Tag: Indian Railways

Amid Row Over Lesser Seats, Railways Add 92 General Coaches In 46 Trains

July 12, 2024 admin

The production targets for this period also include 1910 non-AC sleeper coaches. (Representational) New Delhi: In order to provide “convenience” to the general category passengers, Indian Railways has expanded the number of coaches in 46 important long-distance trains, by installing 92 new general category coaches in them, the Ministry of Railways said on Friday. The…

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Video Shows Water Leaking From Roof Of Vande Bharat Train, Railways Responds

July 3, 2024 admin

Vande Bharat Express is an indigenously manufactured, semi-high-speed, self-propelled train set. Several passengers travelling from Delhi to Varanasi on the Vande Bharat Express train encountered issues after the roof of the train started leaking. A video of the incident that has gone viral shows water leaking from the roof of the coach, leaving the seats drenched. Many…

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Woman’s Luggage Stolen In Train, Indian Railways Told To Pay Her Rs 1 Lakh

June 26, 2024 admin

Representational Image New Delhi: Observing that there was negligence and deficiency in services by the Indian Railway, a consumer commission here has directed its general manager concerned to pay more than Rs 1.08 lakh to a passenger whose luggage was stolen during a journey. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Central District) was hearing the…

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Train Passenger Shares Photo Of Insect In Food, Railways Responds

May 15, 2024 admin

The photo invited several comments from social media users. A train passenger has shared a photo of contaminated food received during the journey that is gaining traction on social media. The incident happened on Kashi Express on Monday when the passenger ordered food. The picture shows nearly invisible insect mixed along with a grain of…

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Railways Refutes Claims Of Train Glass Door Being Smashed By Passenger

April 23, 2024 admin

The ministry urged netizens to refrain from spreading misleading and old videos. The Ministry of Railways on Saturday refuted the claims made in a viral video on social media that the glass door of a train was smashed by a passenger who was not able to board the train. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the…

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Railways After X User Shares Video Of Overcrowded Train

April 20, 2024 admin

A user on X shared a video of the overcrowded Kashi Express New Delhi: A user on the microblogging website X and the Railway Ministry took swipes at each other over a viral video of a crowded 2nd AC sleeper coach in which many people were seen allegedly travelling without a ticket. The user, Kapil,…

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Video Of Ticketless Woman Refusing To Vacate Train Seat Goes Viral, Railways Reacts

April 20, 2024 admin

The video has accumulated nearly 1 million views. (Representative pic) Of late, there have been numerous grievances regarding overcrowding on trains. Now, in a recent troubling incident, a ticketless woman on a train refused to vacate a seat that she forcefully occupied. She argued with co-passengers who repeatedly asked her to leave the seat. At…

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X User Shares Video Of Namo Bharat Train Crossing Eastern Peripheral Expressway, PM Modi Reacts

March 13, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also impressed with the visuals and called it a ”great video.” Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first semi-high-speed regional rail service regional called ‘Namo Bharat’. The historic moment marked the introduction of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in India. Notably, these trains have seen an average daily ridership of…

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Rail Driver Missing Red Signal Caused Collision In Andhra Pradesh: Official

October 30, 2023 admin

At least 13 people and 40 were injured in the accident. New Delhi: The train collision in Andhra Pradesh was caused after one of the drivers overshot a signal, a senior railway official said. At least 13 people and 40 were injured when the Palasa passenger train hit the Rayagada passenger train from behind at…

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Railways Working On Device That Detects If Driver Is Drowsy: Report

September 10, 2023 admin

The device is still in the development stage (File) New Delhi: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is developing an artificial intelligence-based device that would be able to read the blinking eyes of drivers and alert them or stop the train in case they are feeling sleepy, according to sources. In June, the Railway Board had…

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