The tunneling work of the Rs.4,874 crore East-West Metro Corridor Project, linking the IT hub in Salt Lake with Howrah across the Hooghly river, was Saturday launched by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.The 14.67 km long route — 8.9 km underground and 5.77 km elevated — is being constructed through a special purpose vehicle, … Read more
Movement of trains between Baluana and Gidderbaha on the Abohar-Bathinda-Abohar section will be stopped for six hours in the afternoon on February 26. According to the railway sources, there would be a mega block for six hours between 11.30 am and 5.30 pm for the insertion of cemented blocks under bridge No. 36 between Baluana … Read more
In Andhra Pradesh, two drivers of Tirupati-Machilipatnam Express died on the spot in an accident in Chittoor District on Friday. The accident occurred when the train hit a tractor trolley at an unmanned level crossing near Srikalahasthi. One bogie of the train along with the Loco also derailed. South Central Railway officials said all the … Read more
The Southern Railway has initiated the process for developing Mangalore Central Railway Station into World Class Station (WCS), three years after it was announced in the railway budget by the then railway minister Mamata Banerjee. According to Southern Railway, a draft inception report is under process for dealing with the proposal for developing the station … Read more
With effect from 15.02.12, any one of the passengers booked to travel in Ac-Chair car, 3AC, 2 AC, 1Ac, and Executive class on an reserved ticket issued through PRS will be required to produced any one of the Nine prescribed proofs of identity (In Original) during journey, and produced the same as and when required … Read more
To carry out maintenance work, a jumbo block will be taken for five hours from 10.35 hrs to 15.35 hrs on Sunday, 26th February, 2011 on Up and Down Through Lines (i.e. fast line) between Santacruz and Mahim stations. During the period, all fast line trains will run on local line (i.e. slow corridor) between … Read more
Railways have appointed Rail Travel Service Agents who have been authorised to purchase tickets and secure reservations on behalf of passengers. They are allowed to charge a sevice fee of Rs. 15/- per Passenger for Secound Class/Sleeper Class and Rs. 25/- for Upper Class.This list is subject to change from time to time. List of … Read more
The following mail/express trains will be permanently augmented as given below. Sl. No Train No. & Name Augmented with With effect from 1. 12753/12754 Chennai Central – New Jalpaiguri– Chennai Central Weekly Express 1 AC 3-tier 29.2.12 Chennai Central 02.3.12 New Jalpaiguri 2. 16031/16032 Chennai Central – Jammu Tawi – Chennai CentralTri-weekly Express 1 Sleeper … Read more
Block of Road Under Bridge work at Jodhpur Division. Trains affected: 26-02-2012 : 54812, 14864, 14708, 14888, 54703 Trains affected: 04-03-2012 : 54812, 14864, 14708, 14888, 54703
WR COMES DOWN HEAVILY on TICKETLESS TRAVEL DURING JANUARY, 2011 RecoversRs.459.57 Lakhs from 144251 cases In its endeavour to provide better service to its bonafide rail users and also to check ticketless travel and other such irregularities, WR conducted regular checks during January , 2012 wherein 144251 cases of … Read more
