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Siemens announces order deal worth Rs. 319 crore from Diesel Locomotive Wo
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Siemens Ltd. on Friday announced receiving of an order worth Rs. 98 crore from Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) to design, supply and install 48 Alternating Current (AC) Traction systems for Dual Cab High Horsepower Diesel Engine locomotive for Indian Railways.
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Suresh Prabhu reviews safety performance of Indian Railways
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 29 (ANI): Concerned with the recent spate of train accidents, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday held a number of meetings to review the safety performance of Indian Railways.
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Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailment: Railways contradicts reports of loss of
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 28(ANI): The Indian Railways on Wednesday rubbished media reports suggesting that there has been loss of lives in the Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailment.
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Railways doubles compensation amount to rail accident victims
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 26 (ANI): The Indian Railways on Monday doubled the compensation amount in case of death during accidents w.e.f. from January 1, 2017.
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78 trains cancelled till Jan. 15 due to dense fog
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 19 (ANI): The Indian Railways on Monday decided to cancel 78 trains till January 15 next year in view of dense fog in many parts of north India reducing visibility.
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IRCTC sets up Executive Lounge at Visakhapatnam station
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec.17 (ANI): Going ahead with its plans to provide airport lounge-like facilities to rail passengers, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has set up an Executive Lounge at Visakhapatnam station, a first of its kind in the Eastern Z
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Cyclone Vardah: Chennai Suburban Railway Network suspended till further no
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec. 12 (ANI): Indian Railways spokesperson Anil Kumar Saxena on Monday said that the Chennai Suburban Railway Network has been suspended till further notice following the landfall of Cyclone Vardah.
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Railways waives off service tax for booking online tickets
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): In an endeavour to relieve customers, the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) in the wake of demonetisation drive has done away with service tax charges on online bookings done through its website till 31st of December.
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Normal traffic to be restored by midnight, rescue operation on war footing
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 21(ANI): A day after India witnessed one of its worst train accidents in recent years, the Indian Railways on Monday clarified that initial forecast for restoration of train traffic is late midnight today and added that rescue operations are going on at war footing.
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Rescue operations almost concluded, no passengers at site now: Indian Rail
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 20 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways on Sunday informed that the rescue operations in the Kanpur tragedy have almost concluded and said that all necessary help is being provided to the injured and their families.
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Indore-Patna express derailment failure of Modi Govt.: Cong
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): The Congress Party on Sunday held Suresh Prabhu-led Ministry of Railways responsible for the derailment of Indore-Patna express and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who talks of bullet trains, has totally ignored the safety of Indian railways.
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Railways headed for heavy losses due to demonetisation, says TMC
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov. 19 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi has said that demonetisation would result in heavy losses for the Indian Railways, as the poorer sections of society would travel more by bus than trains.
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