Tag: railway track

72% railway track on Delhi-Mumbai-Kolkata made route accident proof

Work on installation of anti-collision technical armor is being carried out at a fast pace.

May 9, 2023

Video shoot on railway track turns fatal, two youths die after being hit by train in Delhi

The deceased youngsters have been identified as Vansh Sharma, 23, a 3rd year BTech student, and Monu, 20, a salesman.

February 24, 2023

Bihar: Railway track worth crores illegally sold to scrap dealer; 2 RPF personnel suspended

A scrap scam case of a missing railway track came to the fore in Samastipur Railway Division of Bihar.

February 7, 2023

Explosion causes cracks on track on Udaipur-Ahmedabad Rail line, train services affected

At 8 am, the patrolling staff on the track informed the Railway authorities about the fracture in the track and fringe, CPRO said, adding some packets of explosives were also found there. 

November 13, 2022

Anxious moments as explosive material found near Railway track in Kozhikode

"The sample that was found near the railway track matches the one we have found in the house. A case has been registered under the Explosive Act and the probe will go to find out if there was anything that was done wrongly," said George.

July 30, 2021

Train engine runs over, kills two farmers

While the men were returning home along the rail bridge on Tangal river suddenly a running engine which was coming from Radhikapur which ran them over; resulting in the loss of two lives.

December 25, 2020

Bhagirathi erosion poses threat to nearby rail tracks

Three years ago, the irrigation department and the zilla parishad together had planted caged boulder stone blocks to create an artificial wall along the riverbank but Amphan destabilised that wall this year. House of one Suraj Sheikh is located barely 200 metres away from the river now.

June 13, 2020

CAG audit reveals lapses in railway track maintenance

Railways need to strengthen track safety measures as an audit has revealed several lapses in maintenance plans, inspection schedules and usage of high-end machines procured to detect track defects, according to a CAG report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)  report said that during 2014-2015 to 2016-2017, 16...

March 13, 2018

Two students mowed down by train while clicking pictures

Two college students died and another was critically injured after getting hit by a local train while clicking pictures standing on the railway track in Kolkata on Monday afternoon, the Railway Police said. “Two boys have died after getting hit by a moving local train between Dumdum and Belgharia railway station in north 24 Parganas...

February 12, 2018

Two killed as woman jumps in front of train with 3 daughters

A woman and her daughter were killed when she jumped with her three children in front of a train at Krishna Nagar railway station, police said on Friday. The two other daughters were critically injured, they said. The incident took place yesterday in Badlapur area when Gita Devi (38) jumped in front of a train...

February 2, 2018

Two Railway gangmen killed while inspecting track

Two railway gangmen were killed after being hit by a goods train while inspecting a railway line, police said on Thursday. The incident took place near Ujhani Railway station when gangmen Dilip (32) and Hasif (30) were inspecting the railway line. Due to severe cold both of them had covered their ears and probably could...

January 4, 2018

Crack on rail track in Moradabad hits traffic

A major fracture on a railway track in Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh halted train traffic on the important Lucknow-New Delhi rail route on Tuesday, officials said. The gaping crack, over one foot long, was discovered in time near the Chamraua railway crossing between Moradabad and Rampur. The last train to pass the route was a...

November 14, 2017

Maoists blast rail tracks, torch vehicles in Jharkhand

Maoist guerrillas early on Monday blew up a railway track in Bokaro district and torched vehicles in Giridih during a 24-hour shutdown they have called in Jharkhand to protest changes made in two land acts. According to the police, the militants blasted the railway tracks between Chiyanki and Karmabandh railway stations leading to the disruption...

May 29, 2017

The right sacrificial object

Rusting of steel structures leads to disastrous loss of life and vital infrastructure — the loss can be particularly serious when the structure that fails is a high speed railway track. British Steel, a company that came into existence when India’s Tata group sold its interests in the UK steel industry, has announced an innovation...

January 25, 2017

The right sacrificial object

Rusting of steel structures leads to disastrous loss of life and vital infrastructure — the loss can be particularly serious when the structure that fails is a high speed railway track. British Steel, a company that came into existence when India’s Tata group sold its interests in the UK steel industry, has announced an innovation...

January 25, 2017