The Railway Ministry has decided to increase coaches in premium trains to accommodate travelers affected by Indigo airline's flight disruptions.
Northern Railway officials said train traffic has been disrupted following dense fog in many areas of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
The system is available for online ticketing now but it will be extended to over the counter sale also as the required software is being readied for the purpose.
Passengers have to specifically opt out from the mandatory food option and catering charges will be excluded from the ticket fare
According to sources, the agencies have warned that two JeM terrorists have sneaked into the national capital with the intention to carry out high-profile strikes and a hostage crisis could also be possible.
LHB coaches are safer. Two high-level railway safety commissions came down heavily on ICF coaches, recommending their replacement by LHB, says Bibek Debroy.
As per the website, Chandigarh is connected by a direct train to Amritsar, a third 'Special' Shatabdi to New Delhi and a second train to Lucknow all of which are not running at all.
Looking into the flexi-fare scheme in Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains introduced in September 2016, the CAG stated that occupancy in all classes except the sleeper class in Duronto decreased.
Rashme Sehgal took a ride on the Gatimaan Express for you.
This is the second rail accident in the state in four days.
Construction of one kilometre of high speed railway track will cost Rs 100-140 crore.
The SP said the protesters also pelted stones, injuring four jawans, adding that police had to lob tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.
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.
"We have firmed up an action plan to increase the train speed to up to 160 km per hour on the total 9000-km main trunk routes across the country as part of the Mission Raftaar project. To begin with we have started the work on two major busy routes of Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah," said a senior Railway Ministry official involved with the project.
The feasibility study of Delhi-Chennai corridor is being done in cooperation with Chinese Railways.
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