railway safety

Jammu, March 30 With direct rail connectivity between the Kashmir Valley and the rest of the country on the cards, Northern Railway General Manager Rajesh Kumar Pandey inspected the Katra-Baramulla rail line and directed officials to complete pending works within timelines while ensuring strict...

Panna/Dhar (MP), March 26 The railways conducted trial runs on the Panna-Dhar route in Madhya Pradesh before the launch of full services that will connect the two stations to the vast network of the public transporter, an official said on Thursday.The trial runs, held in Dhar on Monday and in...

The railways will build convenient underpasses across the country to prevent accidents while crossing railway tracks. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw directed the concerned officials regarding this initiative during a workshop held in New Delhi today. He said that these underpasses will be...

New Delhi, March 26 Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw held a workshop with officials from all railway zones on Thursday and directed them to devise a plan to construct underpasses around settlement areas to ensure that people can cross the tracks safely.The Railway Ministry has planned to...

Mumbai, March 26 The Bombay High Court has suggested that railway authorities introduce public safety announcements on all long-distance trains, specifying the stations where they will halt, similar to the practice followed in Vande Bharat trains.A single bench of Justice Jitendra Jain, in the...

New Delhi, March 25 More than three crore fake accounts have been removed from the IRCTC portal as part of efforts to deal with touts selling train tickets, and around 78 per cent of the seats in trains are in non-AC categories, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.Asserting...

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that approximately 1,024 new trains have been introduced across the country since the COVID period.Responding to supplementary questions during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha today, Mr. Vaishnaw added that, in addition, 4,651 new coaches have also...

Dhaka, March 22 – At least 12 people were killed and 20 others were injured early Sunday when a mail train collided with a bus at the Padua Bazar level crossing in Comilla, in one of the deadliest rail-road collisions in recent times, according to The Dhaka Tribune.The tragedy unfolded around...

New Delhi, March 18 High-resolution cameras installed in a Vande Bharat train, along with AI technology, helped authorities apprehend the individuals who threw stones at the train in the Muzaffarnagar area of Uttar Pradesh, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.The...

Patna, March 14 – Two people lost their lives in separate train accidents on the Patna–Gaya railway section in Jehanabad district on Saturday.The incidents occurred near Jehanabad Court Halt and Makhdumpur railway station, prompting police to launch investigations.In the first incident...

Ranchi, March 14 A man climbed onto the roof of a train at the Ranchi railway station and sustained serious burn injuries after coming into contact with a high-voltage overhead wire on Saturday, police said.The man was admitted to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) with...

Seoni (Madhya Pradesh), March 13 – A coach of the Shahdol-Nagpur Express derailed in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday, but no casualties were reported, officials said.A major tragedy was narrowly averted when the loco pilot applied the brakes as soon as the last coach (No. 11202) of...

Jaipur, March 12 The anti-collision 'Kavach' system has been sanctioned for 5,561 km of railway track under the North Western Railway at an estimated cost of about Rs 2,300 crore, an official said on Thursday.Work is currently underway on around 1,556 km of track, they said.The chief public...

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that Indian Railways has deployed advanced AI and Machine Learning devices to enhance safety and operational efficiency through smart monitoring. He made this statement in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. He explained that the...

Guwahati, March 10 – Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Assam and the entire Northeastern region have emerged as a major focus of India’s railway transformation, opening new avenues for modern connectivity, enhanced safety, and greater economic opportunities, railway officials...

Gurugram, March 7 A 31-year-old woman died after allegedly falling off a moving train while standing at the gate due to overcrowding, officials said on Saturday.According to the Government Railway Police (GRP), the deceased woman was identified as Anchal Tyagi, a resident of Maksudpur in...

Dibrugarh, March 7 – A mini truck collided with a moving train near Laipuli in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Saturday afternoon, causing panic in the area and causing severe damage to the vehicle, officials said.The incident occurred around 2 p.m. near Laipuli, close to Vivekananda Kendra...

Mumbai, March 3 Railway authorities have registered a case against six individuals for allegedly transporting a large areca nut tree trunk for Holi celebrations by tying it to the doors of a suburban local train travelling from Virar to Mahim, officials said on Tuesday.A user on X shared an...

Patna, February 28 – A major railway accident was narrowly avoided on Saturday morning in Bettiah, West Champaran district of Bihar, after a crack was detected on the tracks near the Kumar Bagh railway station.The Bagaha-Patliputra Intercity Express, operated by Indian Railways, came close to...

Guwahati, February 27 – The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), which operates in ten Northeastern and Eastern Indian states, carried out coordinated anti-encroachment drives in West Bengal and Assam to ensure safety and protect railway land, officials said on Friday.NFR’s Chief Public Relations...