Tag: Railway Ministry
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Mumbai BJP launches ‘rail-bharo’ agitation, seeks train travel for all
"When the government is allowing flights, BEST and ST buses with restrictions and precautions, then why millions of commuters debarred from the suburban trains, which are the lifeline of Mumbai," Darekar demanded.
August 6, 2021 -
Officials working in Raliway Ministry’s office to work in two shifts
The railway ministry has stated that the first shift will start at 7 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. And the second shift will start at 3 p.m. and end at 12 midnight.
July 9, 2021 -
Will resume services when Centre gives nod: Kolkata Metro
Commercial operations on Phoolbagan Metro stretch stalled
August 28, 2020 -
Phulbagan metro service likely to begin from September
According to sources, work on track laying and electrification of the tracks is being carried in this stretch.
July 4, 2020 -
Maharashtra: War of words between Uddhav Thackeray govt and Railway Minister over ‘Shramik Special’ trains
In an address to the state on Sunday, Mr Thackeray said that while he had demanded 80 migrant special trains per day for the state to ferry migrants home, it was getting only 40.
May 25, 2020 -
Cyclone AMPHAN: Bhubaneswar-New Delhi trains’ route diverted
The official said that the East Coast Railway is keeping a close watch on the cyclone development in Odisha.
May 18, 2020 -
Information about trains starting from today, time-table provided inside
Indian Railways had announced that it will run 15 pairs of air-conditioned trains from Tuesday and said that all the passengers will be thermally screened at the station and they will need to arrive at the station 90 minutes prior to the departure of the train.
May 12, 2020 -
‘Ministry has not issued any protocol to resume train operations from April 15’: Railways
Its remarks came thrashing some of the media reports which claimed that the operation of the trains will resume from April 15.
April 9, 2020 -
Bengal cold-shouldered in Rail Budget; not a single new line
However, all the new projects are in the neighbouring state of Odisha. South Eastern Railway, in West Bengal, has not been allocated funds for any new projects in the forthcoming financial year of 2020 to 2021.
February 7, 2020 -
‘By calling us Divyang our problems will not solve:’ Disabled candidates continue their protest in Delhi
The protesters have not been contacted by the Railway Ministry, CCPD court, or the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) which comes under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
November 26, 2019 -
Indian Railways to right-size Railway Board by 25%, transfer 50 employees: Reports
The plan was first mooted in 2000 by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, which recommended right sizing of the apex decision making body of the national transporter.
October 20, 2019 -
Snags fixed, Vande Bharat Express commercial run on schedule
After inaugural run on Friday, the train had developed some problems on the return leg of its journey from Varanasi and had to be halted twice
February 16, 2019 -
Day after launch, fastest train Vande Bharat Express breaks down on way back to Delhi
The train remained halted for almost three hours before resuming journey; railway ministry attributes the disruption to a "possible cattle run over"
February 16, 2019 -
‘Another jumla’: P Chidambaram’s dig at Piyush Goyal over Railway job promise by 2021
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal had on Wednesday said that the Railways would employ over four lakh people by 2021.
January 24, 2019 -
Railways go online to check unscrupulous elements in tendering process
"There were complaints against the prevailing bidding system as the scope of formation of cartels and illegal interference in the bidding procedure to bag parking, catering and other contracts was always there," said a senior Railway Ministry official.
December 31, 2018 -
800 km of Dedicated Freight Corridor to open by year-end: Indian Railways
Passing through nine states and 60 districts, the project will have 48 stations and junctions along the Western DFC and 58 on the Eastern DFC.
November 6, 2018 -
Indian Railways to install black boxes to enhance safety
Keeping in mind the safety of passengers, the Indian Railways has decided to install the Loco Cab Voice Recording (LCVR) devices in the locomotives, a Railway Ministry official said, adding that the system is in a developmental stage.
October 15, 2018