Railways eliminates all but one unmanned level crossings on its networkThe last UMLC to be eliminated was in Jodhpur division in the Barmer-Munabao section, where the crossing was converted into a manned one.
09 Jan, 2019, 09.18 PM IST
Railways eliminates 3,402 unmanned crossings in 7 monthsBy the elimination of unamanned crossings on war footing, accidents have reduced from 65 in 2009-10 to 3 in 2018-19.
03 Nov, 2018, 11.05 AM IST
Southern Railway becomes unmanned level crossing free zoneThe Southern Railway Saturday said it has become "Unmanned Level Crossing (UMLC) Free Zone," by implementing a 2010 policy decision, elimin...
06 Oct, 2018, 01.27 PM IST
'40 deaths in 75 accidents since Sept 2017: Railways' records best safety figures in 5 years'There were two major accidents during this period -- the derailment of the Utkal Express in August 2017 which killed over 20 people, and th...
09 Sep, 2018, 11.55 AM IST
Unmmaned level crossings to be eliminated by 2021: MoS for Railways Rajen GohainThe railways has directed all divisions to eliminate unmanned level crossings by 2021, Gohain said, after flagging off Bikaner-Bilaspur-Bik...
13 Jul, 2018, 07.49 PM IST
How aging, creaking, crumbling railways is getting a new lifeChanges are happening in the colonial-era infrastructure of Indian Railways that not only looks shabby but also creates safety challenges f...
05 Jul, 2018, 09.36 AM IST
Railways to eliminate all unmanned level crossings by March 2020: Ashwani LohaniRailway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani also said no step the national carrier takes could be completely foolproof against negligence of peop...
26 Apr, 2018, 04.07 PM IST
Films, rucksacks, cycles, rods - new railway safety ideasTo make railway staff and passengers more aware at the time of mishaps, Northern Railway has come out with many innovative ideas.
28 Jan, 2018, 02.06 PM IST
Train accidents have declined in last 3 years: Rail ministryThe issue of rail safety has come to the fore after 13 coaches of Utkal Express derailed near Khautali in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening...
21 Aug, 2017, 06.56 PM IST
Nearly 53% rail accidents due to derailments: Government"A majority of the practical measures suggested by the Kakodkar committee have been implemented. However, there is no decision to create a ...
19 Jul, 2017, 10.43 PM IST
South Eastern Railway to use Solar power in a bigger way: Ashish Kumar GoelSER will install solar power in a bigger way at some of its selective establishments including some railway stations in a phased manner.
19 Jan, 2016, 11.27 PM IST
West-Central Railway Zone free of unmanned level crossingsOut of total 118 unmanned level crossings falling on West-Central Railway region as on April 1, 2014, 80 were eliminated in the financial y...
02 Sep, 2015, 02.31 PM IST
581 unmanned level crossings in South Central Railway to be eliminated by 2017P K Srivastava directed the Divisional Railway Managers to closely monitor the progress of work on elimination of the unmanned railway leve...
04 Mar, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
Railways need big investment, says Suresh Prabhu"Railways require big investment. There is no fund for investment. There is requirement of Rs 6 lakh crore to Rs 8 lakh crore for completio...
12 Dec, 2014, 09.42 PM IST
Bus-train collision: Death toll mounts to 17;five kids criticalThe death toll in the last week's school bus-train collision at an unmanned railway crossing in Telangana's Medak district rose to 17
28 Jul, 2014, 09.41 PM IST
- SCR's April-Nov gross earnings shoot up to Rs 6744 cr
The SCR has posted 7 per cent rise in its gross earnings at Rs 6,744 crore during the April-November period this year.
23 Dec, 2013, 06.04 PM IST