Two special trains departed from Asansol railway station in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district on Sunday, carrying thousands of people traveling to Patna and Gorakhpur for the Chhath Puja festival.
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) or popularly known as the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project has marked a major achievement with the completion of all nine river bridges between Vapi and Surat.
Amid the festive season, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that a record 7,435 special trains are being run for the ease of the passengers and 150 additional special trains will be scheduled to run if required. The union minister was at New Delhi railway station to over
These special trains will connect New Coochbehar in West Bengal to Sealdah, Katihar in Bihar to Udhna in Surat, Katihar to Amritsar in Punjab, and Kolkata to Saharsa in Bihar.
According to a press release issued by Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the trains will run on special fare between Udhna to Jaynagar, Udhna to Chhapra and Vadodara to Dhanbad to Godhra.
Dilip Kumar, Executive Director of Information and Publicity for Railway Board, informed that the Indian Railways ran more than 160 trains on Thursday and they plan to run more than 170 trains today.
The Narendra Modi government in the center has made special arrangements for the commuters travelling to their homes for the festivals including Diwali and Chhath Puja. Special trains were announced to manage the crowd flocking to railway stations. The commuters informed about their experien
A wagon of goods train carrying food grains derailed near MUPA in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section in Assam's Maligaon on Thursday evening, a railway official said. The derailment has affected the train services.
Railway Police Force Director General Manoj Yadav reviewed the security and arrangements at New Delhi railway station ahead of the Diwali and Chhath festivities on Thursday.