway engineers have made a scaled-down model of a Rafale fighter jet from railway scrap material available in a workshop here …
Odisha gets highest ever allocation in railway sector
Bhubaneswar, July 10 (IANS) Odisha has received its highest ever allocation of Rs 5,993 crore in the railway sector in the Union Budget for 2019-20, …
No privatisation, but private sector can operate some railway lines: Goyal
Panaji, July 6 (IANS) Some sections of the Indian Railways could be opened up for investment from the private sector which could operate its own …
Thousands stranded in SL as railway trade unions strike
Colombo, June 28 (IANS) Thousands of passengers were stranded in Sri Lanka on Friday as railway trade unions launched a strike across the country, demanding …
Goyal holds high-level review meeting with railway officials
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting with senior railway officials and asked them to work as …
Western Railway drops ‘head-foot’ massage proposal
Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) Under fire from various quarters, Western Railway (WR) on Saturday dropped its bizarre proposal to provide ‘head and foot’ massage services …
Passengers to get ORS at Jhansi, Gwalior railway stations
Jhansi/Gwalior, June 15 (IANS) Other than tea, coffee, soft drinks and water, oral rehydration salts (ORS) will now be available for passengers at railway stations …