A fire broke out Sunday morning in the B-1 AC coach, the rear second luggage-cum-guard van (SLR) coach of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express (train number 12431), in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district.
Seven elephants were killed and a calf injured after the Rajdhani Express hit a herd in Assam’s Hojai, derailing coaches and disrupting rail services.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote to the Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, to appeal a brief halt for the Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express at Rae Bareli junction, to make commuters journey easy.
In what comes as good news to passengers, the Sealdah division of Eastern Railway has transformed a first air-conditioned coach of the Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express into a moving museum.
The Sealdah Division of the Eastern Railway celebrated the 25 anniversary of 12313/12314 Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express today. The inaugural journey of the train was operated in the year 2000, connecting Kolkata with the nation's capital, New Delhi.
Passengers of Malda heading towards the country’s capital would now be able to enjoy a comfortable journey in state-of-the-art Tejas Rajdhani Express while travelling to Delhi.
As many as 39 passenger trains to Delhi are running behind schedule as dense fog conditions continue to prevail in the national capital, resulting in low visibility, railway officials said on Friday.
The incident occurred during an argument with a coach attendant over a seat. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
Following the bomb threat, RPF and GRP reached the station along with the fire brigade and ambulance.
The MBA graduate used to travel on a reserved berth in the VIP train and would steal backpacks and trolley bags of passengers after they went to sleep.
