Power failure cripples railways; 500 trains, 1.5 lakh passengers hit
July 30th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Around 1.5 lakh passengers in 300 trains suffered delays as the power grid failure crippled operations across eight divisions of the northern railway Monday, while ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily questions train fare hike
March 14th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 14 (IANS) The hike in railway fares in Pakistan come at a time when "earnings are dipping, inflation is high and no cheaper transportation option is available", said ... Read more...
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Konkan Railway enters 22nd year of operation
October 16th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) Konkan Railway, the 760-km line linking Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka, has entered its 22nd year of operations, an official said Sunday.
On the foundation day celebrations ... Read more...
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Heavy rains and landslide disrupt Konkan rail services
September 3rd, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), Sep 3 (IANS) Incessant rains in the Konkan region triggered a fresh landslide at the Pomendi cutting near Ratnagiri, disrupting movement of trains on the Konkan Railway yet ... Read more...
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Metro’s phase 1 execution excellent: Japanese agency
July 31st, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Delhi Metro's implementation of its first phase of construction has been rated as excellent by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which financed 60 percent of ... Read more...
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15 trains cancelled after Uttar Pradesh accident
July 11th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Fifteen trains were cancelled and 10 were diverted Monday, a day after the Kalka Mail derailed and its coaches fell on the adjoining tracks in ... Read more...
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Rains bring cheers and woes to Mumbai
July 8th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Heavy rains since early Friday brought cheer to Mumbai but also disrupted road and rail traffic and forced a brief suspension of flights, officials said.The rains, ... Read more...
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Thief who got on Shanghai metro train roof held
April 26th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, April 26 (IANS) A Chinese man who stole from passengers in the Shanghai Metro tried to flee by climbing on to the train roof Tuesday morning, halting train operations ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee promises to make Indian Railways accident-free
October 27th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.26 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the Government is making efforts to ensure railway operations accident-free by introducing new technology, expected to be operational within ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee expresses anguish over death of elephants in West Bengal
September 24th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 24 (ANI): Expressing deep anguish at the tragic killing of seven elephants in West Bengal, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her Ministry will be conducting a ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s suburban train services disrupted briefly
September 13th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 13 (IANS) Commuters travelling on the western line of Mumbai's suburban rail service faced a delay during the peak hours Monday as a switch box outside a station was found ... Read more...
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Railway top brass appeals to employees for strengthening system
November 12th, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee along with both Ministers of State for Railways, E. Ahamed and K. H. Muniyappa, the entire Railway Board and the Railway ... Read more...
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Indian Railways to get biometric identification system
September 9th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 9 (ANI): Indian Railways have decided to install biometric identification system at its vital installations across the country.The project will increase the protection of major IT installations and ... Read more...
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Signaling control fault found in DC Metro crash
June 25th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Federal investigators looking in to the fatal Metro rail crash last Monday said yesterday that they found "anomalies" in a key component of the electronic control system along the Metro track ... Read more...
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Maoists blow up railway building before Chidambaram’s Orissa visit (Lead)
June 25th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 25 (IANS) Maoist rebels Thursday blew up a railway building and damaged the control rooms of three mobile phone towers in Orissa's Koraput district hours before the visit of ... Read more...
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Fog returns to disrupt air, rail traffic in Delhi
January 13th, 2009 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) After a week of clear weather, heavy fog returned to engulf the capital Tuesday, resulting in disruption of flight and train operations.The runway visibility at the Indira ... Read more...
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Konkan Railways gets patent for anti-collision device in China, Russia, Singapore
April 26th, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 26 (ANI): In a major development that will open new vistas for the Konkan Railway, the anti-collision device (ACD) developed by it has been granted patent by China, ... Read more...
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Konkan Railway’s anti-collision device patented
April 25th, 2008 - 8:25 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) The Konkan Railway's (KR) unique safety feature, the Anti-Collision Device (ACD), has been granted patent by China, Russia and Singapore. The ACD, designed by KR engineers, is a ... Read more...
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Railway budget consolidates gains, says board chairman
February 26th, 2008 - 9:40 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Railway Budget 2008-09, presented by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad to the Lok Sabha Tuesday, aims at consolidating gains made by the organisation in the past four years, ... Read more...
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Konkan Railway completes successful ten years
January 24th, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Konkan Railway will complete ten glorious years of train operations on January 26.
Konkan Railway today portrays a picture of a confident and a surging Public Sector Undertaking ... Read more...
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