6 train coaches of Godavari Express derail near Telangana’s Bibinagar, no causalities reported

15 Feb 2023

Six coaches of Godavari Express derailed between Bibinagar to Ghatkesar, informed railway officials on Wednesday. According to the officials, no passenger was injured and causalities were reported. "Passengers are being cleared by the same train by detaching the derailed coaches," stated an official release. Earlier on January 18, the wheels...

Bihar: Railway track worth crores illegally sold to scrap dealer

07 Feb 2023

Two Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel have been suspended after a scrap scam case of a missing railway track came to the fore in Samastipur Railway Division of Bihar. The railway scrap worth crores were sold to the scrap dealer in connivance of the RPF personnel. A departmental-level inquiry committee...

Pakistan: 8 injured as blast hits railway track in Balochistan

20 Jan 2023

An explosion took place near a railway track in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday, in which eight people were injured. According to a senior Railways official in the Paneer area of the Bolan district, the incident took place. Meanwhile, when the Peshawar-bound Jaffer Express was passing by the Paneer area,...

CBI arrests railway officer and associate

15 Jan 2023

The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Jitendra Pal Singh, an Indian Railway Service of Engineers officer, currently posted as the additional divisional railway manager in Guwahati. Hari Om, an associate of Singh, was also arrested in a bribery case of Rs. 50 lakh

335 trains delayed, 88 cancelled: Dense fog engulfs Northern India.

08 Jan 2023

As per the Railway ministry, hundreds of trains on Sunday were either delayed or cancelled as severe fog engulfed several Northern Indian states and reduced visibility. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Railways, 335 trains lost punctuality due to weather accounts. Moreover, 88 trains were cancelled, 31...

Train drivers strike carries on to Thursday, leaves London and major parts of UK with no train service

05 Jan 2023

The rail services in London will be crippled for a third day in a row. Train drivers strike on Thursday too with a warning to escalate industrial action unless a pay dispute is resolved. Members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) will be on strike leaving...

Toddler goes missing from Ujjain; mother claims abduction

27 Dec 2022

A woman has claimed that her two-year-old son was stolen from the railway platform in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain after which police have filed a case. Earlier on 23 December, the incident took place. "I often visit Dewas gate police station where I saw a woman crying and when I enquired...

Mumbai-bound Shalimar Express catches fire on Nashik Road; no one is hurt

05 Nov 2022

Officials said a fire broke out in the luggage van of the Mumbai-bound Shalimar Express at Nashik Road on Saturday morning, but there were no injuries. A fire broke out in the luggage coach next to the engine around 8.45 a.m. The fire department had the situation under control in...

Maharashtra: Fire broke out on Shalimar LTT Express near Nashik

05 Nov 2022

In Maharashtra, close to Nashik, a fire erupted in the Shalimar LTT Express' luggage compartment, according to officials on Saturday. According to the Central Railways, the incident happened at 8:43 am, and the passenger bogies were unharmed by the fire. "A fire was reported in the luggage compartment of the...

Mumbai local trains running late due to technical snag, 6 locals cancelled

04 Nov 2022

The services of western railway suburban have been disrupted due to technical glitch at Goregaon which resulted in cancellation of six local services. All fast suburban locals in Mumbai region are running late by 15-20 minutes due to the snag. "Due to technical problem, all up and down fast suburban...