No more demand for Shramik special trains: Railways

There is no demand for Shramik special trains from any state now, the railways said Monday, but offered to run more if states request for them. At a press conference, railway spokespersons said no......

Vizag gas leak affects movement of 9 Shramik trains

The gas leak incident in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam on Thursday has affected movement of trains from the Simhachalam North railway station, including at least nine Shramik Special Trains......

Shramik train derails in Mangaluru, none injured

Train resumed its journey after the derailed engine was replaced.   A 'Shramik' special train on Tirur (Kerala) to Jaipur (Rajasthan) route derailed at Padil, Mangaluru at around 2 am on May......

Only 4 Shramik trains took over 72 hrs to reach: Railways

Only four out of the total 3,840 Shramik Specials run so far have taken over 72 hours to reach their destinations since they started operating on May 1, Railway Board Chairman V K Yadav said on......

Railways likely to freeze hiring, cut allowances

Railway traffic has dropped 32 per cent to 99.86 mt between April 1 and May 14, compared to the same time last year, while its revenue, too, dipped 41 per cent to Rs 9,094.38 crore. Some Railway......

How Railways is ferrying 10 mn workers

Ferrying migrant workers back to their states would be the largest special service by any railway network in the world in one go. Here's how the transporter manages it. IMAGE: Migrants stand in a......

Nitish Kumar's biggest challenge at the moment

Around 275,000 migrant labourers and their family members have returned to the state. According to the state government, this number could exceed 1 million by the end of this month. As the NDA......

Why train travel will never be the same again

The first two coaches that rolled out from the Railway Coach Factory in Kapurthala also have fixtures coated with titanium dioxide and the provision for plasma air equipment in AC ducts to......