Rs 757 crore fourth line approved for Tambaram-Chengalpattu section in Tamil NaduThe Ministry of Railways has approved a new fourth line between Tambaram and Chengalpattu. This project will cost Rs 757.18 crore. It aims ...
23 Oct, 2025, 10.00 AM IST
Chennai rains wreck havoc: Flights diverted, trains cancelled, streets inundatedChennai and nearby Chengalpet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts among others, have received widespread rains since late Sunday under t...
04 Dec, 2023, 11.51 AM IST
Cyclone Michaung: Heavy rainfall in Chennai causes massive waterlogging in several parts of cityWater logging has been experienced in several parts of the city like Maduravoyal, Porur, Saligaramam, and Valasaravakkam. Trees have been u...
04 Dec, 2023, 10.33 AM IST
Southern Railway revises EMU schedule following full lockdown on SundaysThe Southern Railway has appealed passengers taking suburban trains to adhere to COVID-19 behaviour and extend their cooperation, a press r...
07 Jan, 2022, 10.21 PM IST
Railways' UTS app to buy unreserved tickets now available nationwideRailways sold 7,483 million unreserved tickets across its network in 2017-2018.
01 Nov, 2018, 06.21 PM IST
Advanced safety system on 3330 km to prevent train accidentsWith the Railways planning to go for semi high speed and high speed trains, there is a need to have automatic train controlling system.
14 Jun, 2017, 03.24 PM IST
Mumbai local trains incurred loss of over Rs 3,000 crore in 3 years"Mumbai suburban railways and other local trains in Chennai and Kolkata are incurring losses. The reason is highly subsidised fare structur...
29 Jul, 2016, 05.41 PM IST
Field trials of train collision avoidance system undertakenTPWS trials on the 50-km Chennai-Gummidipundi Suburban section and the 200-km Nizamuddin-Agra section are being undertaken.
28 Jul, 2016, 03.37 PM IST
Railway stations to serve as shelters in rain affected ChennaiPressing into service special trains and providing food packets, medicines and shelters at various stations are, among other measures.
03 Dec, 2015, 08.08 PM IST
Railways to go paperless! Monthly season and platform tickets soon to be app-basedMonthly season tickets and platform tickets will soon go paperless as railways is planning to launch a mobile-based application for the sam...
01 Sep, 2015, 09.09 PM IST
Tickets on Delhi-Palwal rail section to be on mobile phonesRailway commuters travelling between New Delhi and Palwal in Haryana can now buy unreserved tickets using their mobile phones by just downl...
28 Jul, 2015, 06.43 PM IST
Mobile app for paperless tickets in Mumbai suburbanUnion Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today launched a mobile ticketing app for unreserved tickets that will cover 35 stations between the 1...
08 Jul, 2015, 07.18 PM IST
Mumbai Rajdhani passengers to get destination alert on mobilePassengers of Mumbai Rajdhani will get SMS alerts before arrival of their destinations during night hours with the railways launching the s...
07 Jul, 2015, 08.34 PM IST
Rajdhani, Shatabdi trains to have paperless ticketing systemRailways have decided to introduce paperless mobile ticketing system in premium trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi services.
28 May, 2015, 07.43 PM IST
Railway launches mobile app for paperless unreserved ticketsOn a pilot basis, the paperless ticketing system in unreserved segment will cover 15 stations in the suburban section of Southern Railway.
22 Apr, 2015, 03.44 PM IST
Rail Budget 2012-13: Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata to get additional rail servicesIn good news for people who use local trains in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today announced 137 additional...
14 Mar, 2012, 06.47 PM IST
- Gas leak: Five CPCL factory officials questioned
Police have questioned five officials of the Chennai Petro Chemicals Limited Factory (CPCL) here, where a gas leak reportedly occurred on D...
08 Dec, 2007, 09.05 PM IST