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    • 'Kavach' to cover entire rail network in 6 years, train accidents down 80%: Ashwini Vaishnaw at Bharat Rising Summit

      Vaishnaw confidence that the ‘Kavach’ train protection system would be fully implemented along the country’s rail network in the next six years.

    • Kanchanjunga Express collides with goods train in Bengal: A look at recent major train tragedies

      The Kanchanjunga Express collided with a goods train, killing at least 15 people. A look at some of the worst rail accidents in India in recent years.

    • Empty rake of local train details near Mumbai; no casualty, train operations hit

      According to a Central Railway official, one trolley wheel of a coach of an empty rake "derailed in siding" at 8.25 am, about 50 km away from Mumbai

    • 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?

    • Train crashes in India fewer today, yet far higher than most nations: A look into the menace

      Analysis of official records show that although the number of consequential train accidents have declined, the overall number of rail accidents in India remain high. And the Indian Railways have failed at meeting its own targets on safety expenditure and track inspections

    • Northern Railway calls out Sonu Sood for travelling on train footboard. Actor responds

      Northern Railway on Wednesday called out actor Sonu Sood for a video which shows him travelling on the footboard of a train.

    • No deaths, no injuries and 69 percent drop in accidents, Railways sets new record on safety

      Though train services were minimal during the current financial year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this can be considered as a major achievement.

    • Railways eliminates 1,503 unmanned level crossings in 2016-17

      Giving a major push to infrastructure building, the Railways has commissioned 2,855 km long new lines and eliminated 1,503 unmanned level crossings in the 2016-17 fiscal.

    • CRIS, RailYatri develop live train tracker

      The Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) displayed RailRadar, an attempt at providing passengers ...

    • Indian Railways to deploy train tracking software

      Indian Railways has been striving to get some modern technologies in its kitty to better serve the passengers.

    • Indian Railways may introduce GPS systems in trains by 2013

      We‘re surely looking into the future with this technology. Officials behind the world‘s fourth largest railway network, ...

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