Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Sunday flagged off the Khatipura (Jaipur)-Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express through videoconferencing from Lok Sevak Awas in Patna.The inaugural programme was also held at Khatipura in Jaipur, where Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma and railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the train.Describing the launch as a historic moment for Bihar, Choudhary…
2 min readNew DelhiJun 22, 2026 06:20 AM IST RAILWAY MINISTER Ashwini Vaishnaw has a unique way of reviewing the projects of his ministry. He often goes on unannounced inspections to redeveloped stations and other railway-related venues and engages in conversations with passengers, TTEs and cleaning crew about the project. His close aides say this…
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at Khatipura station Sunday Jaipur: Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Sunday announced a new railway station at Sundarpura in Sikar district, providing a major boost to rail connectivity for devotees visiting the Khatu Shyamji shrine.Located about 11 km from the temple and adjacent to a national highway, the proposed station is…
Patna: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday flagged off a WDG4G diesel locomotive from the Marhaura locomotive factory in Saran district for export to the Republic of Guinea. It was the 51st locomotive exported from the factory, built by Wabtec Locomotive Pvt Ltd under a Rs 3,000-crore contract to supply 150 Evolution Series ES43ACmi locomotives…
Bihar–UP–Delhi Rail Link Gets A Major BoostGorakhpur: Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday flagged off the Chhapra–Delhi Express and inaugurated the Mau–Delhi Express, while also launching the extension of the Doharighat–Aurihar passenger service up to Varanasi City through video conferencing.The programmes were held during a function at Chhapra Junction, where he was joined by…
VAISHNAW Rs 10,000 cr budget for Bihar’s rail infra Patna: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the Centre has allocated a record railway budget of more than Rs10,000 crore for developing rail infrastructure in Bihar during the current financial year.Addressing functions in Patna and Saran districts, Vaishnaw said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given…
CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurates the new manufacturing facility at Ranjangaon MIDC on Wednesday in the presence of railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday proposed the railway ministry to create a dedicated rail freight corridor linking Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai and the upcoming Vadhvan port with Samruddhi Expressway to…
Gorakhpur: General manager of NE Railway Uday Borwankar on Wednesday conducted a window trailing inspection of the Gorakhpur-Chhapra rail section along with principal heads of departments and senior officials from the headquarters and divisions. He later inspected the Chhapra Junction-Chhapra Gramin section with Varanasi divisional railway manager Ashish Jain, CPRO, NER Sumit Singh said.During the…
Hubballi: After Indian Railways introduced the Vande Bharat (VB) sleeper train between Howrah and Kamakhya in Jan 2026, plans are underway to roll out 10-12 such trains by March 2027. Railway enthusiasts are now pressing for the second VB sleeper train in the country to run between Bengaluru and Mumbai via Hubballi, the headquarters of…
Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh Lucknow: Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh has written to Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, urging the Centre to establish a stronger national mechanism to ensure that stolen mobile phones become unusable across the country.In his letter, Singh lauded the Central govt’s initiatives, including the Sanchar Saathi portal and the…
