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  • Indian Railways’ earning from freight in May up 4% YoY at Rs 14,642 crore June 08, 2023 06:35 PM IST

    Indian Railways’ earning from freight in May up 4% YoY at Rs 14,642 crore

    On cumulative basis from April – May 2023, freight loading of 260.28 MT was achieved by the national transporter against last year loading of 253.48 MT, an increase of approximate 3 percent over last year loading

  • IRCTC refutes Congress' claim of surge in ticket cancellations after Odisha train crash June 06, 2023 05:30 PM IST

    IRCTC refutes Congress' claim of surge in ticket cancellations after Odisha train crash

    A total of 7.7 lakh ticket cancellations were recorded on June 1, a day prior to the rail disaster in Odisha, as compared to 7.5 lakh cancellations registered on June 3, the ticketing arm of Indian Railways said.

  • Odisha train accident: When 'fail-safe' Failed June 04, 2023 05:54 PM IST

    Odisha train accident: When 'fail-safe' Failed

    The rail minister has said a change in electronic interlocking, an advanced safety tech, caused the accident. Is it too early to draw a conclusion?

  • Odisha train crash: Opposition raises questions over passenger safety, some call for Railway minister's resignation June 03, 2023 10:51 PM IST

    Odisha train crash: Opposition raises questions over passenger safety, some call for Railway minister's resignation

    "Something must be behind this. The truth must come out. Why didn't the anti-collision system work?" West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said.

  • Odisha accident: Around 90 trains cancelled, 46 diverted June 03, 2023 10:29 PM IST

    Odisha accident: Around 90 trains cancelled, 46 diverted

    The South Eastern Railway cancelled trains such as the Chennai-Howrah Mail, the Darbhanga-Kanniyakumari Express and the Kamakhya-LTT Express journey commencing on June 3.

  • PM Modi visits Odisha crash site, meets injured; vows ‘severe punishment’ for guilty June 03, 2023 11:07 PM IST

    PM Modi visits Odisha crash site, meets injured; vows ‘severe punishment’ for guilty

    Modi emphasised on the "whole of government" approach to mitigate this monumental tragedy, which has claimed over 280 lives so far.

  • Odisha train tragedy: Derailment warning sounded out in Dec goes unheeded. Disaster returns in its worst form June 04, 2023 06:38 AM IST

    Odisha train tragedy: Derailment warning sounded out in Dec goes unheeded. Disaster returns in its worst form

    CAG report said almost 7 out of 10 rail accidents between 2017-18 and 2020-21 were derailments. Track defects, engineering and maintenance issues, and operating errors were the causes of these derailments but little was done to avert similar accidents

  • In Pics | PM Modi at Odisha train crash site, takes stock of situation June 03, 2023 06:12 PM IST

    In Pics | PM Modi at Odisha train crash site, takes stock of situation

    "It is a serious incident, and instructions have been issued for probe from every angle. Those found guilty will be punished stringently," Prime Minister Modi told reporters, after meeting the injured victims at the hospital.

  • Explained | How does railways' collision prevention system Kavach work? June 03, 2023 09:09 PM IST

    Explained | How does railways' collision prevention system Kavach work?

    Indian Railways plans to install Kavach across 2,000 rail route networks in 2022-23 and over 4,000-5,000 rail route networks every subsequent year. At the moment Kavach has been deployed on over 1,098 route km and 65 trains running under the South Central Railway after successful trial runs.

  • Full list of trains cancelled after Coromandel Express tragedy June 03, 2023 10:51 AM IST

    Full list of trains cancelled after Coromandel Express tragedy

    Several trains have been cancelled, diverted or short-terminated following the horrific triple train crash in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening.

  • Coromandel Express derails in Odisha's Balasore, 179 injured June 02, 2023 10:06 PM IST

    Coromandel Express derails in Odisha's Balasore, 179 injured

    The accident occurred at about 7 pm when the superfast express train was travelling from Shalimar station in Howrah to Chennai Central station in Tamil Nadu, an official said.

  • Rail Coach Factory increases production of LHB AC coaches, MEMU coaches: Rail data June 01, 2023 06:22 PM IST

    Rail Coach Factory increases production of LHB AC coaches, MEMU coaches: Rail data

    Officials said due to a major demand from zonal railways, production of MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) coaches was ramped up in 2022-23 with the RCF manufacturing 22 coaches in 2021-22 and increasing it to 213 the following year.

