The Vande Bharat train sourcing from CSMT (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) CSMT to the destination of Shirdi has an all-women crew today, including the loco pilot, assistant loco pilot, train manager, TCs and train Hostesses.
East Central Railway had scheduled a Departmental Examination for the posts of Chief Loco Inspectors on 4th March 2025. During the checks conducted by CBI at three spots on the intervening night at Mughalsarai, 17 candidates were found with photocopies of handwritten question papers.
The Indian Railways has undertaken special arrangements for Maha Shivaratri, planning to run more than 350 additional trains from Prayagraj to facilitate the return of pilgrims following the final Amrit Snan of Mahakumbh 2025 on February 26, said Indian Railway in a statement.
The tragedy occurred at 10 p.m. on Saturday as lakhs of devotees were heading to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh 2025 festival, causing significant overcrowding at the station.
The West Central Railway has made special arrangements for passengers travelling to Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, with around 40 special trains operating from Jabalpur on February 9 and 10, officials said.
A signal issue near Diva station delayed Mumbai local trains on the Central line by 12-15 minutes early today. Central Railway restored services by 6 AM, and trains are now running normally.
The Central Indian Railways will be celebrating 100 of electrification on February 3, highlighting the first steps the Indian railways took towards a greener rail system, said Swapnil Nila, Central Public Relations Officer.
Central Railway, Mumbai has planned a six-hour mega block on its all six lines on the intervening night of January 25th and 26th. This block will be taken to felicitate the ongoing work of reconstruction of Carnac Bridge near CSMT station, Central Railway CPRO said.
"To make people aware of cleanliness, we were continuously doing street plays at the station. We had taken out a cleanliness rally and a bicycle rally as well...We have deployed more than 1,000 sanitation workers at our station and more than 18,000 sanitation workers to clean the coaches.