Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw conducted a comprehensive review of the redevelopment plans for Simhachalam Amrit Railway Station during his visit to Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam.
A 42-year-old man was arrested by Borivali Government Railway Police (GRP) for allegedly beating his wife to death after she refused to give him money for alcohol, the police said on Saturday.
In a bid to clear confusion among commuters, the Dadar station of the Central Railway, which provides an interchange facility to the Western Railway, was renumbered on Saturday.
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday highlighted the central government's commitment to the development of Railways in Andhra Pradesh, adding that Rs 8,406 crores have been sanctioned for the state.
The ambitious automatic train protection (ATP) system, Kavach, has so far been deployed on 1465 Route km and 139 locomotives (including Electric Multiple Unit rakes) on South Central Railway sections, as per a government release.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha said that the recruitments are periodically done anticipating vacancies and the needs on the ground considering new services, new technologies, mechanisation and new systems that are being done.
Railway projects in the Northeastern states have covered a total length of 1909 km at a cost of Rs. 81,941 crore whereas a total of 4,950 km of National Highway Network has been developed by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways during last nine years in the North eastern region.
In an official statement, an increase of about 68 per cent in terms of fines generated from intensive checking in AC local trains was witnessed during the said period.
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South Central Railway, Vijayawada Division, observed the 67th Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar on Wednesday at the Divisional Railway Auditorium in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada.