Nagpur: A woman and her family travelling on the Danapur-Secunderabad Express allegedly faced harassment following a seat allotment dispute, turning their journey into a nightmare. The incident occurred on the intervening night of July 3-4 after the train left Varanasi. No FIR has been registered so far.According to the complaint, passengers without tickets crowded the…
Silchar: An unidentified man, believed to be around 25, died after being hit by a train in Dima Hasao district on Monday, railway sources said on Tuesday.The incident took place between Mahur and Maigrendisa railway stations on the Lumding-Badarpur hill section, near railway km 92/4-5.According to railway officials, the man was allegedly trespassing on the…
Vadodara: Train movements at Vadodara railway station are set to get quicker and smoother as Western Railway has completed a major yard remodelling and signalling upgrade, replacing a 34-year-old system with a modern electronic interlocking network.The new electronic interlocking (EI) system replaced the route relay interlocking (RRI) system that had been in operation since 1992….
Thiruvananthapuram central station T’puram: Train services on platform no.1 of Thiruvananthapuram central railway station was affected for a few hours from noon after a piling rig tilted dangerously towards the overhead power cable of the track.The tall pillar-like machine used to bore the earth to lay pile foundation of a new building was working at…
Bhubaneswar: Indian Railways has approved a Rs 270-crore project to deploy the indigenous train protection system, Kavach, across 631 km in East Coast Railway (ECoR) zone, in a major push to strengthen operational safety and improve reliability on key rail corridors in Odisha and neighbouring regions.The project will cover six sections under ECoR- Baghuapal-Budhapank, Haridaspur-Paradip,…
Patna: A major railway mishap was averted between Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) and Sasaram station on Saturday after an alert goods train guard helped detect a potentially serious fault in another freight train running on a parallel track.According to railway sources, the incident occurred around 2.40pm when two goods trains were moving simultaneously between Deen…
Vadodara: One of the busiest railway stations on the Delhi-Mumbai trunk route, Vadodara Junction is set to undergo a major transformation with Western Railway launching an ambitious yard remodelling and infrastructure modernisation project aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, passenger convenience and safety.The comprehensive project will introduce modern signalling systems, longer platforms, faster train movement within…
Jamshedpur: An unidentified woman, aged around 30 years, was rescued from the Hatia-Tatanagar passenger train at Tatanagar station on Sunday. She was rushed to MGM Medical College and Hospital with severe head injuries and remains in critical condition.Railway yard officials discovered she was unconscious inside an empty coach while moving the train to the yard…
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has stepped up precautionary measures to safeguard train operations during the upcoming monsoon, focusing on protecting railway tracks, bridges and vulnerable hill sections from heavy rainfall.To prevent waterlogging, ECoR has cleared cross drains and longitudinal drains in station yards by removing silt, vegetation and other obstructions, ensuring the free…
Patna: A fire broke out in the general coach of the stationary Jayanagar-Udhna Antyodaya Express (22363) at Madhubani railway station under the Samastipur division of East Central Railway (ECR) early Thursday morning. Though no casualties were reported in the incident, the general coach was completely gutted in the blaze.According to railway sources, thick smoke was…
