Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav citing "safety violations" and requesting to issue suitable instructions to ensure the safety of the contract staff.
To support the 'Digital India' vision and enable cashless transactions, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has equipped 588 booking counters across its five divisions--Katihar, Rangiya, Alipurduar, Lumding, and Tinsukia--with QR code machines.
Indian Railways will be operating serval special trains following Chhath Puja festival from stations like Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Jammu Tawi, Amritsar and Ludhiana, said Ferozepur DCM Payal on Monday.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said that the State Government has urged the Union Ministry of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw to explore the possibility of converting the Kalka-Shimla UNESCO World Heritage train to run on green hydrogen.
Ahead of the Chhath Puja, Railway Board Chairman Satish Kumar on Sunday inspected facilities and said Railways are operating 195 special trains in 13 days from the Delhi area this year to facilitate the passengers.
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.
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.