Senior BJP leader Satya Pal Jain on Saturday accused former Railways Minister and local MP Pawan Kumar Bansal of making amendments in conditions to favour Railway contractors, while adding financial burden on the public through increase in fares and other charges.Jain also said that the change in conditions of allotment...
MADURAI: In order to facilitate periodical maintenance of track and bridges over Madurai railway division for safe running of trains, it has been decided to temporarily cancel the passenger trains, on Sundays for a period of three months from May 26 to August 25.An official statement from the division said...
Was the suburban motorman who averted a mishap by halting the train seconds before collapsing on the cabin floor a victim of a heavy workload?
S. Manohar was driving an EMU from Gummidipoondi to Chennai on Wednesday afternoon when he collapsed inside the cabin and died a few hours later at...
Switches on flasher light before he collapsed, driver of train from opposite direction alerts authorities
When motorman S. Manohar (48) ignored his fever and signed up for duty on Thursday to operate the suburban service from Gummudipoondi to Chennai, little would he have known what fate had in store for him.
Within...
GUWAHATI, May 25 – With a view to preventing instances of tampering of Electronic Reservation Slips (ERS) and overcharging of gullible customers by agents, besides other such wrong practices, the Railway Board has decided to organise a countrywide campaign to educate people about e-ticketing procedures.
Northeast Frontier Railway PRO Nripen Bhattacharyya...
THANE: Mumbai's most valued lifeline, the suburban railway network, has earned the reputation as most unsafe mode of travel, considering that 10,413 commuters died and another 12,227 suffered near-fatal injuries during the last four years (2009-2012), according to information sourced from the central and western railway authorities.
More than sixty years...
Chandigarh : BJP today accused former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal of favouring the contractors by reducing license fee on catering contracts, causing “massive” financial losses to railways. “Former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal reduced the licensee on catering contracts from 15 per cent to 10 per cent applicable for...
KOLKATA: Metro Railway plans to run 25 pairs of trains to and from the Noapara station in north Kolkata as soon as clearance is received from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS). Officials have already approached the CRS and urged him to carry out the mandatory inspection so services may...
As per the directives of Railway Board, South Western Railway has provided a minute’s temporary stoppage at CHORGI HALT Station situated between Nimbal and Indi Roadon Bagalkot-Solapur Section of Hubli Division,for Train No. 57642 BAGALKOT-SOLAPUR PASSENGER,with immediate effect for a period of six months.Accordingly, Train No. 57642 BAGALKOT-SOLAPUR PASSENGER arrives/departs...
The Bharat Scouts & Guides(BS&G) of South Western Railway is bestowed of conducting a mega 5-day prestigious event of 02nd All Indian Railway Adventure & TrekkingCamporee at State Trekking& Training Centre, Castle Rock in Karnataka State from 23rd to 27th May, 2013.Shri Rahul Jain, District President, BS&G & Divisional Railway...
As already observed by our Admins Jay Shah & Nazeer in prior posts [/blog/post/735925|http://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/735925] and [/blog/post/735925|http://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/734351] , the Seat Availability Check, Search and Availability Calendar have now been implemented. The feature is an amalgamation of numerous suggestions put forward by our members/Admins over the past few months. Hearty thanks to...
A new class of members called "Forum Monitor" has been introduced. These members will have free rein to Delete Posts, Suspend Members and Archive Blogs. The defining characteristics of these members is:
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The following modifications are being made in the Forum:
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1. The Opinion box will now show a detailed list of Members who provided the rating. When you click on Great, Thanks, Useful or Agree, a box will open up beneath displaying the names. When you hover over the respective member names,...
Further elucidation on UnAnswered and Popular tabs.
UnAnswered:
Only posts tagged with "Travel Question" within the last 7 days are candidates for the UnAnswered tab. Other general comments may not necessarily deserve a reply. If members miscategorize their genuine questions as something else - Rail/Travel, etc. - they will have to...
Members mark your calendars. The first online IRI Quiz Contest will be held on Sunday, Feb 3 @ 8pm IST. Some points:
1. You would need a modern mobile or desktop browser. No Opera Mini. You would need to ensure that you have good internet connectivity.
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2. NO easy questions. 20 medium...
As per the suggestion presented [here|http://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/615661] , a new experimental feature is being introduced today.
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At the top of the member profile, you will see a new link "Block Member" (see pic). If you block any member, they will NOT be able to reply within Blog Entries started by you, OR...
Breathtaking Overtake By The Double Decker !