MEERUT: Stones were allegedly thrown on the Varanasi-bound Vande Bharat Express damaging the multi-layered window glass near Khurja junction in Bulandshahr district on Sunday morning. Nagina MP Chandra Shekhar Azad, who was on the train, first reported the incident, reports Rahul Singh.Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials said that an FIR had been registered under sections…
Vande Metro launch date, schedule: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Indian Railways’ first Vande Metro train on September 16, 2024. The first Vande Metro train will run between Bhuj and Ahmedabad in Gujarat,The new Vande Metro train, built on the Vande Bharat Express platform, is a self-propelled train set that is being introduced…
NEW DELHI: Three attempts to derail trains and two instances of pelting of stones in past week point to criminal intent of miscreants, railway ministry officials said highlighting how the “wave” of incidents has become a major cause of concern.They added that the collision of a train Sunday evening with a cooking cylinder kept on…
NEW DELHI: A viral video doing the rounds on social media showed a heated altercation between loco pilots at Rajasthan‘s Gangapur City Junction. The video, which TOI couldn’t independently verify, shows an ugly confrontation between loco pilots from the Kota and Agra Railway Divisions, all vying for the chance to drive the newly-launched Vande Bharat…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off three new Vande Bharat Express trains for Meerut-Lucknow; Madurai-Bengaluru; and Chennai-Nagercoil via video conferencing.The new trains will add to the current fleet of more than 100 semi-high speed trains connecting more than 280 districts across the country.“Today from North to South a new chapter is…
Vande Metro latest update: Vande Metro, the new short-distance train by Indian Railways is ready. Officials told TOI that the new Vande Metro train will soon roll out for trial runs. Vande Metro, also known as the Vande Bharat Metro, is inspired by the semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express and aims to transform train travel…
Modi 3.0 agenda for Indian Railways: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government is expected to continue its focus on infrastructure related sectors like roadways and railways for its capital expenditure push. Even as ministries have their 100-day agendas ready, Indian Railways is expected to focus on enhancing its capacity to carry both passengers and cargo.According…
A new orange-gray theme colored Vande Bharat Express has hit the tracks at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. The new train is the 31st Vande Bharat Express rake to be rolled out by ICF. A few weeks ago Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had visited the coach factory and images of him inspecting the…
Vande Bharat trains will increasingly have indigenous components, with the Modi government looking at a new PLI or Production Linked Incentive Scheme for train parts. In a bid to attract foreign manufacturing firms and lessen import reliance, the government is set to roll out a PLI scheme for train component manufacturers, an ET report said….
