A trial run is already underway in Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express and our aim is to provide the Internet facility in certain premium trains including Rajdhani and Shatabdi, said a senior Railways ministry official. Besides Internet, a plan is also afoot to introduce onboard audio and video entertainment system for passengers during the train journey.
The Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi Express carrying Rahul Gandhi was stoned late Tuesday night near Panipat, damaging the windowpanes of five coaches, including the one in which the Congress leader was seated.
The Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi express in which Rahul Gandhi was travelling was stoned tonight near Panipat, about 100 km from here, and the All India Congress Committee general secretary was not in the three compartments which was hit. There were no immediate reports of any injury to passengers while Special Protection Group sources said there was no threat to Rahul in the incident.
Railways to introduce touch-screen TVs for individual seats.
The decision to cancel and reschedule trains passing through the desert state was taken following a high-level meeting by the Railway Board officials
The Southern Railway today announced the cancellation of eight long distance trains, and the South Western Railway cancelled five trains
Faced with stiff competition from airlines, the railways is introducing in-flight entertainment and food from five-star hotels with options for dishes in selected trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express.
The Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Saturday proposed to start 46 new trains in the Rail Budget for 2005-06.
A call was received at the railway control room here from Delhi and the caller said there was a bomb in the Shatabdi Express following which the district police was alerted.
The ace Indian hockey drag-flicker was injured when the pistol of an RPF officer went off accidentally in the train he was traveling in.
No increase in passenger and freight fares. Ticket reservations over mobile phones to be introduced soon.
Final touches are being given to the commencement of the new high speed Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi express due to start between Delhi and Agra at a speed of 150 km per hour from February 15.
Madhya Pradesh archers without any pre-match day practice concluded their campaign with two silver and one bronze
As part of the modernization of India Railways, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad is expected to announce a policy envisaging introduction of bullet trains with a minimum speed of 250 kms per hour.
The MPs took the Swarna Shatabdi Express to Amritsar and will cross the border at the Wagah check-post in the afternoon.
Besides the ongoing 50 per cent Rail concessions for accredited journalists, the Rail Budget for 2003-04 has proposed extending this concession in Rajdhani and Shatabdi express trains where the concession would be 30 per cent.
Indian Oil Corporation would begin this month field trials of running buses on biodiesel -- diesel doped with 5 per cent non-edible oils -- IOC Director (R&D) N R Raje said on Wednesday.
Passengers travelling by Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express will have to pay more following the imposition of an 11.2 per cent service tax on on-board catering services by the Finance Ministry.
No information is yet available on casualties.
23 trains have been partially cancelled and five short terminated till September 26 as protesters blocked rail tracks at various places, including Amritsar, Ferozepur, Sangrur, Barnala, Mansa and Nabha.
Improvement in passenger amenities and better interiors would also figure in the budgetary proposals.
Humsafar will be launched as overnight inter-city service on high-demand routes
On the fifth day of the trial, the train covered 84 km in 38 minutes between Mathura and Palwal.
He often spends nights camping on the platforms of obscure stations, sometimes without food or water, anticipating the entry of a train -- either on camera or simply as a memory.
This is the second rail accident in the state in four days.
The first semi-high speed service of the Railways is being considered a boon for tourists visiting the city of Taj Mahal.
Construction of one kilometre of high speed railway track will cost Rs 100-140 crore.
Cases of man-made obstructions were discovered at Malda and Dhanbad divisions by alert railway staff in time, thereby averting major derailments
The SP said the protesters also pelted stones, injuring four jawans, adding that police had to lob tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.
In just 10 days, the city received 864.5 mm rain, which is nearly equal to what it gets in an entire month.
Railways has said that it plans to suspend two senior officials of Northern Railway, following searches carried out by the Central Bureau of Investigation at 13 locations and recovery of Rs 20 crore in cash in connection with alleged corruption in supply of packaged drinking water in premium trains.
A dense blanket of fog enveloped the entire North India affecting schedule of at least 70 trains and hitting road traffic adversely while there was no let up in cold wave on Saturday which claimed five lives in Uttar Pradesh and two in Punjab.
Incidents of arson, firing and vandalism were reported from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab as protesters agitated against the dilution of the SC/ST Act.
Cold wave continued unabated in the northern region today with fog enveloping most areas affecting transport services, even as three persons died and over 25 were injured in different fog-related accidents.
The first high speed train with a speed of 160 kilometer per hour will run on Delhi-Agra section in November this year as Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory (RCF) is all set to roll out first rake of fourteen coaches of the train.
The feasibility study of Delhi-Chennai corridor is being done in cooperation with Chinese Railways.
As many as 108 flights cancelled and another 51 diverted to nearby airports.
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