NEW DELHI: The urban development ministry has reportedly sought a detailed reply from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on the recent mishap of a Metro train getting stuck in a tunnel on the Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre line last week. Sources said the ministry has raised questions on the DMRC's preparedness...
NEW DELHI: To expedite the ambitious rapid rail connectivity in the National Capital Region (NCR), the urban development ministry will soon seek Cabinet approval for setting of a company. To start with, the company which will execute the project will have a seed fund of Rs 100 crore. All four...
MUMBAI: A railway crime branch team has reached Delhi to make inquiries in the PreetiRathi acid attack case even as the process of the CBI taking over the probe is in its final stages. The involvement of a close relative is being suspected, a source said.Rathi, a native of Narela...
MUMBAI: Eight men, including a minor, were arrested on Monday for stealing impedance bond boxes from railway tracks, which led to signal failure and held up trains. The gang has committed at least 17 thefts-13 on CR and four on WR-since March.Impedance bonds isolate traction current from signal current. "They...
NEW DELHI: Even as Northern Railway is keeping a hawk's eye on the Old Yamuna Bridge—it will be shut down if the Yamuna's water level rises further—the breaches on the Ambala-Saharanpur section reported on Tuesday led to over 11 trains being cancelled and 10 others diverted. Some of these trains...
दिल्ली से अलीपुर द्वार जाने वाली महानंदा एक्सप्रेस (ट्रेन संख्या-15484) 20 जून को रद रहेगी। रेलवे अधिकारियों ने बताया है कि अलीपुर द्वार से आने वाली 15483 नंबर की ट्रेन मंगलवार को दिल्ली नहीं आई है। इसी वजह से 20 तारीख को 15484 नंबर की ट्रेन दिल्ली से रवाना नहीं...
मानसून की बारिश से तीसरे चरण के तहत हो रहे मेट्रो नेटवर्क के विस्तार कार्य को प्रभावित किया है। अधिकतर जगहों पर भूमिगत लाइन के लिए जोर-शोर से टनल (सुरंग) बनाने का कार्य चल रहा था। निर्धारित समय सीमा से दो सप्ताह पहले मानसून के आने से अधिकतर निर्माणाधीन स्थलों...
A Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA), which will act as a coordinating agency between various stakeholders in the public transport sector has been proposed for Kochi.The views of the stakeholders including government departments, urban planners, civic representatives and transport service operators were elicited at a meeting of the stakeholders at...
Drunken 47-year-old walks away with motorman’s bag from Tambaram station
The government railway police (GRP) have launched a massive search for a bunch of keys used to operate suburban electric trains as well as a box of detonators that went missing after a 45-year-old man walked away with a suitcase belonging...
A rail company is offering one lucky couple the chance to get married aboard one of Tokyo's busiest commuter trains as it encircles the Japanese capital, it said Tuesday.East Japan Railway (JR East) said it wanted to find a couple who would like to tie the knot aboard the usually...
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