Train services were affected after a fire broke out in a coach of the Amritsar-Saharsa express in Punjab on Saturday morning, officials said. On being alerted, the affected coaches were separated, and passengers were rescued.
According to Northern Railway, to facilitate passengers during the festive season, the fifth phase of restoration was planned to normalise rail traffic in the Jammu Division. This phase included the re-operation of several key trains.
The Indian Railways will operate special train services between Bidar and Bengaluru Cantt, with stops at two stations of the Solapur Division of the Central Railway, namely Kalaburagi and Shahabad.
Since the launch of passenger train services from Sairang on September 13, 2025, the response from travellers has been overwhelming, with several trains recording well above full occupancy.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, the DCP of Outer Delhi said that train operations are now running smoothly and the situation has returned to normal after locals gathered, blocking the railway tracks and temporarily disrupting train services.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on one-day visit to Jaipur, inspected redevelopment work at Jaipur Junction and Gandhi Nagar Railway Station under the 'Amrit Bharat Station Yojana' and visited the Vande Bharat Maintenance Shed Coach Care at Jaipur Junction.
Floods and heavy rains in Punjab have suspended train services on five sections and damaged power infrastructure, Dawn reported. Pakistan Railways is repairing breached tracks and bridges, while Lesco said over 73,000 consumers were hit, with 13,000 still without electricity. Other Discos al
The iconic Kalka-Shimla toy train services remained suspended for the third consecutive day on Wednesday due to multiple landslides and track blockages caused by incessant rainfall across Himachal Pradesh, severely impacting the tourism and taxi business in the hill capital.
This issue is causing trains to take extra time to reverse direction towards Samaypur Badli, leading to slight delays between Sultanpur and Millennium City Centre. However, train services are running normally on the rest of the Yellow Line.
The Mumbai Police on Friday announced that Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil has been granted permission to continue his protest at Azad Maidan for one more day.
As Maratha quota agitation leader Manoj Jarange Patil continues his hunger strike demanding reservation for the community, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde defended his government's efforts on the issue while accusing the opposition of politicising the agitation.