Several trains cancelled as protestors block tracks for over 24 hours in NadiaThe agitators, who have been squatting on the tracks since Tuesday morning, claimed that residents of around 15 villages in the area depend...
03 Nov, 2021, 04.42 PM IST
Eastern Railway to recommence suburban EMU & local train services from MondayIt will run more than 920 services in Sealdah division and more than 480 in Howrah division in up and down directions, an ER official said....
31 Oct, 2021, 03.21 PM IST
Local train services resume in West Bengal after over 7 monthsThe local train services under the jurisdiction of the Eastern and the South Eastern Railways resumed early in the morning. They were suspe...
11 Nov, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
Apprehension of COVID protocol violation as local train services set to resume in BengalThe Eastern Railway and the South Eastern Railway will together run 696 local trains daily in strict adherence to social distancing and oth...
09 Nov, 2020, 01.50 PM IST
Titagarh Wagons enters into strategic alliance with ABB IndiaAs per the agreement, Titagarh and ABB will jointly design, develop and manufacture state of the art IGBT based propulsion systems for EMU/...
17 Jun, 2020, 02.40 PM IST
In a first, Amazon consignment ferried by train from Sealdah to Dankuni in West BengalUnder the pilot project, the railways will allow e-commerce consignments on its EMU services in the non-peak hours.
21 Oct, 2019, 07.53 PM IST
Blue-light indicators to warn people against boarding running trainsThe blue-light indicator is currently being provided to one EMU coach gate. Connected to the guard's starting circuit, it will glow when th...
14 Jan, 2019, 02.59 PM IST
Express train engine, coach derail at Howrah station; services hitNo one was injured in the accident as the empty train was coming to the station from car-shed for commencing its journey to Titlagarh, the ...
02 Aug, 2018, 12.55 PM IST
Not just in Mumbai, AC local trains in other cities tooThe railways is planning to roll out the 12-coach air- conditioned local on the western line of the Mumbai suburban train network in a few ...
23 Dec, 2017, 03.02 PM IST
Eastern Railway recreates first journey of electric trainJawaharlal Nehru had flagged off the ER's first EMU train which ran between Howrah and Seoraphuli stations on December 12, 1957.
12 Dec, 2017, 07.36 PM IST
Railways order inquiry into Palwal train mishapRailways has ordered an inquiry into the train accident near Palwal in Haryana in which the driver of the local EMU train was killed and tw...
08 Dec, 2015, 09.04 PM IST
Lokmanya Tilak Haridwar Express collides with local train near Palwal, driver deadNearly 100 people were injured when two trains collided in Haryana's Palwal district on Tuesday morning due to foggy conditions.
08 Dec, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
Eastern Railway withdraws decision allowing male passengers on Matribhoomi trainsFour pairs of Matribhoomi ladies special trains in Sealdah North section and one pair in Howrah division would carry only women passengers.
21 Aug, 2015, 10.02 PM IST
Eastern Railway put on hold decision to allow male passengers in Ladies' special trainEastern Railway put on hold its decision to allow male passengers in a few compartments of Sealdah-Ranaghat-Sealdah Matribhoomi Ladies' spe...
18 Aug, 2015, 10.12 PM IST
Fare hike not acceptable to local train usersRegular commuters are dissatisfied with railway service. A train which usually runs late was stone-pelted on Thursday evening.
21 Jun, 2014, 11.50 AM IST
Swelling Yamuna affects services of over 50 trainsServices of over 50 trains were affected due to rising water level in the Yamuna, with Northern Railway suspending train movement
19 Jun, 2013, 07.54 PM IST
- Tamil Nadu train accident due to 'human error', 9 killed
Nine persons were killed and 100 others injured when a speeding passenger train rammed into a stationary train here, leading to derailment ...
14 Sep, 2011, 11.01 AM IST