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Indian Railways Launches 5 New Trains. Here Are All the Details You Need to Know
The Indian Railways announced the launch of five new trains on different routes last weekend, that will benefit thousands of commuters from UP, Odisha, Bihar, Punjab, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh,...
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How India’s First Disaster Management Village Will Recreate Train Wrecks to...
Soon you’ll hear about trains catching fire and falling into rivers in a village near Bengaluru, but there’s nothing to worry about because this will be a part of a real-time rescue operation by the...
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Mumbai’s Train Commuters to Get 10 More ‘₹1 Clinics’ for 24×7 Emergency Care
For commuters travelling on Mumbai’s Western line, cost-effective ‘one rupee clinic’ will soon open up at 10 railway stations by the end of this month. Eight such clinics already set up at the Central...
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Here’s How Surekha Yadav Became India’s First Woman Train Driver, 30 Years Ago!
While women boarded trains in the 1980’s, Surekha Yadav was driving them. Surekha, now 51, became India’s first female passenger train driver in 1988. The Indian Railways, a traditionally...
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Utkal Express Derailment: Hindu Saints Thank Muslims Who Saved Their Lives
On Saturday, 14 coaches of the Kalinga Utkal Express train derailed seconds after crossing Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. The eyewitness accounts of the derailment bring out a...
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How One Man’s Timely Action Saved 1,200 Railway Passengers
One man’s timely action saved the lives of 1,200 passengers aboard the Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto Express that derailed near Asangaon on Tuesday morning. It was around 6:30 in the morning when motorman...
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8 Suggestions That the World Bank Has for Indian Railways
Apparently concerned with the increasing number of rail accidents in India over the last few weeks, the World Bank has pitched in a list of guidelines to the Indian Railways that would help the...
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Australian Technology Being Brought in to Improve Indian Railways Safety
In the backdrop of back-to-back rail accidents, the current safety standards of Indian Railways have assumed centre-stage again in India’s development agenda. As on March 2016, Indian Railways data...
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Indian Railways Has a Lucky Escape Thanks to Alert Pinakini Express Driver
Another potential train mishap was averted in the country – thanks to one loco pilot’s alertness! The Chennai-bound Pinakini Express had left from Vijayawada on Monday morning and was heading to...
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Ignored by Others, Visually Impaired Beggar Saves Mumbai Man Who Fell off a...
One often ends up finding kindness and compassion in the unlikeliest people and difficult circumstances. Such was the case when Baburam Morbu fell off a moving train in Mumbai. Help came to him in the...
View ArticleThe Araku Valley from a See-Through Train! Railways to Launch Second...
Imagine travelling through the thick forests of Araku Valley, enjoying a panoramic view of the green fields, the coffee gardens and the hill sides, while being inside a see-through train! This will be...
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Railways Will Soon Take You From Nagpur to Hyderabad in Only 3 Hours!
Planning to board a train from Nagpur to Hyderabad? It will not take a strenuous nine hours anymore. If the latest plan of the Indian Railway Ministry sees the light of day, the rail journey between...
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Did You Know? The World’s Oldest Working Steam Loco Is Right Here in India?
Railway lovers looked on with glee and broke into thunderous applause, as the world’s oldest working steam loco, 162-year-old Express EIR 21, arrived at Kodambakkam on September 10. The Southern...
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To Prevent Casualties, Indian Railways to Introduce New, Safer LHB Coaches
On August 19, 13 Integral Coach Factory (ICF) coaches of the Utkal Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh, killing more than 20. On August 29, nine Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB ) coaches of the Nagpur-Mumbai...
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Fares, Timings & Speeds: All You Need to Know About the Mumbai-Ahmedabad...
On September 14, Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will lay the foundation stone for the much-awaited Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train. There will be two types...
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Railways to Accept m-Aadhaar as ID, Here’s How to Set It Up
The Ministry of Railways has now permitted m-Aadhaar as a proof of identity for travellers in any reserved class. To render the m-Aadhaar as identity proof, the passenger has to open the app and enter...
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So, How Do You Like the Food? Indian Railways to Use Tablets for Feedback
Ever thought the food on a long distance train journey was delicious, passable or even edible? While you’ve heard fellow passengers rant about their railway food pursuits all this while to each other,...
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E-Catering to Feedback Forms: 5 Ways the IRCTC Is Tackling Its Catering Crises
Time and again, the Indian Railways has faced severe criticism for its catering services. From finding lizards in one’s meal to the shabby pantry cars in the trains where the meals are prepared, the...
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Railways to Make Your Durga Puja Merrier This Year, Thanks to Special Menus
As the countdown to Durga Puja begins, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is gearing up to make the festive season a lot merrier for its passengers. According to Times of India,...
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Going Paperless: Railways to Stop Pasting Reservation Charts on Coaches
Remember rushing to reserved coaches on platforms to check if the lengthy lists on the outside of the bogie bore your berth details on a long distance journey? But you have to that on a few selected...
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