Railways has made preparations to run around3000 special trains during the the Mahakumbh at Prayagraj starting from coming mid-January . The Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav informed about this to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath through a letter, officials here on Friday said .
Office goers and workers might have to tweak their usual routine for the next two days.
Aiming to enhance passenger amenities in key areas such as Rampurhat, Azimganj, Malda Town and Jamalpur, the Eastern Railway has decided to augment air-conditioned and sleeper class coaches with five popular mail/express trains.
Movement of trains remained disrupted for the third day on Tuesday due to heavy rain and floods in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway conducted routine checks and operations in the designated area from 17th May to 31st May, 2024 and they apprehended 32 persons who were allegedly engaged in human trafficking and theft of railway passengers’ belongings.
Following regulation of trains at Sealdah station, where work is being carried out at five platforms, the state transport department has decided to run shuttle bus services to provide ease of travel to the commuters.
Bad odour from toilets in trains would soon be a thing of the past. Eastern Railway is considering plans to introduce a loT-based electronic device that monitors and detects malodour prompting them to take steps to clean the toilets.
In a bid to provide easy access to drinking water and budget-friendly meals for passengers on long-distance trains, the Eastern Railway is taking initiatives to make packaged drinking water and Janata meals available to passengers.
In a significant performance, the South Eastern Railway achieved the highest ever freight loading performance and freight loading revenue in the year 2023-2024.
In a major boost to Railway infrastructure and connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and dedicate a slew of railway projects worth over Rs 85,000 crore from DFC’s Operation Control Centre in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
