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 … Read more
Cost overruns of central government projects worth Rs 150 crore and above declined for a fourth consecutive month to 19.1% in August compared with 19.5% in the previous month. Of the 1,762 projects listed the anticipated cost at Rs 29.8 lakh crore exceeded the original cost by Rs 4.8 lakh crore, the report released Tuesday … Read more
The Indian Railways will implement the provision of 750V power supply for maintenance of Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) rakes at washing/sick lines, South Western Railway officials said in Hubballi on Sunday. In November 2016, the Railway Board took a policy decision to switch over 100% of its production to LHB coaches from April 2018. An … Read more
Derailed coaches of the Coromandal express on the accident spot at Bahanaga railway station in Balasore. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Last month’s deadly multi-train collision at Balasore — which was caused by tampering of signalling equipment, and left at least 295 people dead, with over a thousand injured — may have shocked the Railways … Read more
The cost overruns faced by large central infrastructure projects declined further in May to 19.86 per cent from 20.34 per cent in April, data released by the ministry showed. The anticipated costs of 1,681 projects were Rs 4.8 lakh crore, higher than the original cost of Rs 24.2 lakh crore. Nearly half of the infrastructure … Read more
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout Manipur relief camps | From one eruption to another, day and night spread equal dread The yu, a popular rice wine, has not been brewing at Sekmai, dry Manipur’s favourite watering hole north of the State’s capital Imphal on National Highway 2. What’s been … Read more
A bull calf knocked down an 82-year-old man after it was hit by a semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express train. Representational image | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu In a strange accident, a bull calf hit by a semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express train was thrown into the air and knocked down an 82-year-old man, killing … Read more
Railways’ passenger revenues registered an all-time high growth of 61% to reach ₹63,300 crore. Image for representation purpose only. File Indian Railways has registered record revenue of ₹2.40 lakh crore for the financial year 2022-23, the Ministry of Railways declared while announcing the annual performance numbers. For 2022-23, gross revenue stood at ₹2.39 lakh crore compared … Read more
Crushed between the State and the Indian Railways, nearly one-third of the people living in Haldwani along the tracks face an eviction threat — their homes are in danger of being razed, and the future of their schools, banks, and hospitals is in peril Atiq Shah, 65, stands before the tree that Chirag Ali Shah … Read more
“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 … Read more