vande bharat express

Nearly 3.98 crore passengers travelled on Vande Bharat Express trains during the 2025-26 financial year, representing a significant increase in passenger usage on the network. This reflects a year-on-year growth of almost 34% compared to the 2.97 crore passengers who travelled in the 2024-25...

The newly created Jammu railway division of Northern Railway is now functioning as a fully operational division, with most of its operational and financial systems fully transferred, and it will focus on enhancing passenger amenities, ensuring safety, and increasing freight logistics in the...

Jammu, April 4 The newly created Jammu division of Northern Railway is now functioning as a fully-fledged division, with most of its operational and financial systems fully transferred, and it will focus on enhancing passenger amenities, ensuring safety, and increasing freight logistics in the...

Tiruvalla (Kerala), April 4 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the days of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala were “numbered,” using a large NDA rally in Tiruvalla to signal a decisive political shift in the state.PM Modi arrived in Kochi earlier in the day...

Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), April 2 The Vijayawada Division of the South Central Railway has recorded its highest-ever gross revenue of ₹5,907.20 crore, along with a record freight loading of over 40.6 MT, during the financial year 2023-24.Vijayawada Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Mohit...

Chandigarh, March 31 A delegation led by senior Punjab BJP leader Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, raising several issues related to the state's border districts.In a memorandum submitted to Shah during the meeting, which was also attended by BJP national...

New Delhi, March 27 The IRCTC said on Friday that it has summoned Amul, a leading dairy brand, to seek its response after live worms were allegedly found in its packaged yogurt served to a passenger on the Patna–Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express.The corporation's action follows a reprimand from...

The Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in Kapurthala, Punjab, has produced its first Vande Bharat Express train, which will be inducted into the railway fleet by the end of this month. RCF Deputy General Manager Aman Kumar stated that the upgraded 16-coach train is in the final stages and ready for...

The Northern Railway has announced a route change for the Vande Bharat Express, which runs between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Amritsar. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the train will now operate via Gurdaspur and Batala, replacing the previous route through Jalandhar. This...

Ammu, March 24 The Indian Railways will soon operate the Vande Bharat Express train from Katra in J-K to Amritsar in Punjab via Gurdaspur and Batala instead of Jalandhar, officials said.The premium train will depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 6:40 am and reach Amritsar at 11:40 am on...

Kochi, March 20 A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly throwing stones at a Vande Bharat Express train near Aluva here, Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials said on Friday.The accused, identified as Sujith Suresh (19), is a native of Parakadavu near Angamaly.According to RPF...

Guwahati, March 11 – The funds allocated for railway development in West Bengal have increased more than threefold to Rs 14,205 crore in the 2026-27 fiscal, officials said on Wednesday.Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said 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...

Following the damage caused by heavy rains, around 90 percent of train services have now been restored due to the continuous efforts of the Jammu Railway Division.Sharing this information, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Uchit Singhal stated that most train services have resumed and are...

Kochi, March 8 An investigation has been launched after an unidentified person threw a stone at a Vande Bharat Express train at Aluva here, officials said on Sunday.Officials of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) said the incident took place around 7:15 pm on Saturday between the Aluva and...

Ahmedabad, March 4 – Two men were found dead near a railway track in the Naranpura area of Ahmedabad after being struck by a train during the night, police said on Wednesday.The bodies were discovered around 11 a.m. near the railway track close to the Adarshnagar Police Chowki.One of the...

Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stated today that India is committed to developing globally competitive, sustainable, and community-centric tourism destinations under Vision 2047. Addressing the UN Tourism Minister's Summit at ITB Berlin 2026, the Minister shared India's...

Alappuzha (Kerala), February 26 Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala assembly, V D Satheesan, on Thursday termed the claims of CPI(M) leaders and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that KSU activists attacked state Health Minister Veena George in Kannur a day earlier as "pure lies".Satheesan...

Kannur, February 25 – Kerala Health Minister Veena George was injured on Wednesday after protesters clashed with police at the Kannur railway station, forcing her to cancel her onward journey and seek medical treatment.The Minister had arrived at the Kannur railway station to board the Vande...

The Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, has put on hold the notification regarding the extension of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express train service from Katra to Jammu, starting from March 1, 2026. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that in a communication on...