Indian Railways notify special trains to ensure smooth travel of passengers till Chhath PujaIndian Railways is operating 283 special trains with a total of 4480 trips until Chhath Puja to accommodate passengers and manage the addit...
26 Oct, 2023, 08.14 AM IST
Cyclone 'Biparjoy': Railway cancels or short-terminates 67 trains to coastal Gujarat. Here are all the detailsThe Western Railway said that it has taken various measures including setting up disaster management rooms, help desks, and keeping relief ...
13 Jun, 2023, 04.17 PM IST
India witnessing average sea level rise of 1.7mm/yearThe government has told the Rajya Sabha that Indian coast have risen by 8.5 cm during the past 50 years. The data shared in the upper house...
20 Nov, 2019, 10.51 AM IST
Visiting birthplace, PM Narendra Modi launches a slew of welfare projectsHe also launched a town office in Vadnagar, an air-conditioned town hall, a bus terminal, an underground gutter project linked sewerage tre...
08 Oct, 2017, 11.47 PM IST
175-km long track becomes discharge free rail corridorAbout 29 trains consisting of nearly 700 coaches have been provided with bio-toilets to prevent open discharge on the track.
19 Oct, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu to launch first discharge free rail corridor tomorrowAccordingly, 10 passenger trains consisting of 286 coaches moving in the section have been provided with bio-toilets enabling the rail corr...
23 Jul, 2016, 08.39 PM IST
Manmadurai-Rameswaram rail track to become first green corridorIn the second phase, "Kanalus-Dwarka-Okha and Porbunder-Wansjalya section in Gujarat have been identified to be made zero toilet discharge ...
08 May, 2016, 12.04 PM IST
Bhubaneswar-Tirupati express fitted with Bio-toiletsThe Bhubaneswar-Tirupati-Bhubaneswar Express train fitted with bio-toilets in all 22 coaches was flagged off today at the railway station h...
27 Mar, 2016, 07.06 PM IST
At New Delhi railway station, toilets on all platformsThe department of railways is planning to set up toilets at all platforms of New Delhi railway station for the convenience of passengers.
30 Jun, 2015, 12.16 PM IST
Swachh Bharat: 175 km railway tracks to be free of human waste from October 2Rail tracks in a stretch of 175 km will not be strewn with human excreta from October 2 with installation of bio-toilets on trains plying o...
29 Jun, 2015, 10.04 AM IST
Railways to make two Gujarat routes 'zero toilet discharge' by October 2Railway Board's Hemant Kumar said the Kanalus-Dwarka-Okha and Porbunder-Wansjalya section have been identified to be made the 'zero toilet ...
16 Jun, 2015, 10.46 AM IST
From 'Swachh Bharat' to 'Swachh railway': 4 model stations to lead wayThe transporter will ensure that all trains passing through these stations are fitted with biotoilets, aimed at eliminating discharge from ...
11 Jun, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
Railways cancel, divert trains following derailment of Lokmanya Tilak-Ernakulam Duronto ExpressTrain No 12015, Madgaon-Ernakulam express, scheduled to leave Madgaon at 2130 hrs today has been cancelled.
03 May, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
Hudhud: East Coast Railway keeps reservation system counter open till 10 pm for refundAdditional Enquiry Counters have also been opened at Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Berhamapur, and Puri railway stations for the benefit of the pas...
12 Oct, 2014, 01.35 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh rains: Train services hit in VisakhapatnamSrikakulam District Collector Saurabh Gaur reviewed the situation and deployed five teams to remove encroachments on the drains.
27 Oct, 2013, 02.40 PM IST
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announces 19 more trains; Lok Sabha passes rail budgetRailway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today announced introduction of 19 new train services, extension of three and increase in frequency of ...
13 Mar, 2013, 05.29 PM IST
Indian Railways need a makeoverThere is a dire need for Indian Railways to reposition itself to cash in on the projected rise in the number of passengers.
22 Apr, 2011, 05.22 AM IST