Railways on alert as 48-hour Maoist bandh begins

The 48-hour 'all India shutdown' called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist has begun amid high security and alert in five Naxal-infested states.The two-day shutdown has been called to protest......

Maoist bandh: Rajdhanis to run at reduced speed

In the wake of a two-day bandh call given by Maoists in three states from Monday, Railways have decided to restrict speed of flagship Rajdhani express besides cancelling and diverting some other......

80 trains cancelled, rescheduled for Bihar bandh

As many as 80 passenger trains passing through Bihar have been cancelled, rescheduled or regulated in view of the general strike in Biharon Friday, the railway ministry said in New Delhi on......

Railways to flag off 117 new trains

The Indian Railways will flag off 117 new trains as planned, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said while presenting the Budget on Wednesday. The Railways will also introduce 52 new trains in FY11.......

Mamata Budget offers 57 new trains

Fifty-sevennew trainswereproposedby the railways ministerMamata Banerjee as she presentedthe Railway Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament on Friday.These are: 1. Vishakhapatnam-Secunderabad-Mumbai......

Trains take political track

If a prime minister could be chosen on the basis of announcing new trains, Lalu Prasad would be there already. An unprecedented number of new trains-- 43 in all-- with a majority of them touching......

43 new trains to start in 2009-10

The Union Minister of Railways, Lalu Prasad while presenting the Interim Railway Budget 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha on Friday, announced the introduction of 43 new trains which include four Garib......