Timings of 314 South Western Railway trains revised

Timings of 314 South Western Railway trains revised

Passenger timetable revision is done annually in October in consultation with other railway zones. | Photo Credit: file photo The timings of 314 trains of the 568 trains running in the South Western Railway have been revised. Addressing the media, Kusuma Hariprasad, Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Admin), Bengaluru Division, on Tuesday (Oct. 3) highlighted the […]

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Vinod Rajendra has shot ads, films for South Western Railway’s safety campaign The First Journey

Vinod Rajendra has shot ads, films for South Western Railway’s safety campaign The First Journey

A shot from an animated ad created for The First Journey | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement After documentaries on dance, art, and heritage, Bengaluru-based filmmaker Vinod Rajendra changes tracks with a project for South Western Railway. Titled The First Journey, the recently-released safety awareness campaign  began in January and is supported by the ICICI Foundation. […]

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Madras Day | An Anglo-Indian memory of St Thomas Mount

Madras Day | An Anglo-Indian memory of St Thomas Mount

Dust devils spiral and mango trees creak with the weight of history as boys run about the sun-seared grounds. It is late afternoon at St Thomas Mount and outside the 1830-built St Thomas Garrison Church, you can hear the thump of cricket ball on bat. Not long ago, on these grounds adjoining the Mohite stadium […]

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Railways’ video surveillance system project stumped by lack of cyber security clearance

Railways’ video surveillance system project stumped by lack of cyber security clearance

Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Getty Images After facing hurdles in the implementation of CCTV surveillance systems at major railway stations across the country, the Ministry of Railways has flagged a critical cyber safety issue involving national security with the NITI Aayog. As part of enhanced security measures, the railways are implementing […]

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Railways plans to export Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26

Railways plans to export Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26

The railways expects to cumulatively run the 75 new Vande Bharat trains for 10 to 12 lakh kilometres before aggressively pursuing the export markets.  | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K The Ministry of Railways is readying a roadmap to start export of the indigenously manufactured Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26, a senior railways official said […]

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Sabari Express: Alert loco pilot spots iron rod tied to rail track, averts accident near Guntur

Sabari Express: Alert loco pilot spots iron rod tied to rail track, averts accident near Guntur

Passengers on the Sabari Express had a narrow escape on November 1 (Tuesday), when an alert loco pilot stopped the train on observing an iron rod tied to the tracks in Guntur district. The loco pilot passed the information to the higher officials, who alerted the police. It is seen that miscreants tied the rod […]

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Indian Railways to run 211 special services trains this festival season

Indian Railways to run 211 special services trains this festival season

“In this ongoing festive season, for the convenience of rail travelers and to clear extra rush of passengers, Indian Railways is running 2,561 trips of 211 special trains (in pairs) till Chhath Puja this year,” an official statement said. “In this ongoing festive season, for the convenience of rail travelers and to clear extra rush […]

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Indian Railways to replace its fleet with Electric Vehicles

Indian Railways to replace its fleet with Electric Vehicles

In a major shift towards decarbonisation of the transportation sector, the Indian Railways has decided to replace its entire fleet of owned/hired/leased Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) cars with Electric Vehicles.   Rolling out its policy on EVs last week, the railways said it would create vast charging infrastructure at major railway stations, office buildings, parking lots […]

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Indian Railways’ new timetable to come into force today

Indian Railways’ new timetable to come into force today

It would be available on the Indian Railways’ official website, and also as an ‘e-Book’, said the Ministry It would be available on the Indian Railways’ official website, and also as an ‘e-Book’, said the Ministry The Indian Railways’ new timetable called “Trains at a Glance (TAG)” which includes necessary changes to improve punctuality as […]

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Railways to bring in more 3AC economy coach as demand picks up

Railways to bring in more 3AC economy coach as demand picks up

In the 12 months since their introduction, the AC three-tier economy class coaches have earned the Railways revenues of more than ₹230 crore, though only about 370 of them have been put to use till now. Given the good demand, the Railways now plans to add more such coaches, according to a source. The coaches […]

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