  • India's first luxury train Deccan Queen Express completes 93 years of service June 01, 2023 12:48 PM IST

    India's first luxury train Deccan Queen Express completes 93 years of service

    Deccan Queen Express is the first deluxe train introduced to serve two important cities of the region – Mumbai and Pune – and was aptly named after Pune, which is also known as the ‘Queen of Deccan’ (Dakkhan ki Rani)

  • Karnataka: Vande Bharat Express to connect Bengaluru with Hubballi-Dharwad by July June 01, 2023 07:21 AM IST

    Karnataka: Vande Bharat Express to connect Bengaluru with Hubballi-Dharwad by July

    This will be the second Vande Bharat Express in Karnataka, with the first one introduced on the Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai route in November 2022, operated by the Southern Railway.

  • MC Exclusive | Alstom emerges as lowest bidder for 100 aluminium Vande Bharat trains May 31, 2023 06:30 AM IST

    MC Exclusive | Alstom emerges as lowest bidder for 100 aluminium Vande Bharat trains

    The consortium comprising Swiss railway rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail and Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives was the only other player that took part in this tender with a bid of nearly Rs 170 crore per train.

  • Modi govt increased railways budget for Northeast, helped expedite projects: Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw May 29, 2023 12:37 PM IST

    Modi govt increased railways budget for Northeast, helped expedite projects: Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

    Talking to reporters at the Guwahati railway station ahead of the launch of the semi-high speed Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express, he also said by June, all states where electrification of routes has been done, will have Vande Bharat trains.

  • Railways penalised 3.6 crore ticketless passengers in 2022-23, earned over Rs 2,200 crore: RTI May 26, 2023 06:05 PM IST

    Railways penalised 3.6 crore ticketless passengers in 2022-23, earned over Rs 2,200 crore: RTI

    Earlier, in 2019-2020, 1.10 crore people were caught travelling without tickets or with incorrect ones, in 2021-22, the tally rose to 2.7 crore

  • Upgrading Railway parcel service critical to improving logistics efficiency May 23, 2023 11:23 AM IST

    Upgrading Railway parcel service critical to improving logistics efficiency

    Improvement in goods transport by railways is crucial for the success of Prime Minister’s Gati Shakti project and, for closing the ranks with China in logistics efficiency. Together they are critical for industrialisation and economic growth

  • Indian Railways record monthly freight loading of 126.46 MT for April 2023 May 08, 2023 03:26 PM IST

    Indian Railways record monthly freight loading of 126.46 MT for April 2023

    Freight revenue in April is Rs 13,893 crore as compared to Rs 13,011 in April 2022, which is a growth of 7 percent.

  • Soon you can book railway tickets for your pets online. Here's how May 06, 2023 02:18 PM IST

    Soon you can book railway tickets for your pets online. Here's how

    A report published in The Statesman said that the Railway board had asked the Centre for Railway Information Systems to make alterations in the software so that passengers can start to book tickets for pets on the IRCTC website.

  • Train passenger claims a protruding handle on a seat 'damaged his butt', trousers May 01, 2023 06:01 PM IST

    Train passenger claims a protruding handle on a seat 'damaged his butt', trousers

    The handle, which was in the gap between two seats, was protruding out and presumably the passenger sat on it without noticing.

  • Siemens will continue to invest, hire more in India to increase market share: Global CEO May 02, 2023 11:38 AM IST

    Siemens will continue to invest, hire more in India to increase market share: Global CEO

    Roland Busch says there is a war for talent in India as companies across the world are scouting for skilled manpower.

  • Indian Railways plans to operate 600 trains daily to transport 75 MT of coal in June April 27, 2023 09:22 PM IST

    Indian Railways plans to operate 600 trains daily to transport 75 MT of coal in June

    Technology trials of the multiple wagon tipplers system are on by the national carrier. This has the potential to dramatically improve the supply chain of coal across the country.

  • 14 States, UTs achieve 100% rail network electrification; Karnataka in 25th place April 21, 2023 10:38 PM IST

    14 States, UTs achieve 100% rail network electrification; Karnataka in 25th place

    The Union railways ministry has set a December-2023 deadline for 100% electrification of India's rail network.

  • Indian Railways gets its 300th high-speed freight locomotive from Alstom March 29, 2023 06:39 PM IST

    Indian Railways gets its 300th high-speed freight locomotive from Alstom

    The locomotives are part of a massive order of 800 WAG-12B engines signed by the Indian Railways and Alstom in 2018 valued at Rs 40,000 crore, spread over 10 years.