Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday that the first train arrived in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time in 1972 but took more than 50 years for the rail track to get extended.
A passenger, who was travelling on the Kanchenjunga Express at the time of the accident on June 17, filed a complaint against the loco pilot and co-loco pilot of the goods train.
The accident took place in the Phansidewa area of Darjeeling district on Monday. At least eight people died and over 25 people were injured in the accident.
The Railways Ministry organized an event on February 26, 2024, which was attended by 40,19,516 people at 2,140 venues. The event was organized for the inauguration of road over/road under railway bridges and for laying the foundation stones of railway stations by Prime Minister Narendra M
Union Minister Ravneet Singh conducted a meeting with Railway Board members on Tuesday aimed at aligning efforts towards transforming Indian Railways into one of the best rail networks globally, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision.
State-owned company Rail Vikas Nigam has received a Letter of Acceptance from Eastern Railway for the construction of the by-pass line in Sitarampur under its Asansol Division.
Indian Railways' Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) Vadodara entered into collaboration with Nokia, Plasser India and Jacob to strengthen the partnership between industry and academia.
According to the Government Railway Police, both the loco pilots were initially admitted to the Sri Fatehgarh Sahib Civil Hospital and later they were referred to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala.