Tag: Shatabdi express

Three workers run over by Shatabdi Express in Delhi

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Railways) Hareesh HP identified the deceased as Mohammed Hafiz, Mohammed Shahrukh and Riyazul. Hafiz and Shahrukh, who were relatives, used to live with Riyazul in a rented accommodation in Rana Park of Siraspur village, Delhi.

October 25, 2022

Preparations on to launch upgraded version of Vande Bharat

The train is expected to be flagged off from Ahmedabad for Mumbai on 30 September. However, no official statement has been received from the Railways regarding this.

September 17, 2022

RPF solves Shatabdi Express snatching case

According to the RPF, the bag of a women, travelling in C-4 coach of Bhopal Shatabdi Express, was snatched when the train had started moving.

October 21, 2019

Cups onboard trains with ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ withdrawn, licensee fined: IRCTC

As the image of the paper cup tweeted by a passenger on Kathgodam Shatabdi went viral, IRCTC said the licensee who printed the slogans on paper cups did not take prior permission from the body.

March 30, 2019

Train 18: First train to run from New Delhi to Varanasi, fares 40-50% higher than Shatabdi

Hinting at the fare of the train, the officials said that it will be almost 40-50 per cent higher than the Executive and Chair Class fares of the Shatabdi Express trains.

January 26, 2019

‘Need for speed’: Train 18 is officially India’s fastest; Piyush Goyal shares video

Besides the speed, Train 18 has an advanced array of features including energy-efficient coaches, which leaves less carbon footprint.

December 27, 2018

Superfast trains to Delhi run super slow, except when they touch Gujarat

A STATESMAN SPECIAL REPORT | A random analysis of superfast trains — excluding Rajdhani and Shatabdi — coming to Delhi from various state capitals shows that most never reach on time, and many are significantly late. And this is before the onset of the winter fog; trains that originate in or pass through Gujarat however show remarkable punctuality

December 6, 2018

Train 18, new Indian Railways train that will replace Shatabdi Express, unveiled

A 16-coach prototype of the high-speed train was ceremonially flagged off by Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani in Chennai.

October 29, 2018

South Western Railway slashes AC fares in 5 trains from Karnataka

Railway Board has asked other zonal railways to adopt the SWR dynamic fare fixing on passenger traffic model in select trains so that more people start travelling in trains

August 12, 2018

This is why Chetan Bhagat wants us to ‘skip the plane, take the train’

Heaping praises on the Indian Railways for the new Shatabdi Express coaches, Bhagat described them as the “best Railways product so far”.

June 28, 2018

‘Gulab jamun’ kicks up a row in Shatabdi coach

For once, the Shatabdi Express ran on time on Monday, but only to run into another controversy. A passenger raised a hue and cry, sought for the menu card, and finally filed a complaint with the Railways authorities, all because the food he was served in the Car Chair had ‘gulab jamun’ instead of the...

April 18, 2018

NJP-Howrah Shatabdi gets new look

The New Jalpaiguri-Howrah Shatabdi Express has become the first train of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) to be upgraded under the Railways ministry’s “Project swarn.’ In a bid to improve the passenger experience, the ministry had decided to upgrade the Premium Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains under the project. NFR Chief Public Relations Officer Pranav Jyoti...

March 10, 2018

Stones pelted at Dehradun-Delhi Shatabdi Express

Miscreants pelted stones at the Dehradun-Delhi Shatabdi Express near Muzaffarnagar railway station here, damaging some window panes. No one was injured in the incident which occurred yesterday after the train crossed the railway station, according to railway protection force. The police has registered a case against unidentified people.

August 19, 2017

Coaches of Shatabdi Express split from train

A major accident was averted on Wednesday when four coaches of the Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express broke away from the train, officials said. The incident happened close to 8 a.m. near Khurja in Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh. Even as the coaches which got detached came to a standstill, the engine and other coaches went ahead,...

August 2, 2017

Coaches of Shatabdi Express split from train

A major accident was averted on Wednesday when four coaches of the Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express broke away from the train, officials said. The incident happened close to 8 a.m. near Khurja in Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh. Even as the coaches which got detached came to a standstill, the engine and other coaches went ahead,...

August 2, 2017

Prabhu lays foundation of new rail line between Assam, Arunachal

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on 7 May laid the foundation stone for a 26-km-long new broad gauge railway line from Assam's Murkongselek to Arunachal Pradesh's Pasighat while also announcing surveys for seven new broad gauge railway lines in the latter state. Laying the foundation by remote through video link from Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) headquarters...

May 8, 2017

Assam gets its first Shatabdi Express

Assam on Sunday got its first Shatabdi Express with Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain flagging off the train from Dibrugarh. The new Shatabdi Express train (No. 12085/12086) will run between Dibrugarh and Guwahati. "There was a long-standing demand for better rail connectivity with Guwahati from Dibrugarh and the Dibrugarh-Guwahati Shatabdi Express would fulfil...

April 30, 2017