The Sealdah division has decided to cancel around 108 local EMU trains altogether on two days for commissioning of the Hot Standby Dual Visual Display Unit Electronic Interlocking system with two VDU-monitors at Ballygunge Junction and Kankurgachi Road Junction.
The Indian Railways has achieved a significant milestone by upgrading more than 23,000 track kilometres (TKM) of the railways' network to support train speeds of up to 130 kilometres per hour (kmph), an official said on Monday.
The dense fog that enveloped Delhi in the early morning on Friday resulted in the delay of several trains and flights as the weather department issued a yellow alert for Saturday.
The journey time between Kolkata and Delhi is expected to be reduced considerably in the near future.
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.
