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Tripura: CM Manik Saha discusses rail service development with NFR officia
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The discussions focused on the progress of the electrification of railway lines, the introduction of electric passenger trains from Badarpur to Sabroom, the conversion of the single-line railway track to a double-line track, the introduction of the Agartala-Guwahati intercity rail service, t
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Everyone's cooperation allowed us to work in coordination and operate more
Updated : 1 year ago IST
As the 45-day-long religious gathering Mahakumbh 2025 concluded, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that everyone's cooperation allowed them to work in close coordination and operate more than 16,000 trains for the event.
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Railways to run over 350 trains from Prayagraj on Maha Shivaratri
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Indian Railways has undertaken special arrangements for Maha Shivaratri, planning to run more than 350 additional trains from Prayagraj to facilitate the return of pilgrims following the final Amrit Snan of Mahakumbh 2025 on February 26, said Indian Railway in a statement.
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Steps taken for crowd control at Delhi station; special trains arranged: U
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"Several steps have been taken for crowd control at the New Delhi Railway station. If passengers have reserved tickets, they can go directly inside the station. Those who do not have tickets will first go to the holding area and get the tickets... passengers can only go inside when the train
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Railways deploys five unreserved trains to Prayagraj amid surge in demand
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Amid a surge in passenger demand, Indian Railways operated five unreserved special trains from New Delhi to Prayagraj on Saturday evening, ensuring seamless travel for devotees heading to the Mahakumbh 2025.
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Indian Railways operates 14,000 trains to facilitate pilgrims for Maha Kum
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Indian Railways has played a major role in transporting millions of pilgrims to the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, operating over 14,000 trains to ensure smooth and efficient travel for devotees from across the country, according to the statement.
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Bengal: Technical glitch delays New Jalpaiguri-Chennai Express; several tr
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The train's loco developed a technical glitch between Soro and Markona at 2.45 PM, leading to a delay before it finally departed at 6.23 pm.
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Devotees continue to arrive in large numbers at Mahakumbh, over 520 millio
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Devotees continued to arrive at Mahakumbh 2025 to take a holy dip at Triveni Sangam on the 36th day of the festival. Over 52 crore devotees have taken a holy dip so far at the world's largest human gathering.
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Delhi stampede caused by confusion over train announcements, say Delhi Pol
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
As per Delhi Police, "The confusion happened because of the announcement of the trains having the same initial name starting with 'Prayagraj'.
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Special trains from New Delhi to Prayagraj to depart from Platform 16; Pas
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Earlier in the day, Indian Railways gave an ex-gratia of rupees 10 lakh to the kin of all the 18 deceased. An amount of rupees 2.5 lakh to grievously injured passengers and a compensation of rupees 1 lakh for passengers with minor injury were distributed to the 15 injured during the day.
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All special trains in the direction of Prayagraj will be run from platform
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A day after the tragic incident of stampede at New Delhi railway station, Northern Railway enforced a number of measures to avoid any such untoward incident in the days to come. It has been decided that all special trains in the direction of Prayagraj will be run from platform number 16,
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Delhi stampede: "We are present at platforms to maintain the crowd", says
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The committee comprises Narsingh Deo, Northern Railway's Principal Chief Commercial Manager (PCCM), and Pankaj Gangwar, its Principal Chief Safety Commissioner (PCSC), the railways said on Sunday.
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