<p>File photo</p><p><br></p> NEW DELHI: Railways is operating at least 7,000 additional special trains to cater to the Deepawali and Chhath rush. Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday that the national transporter will carry nearly one crore passengers during the festive period from October 1 to November 30.“This is around 60% more than 4,429 trains operated…
NEW DELHI: Citing that the passenger had taken “reasonable precautions” to safeguard his luggage but the TTE failed in his responsibility to prevent entry of “outsiders” in the reserved coach, NCDRC has ordered Railways to pay nearly Rs 4.7 lakh compensation to the traveller whose belongings were stolen. The incident happened on Amarkantak Express in…
NEW DELHI: Nearly five years after Cabinet nod for the biggest manpower reform in railways to merge eight services into one (IRMS), govt is now going back to the pre-Dec 2019 regime to recruit officers through two separate exams – civil and engineering – conducted by the UPSC, from this year. This, officials said, is…
NEW DELHI: Railways seems to be in a fix to get enough fresh technical manpower through the IRMS, an integrated railway service that govt approved in 2019. So far, no fresh officer recruited under this new regime has joined work as the first batch is still undergoing training and railways isn’t funding enough takers as…
NEW DELHI: Railways may not go for aluminum-bodied Vande Bharat trains with sleeper facility because of high cost and considering that no Indian company has the knowhow. It’s instead planning to manufacture 24-coach sleeper version of these modern trains that can travel at higher speeds.Sources said besides high cost, manufacture of these trains with aluminium…
Good train rear-ended Kanchanjunga Express KOLKATA/SILIGURI: The bereaved family of goods train loco pilot Anil Kumar has been vindicated as a chief commissioner of railway safety (CCRS) report has cleared him of the blame for the June 17 Kanchanjunga Express accident, which claimed 10 lives and left 43 injured.“My husband was blamed for the accident…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the Centre and the railway ministry during her visit to the train accident site, criticizing Centre for only doing beautification work and not focusing on passenger amenities. “Railways have become totally parentless. You can see the railway minister only at inaugurations. So many talking points and beautifications…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the Centre and the railway ministry during her visit to the train accident site, criticizing Centre for only doing beautification work and not focusing on passenger amenities. “Railways have become totally parentless. You can see the railway minister only at inaugurations. So many talking points and beautifications…
PHANSIDEWA: Villagers, armed with household utensils like tongs, and work instruments like hammers and shovels, were the first responders at the accident site on Monday, managing to bring out most of the injured and the dead from the bogies amidst heavy rain, hours before railway men and trained rescue personnel from NDRF reached the site.According…
NEW DELHI: Sleeper Coach has a new definition now: Any railway passenger can occupy anyone’s seat and simply sleep. This troubling trend came to fore again after a post on social media platform X went has gone viral.A traveler on the sleeper coach of the Bhuj-Shalimar Express voiced concern about the excessive crowding caused by…
