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Safety of passengers top priority: Joshi

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Newly-appointed Railway Minister C.P. Joshi on Monday said safety of passengers will be his top priority, along with modernisation and improvement in passenger amenities.

Joshi, who has been given ad

Five killed as train hits car at unmanned level crossing

Five people were killed when their car was hit by the Hapa-Tirunelveli Express at an unmanned level crossing at nearby Aroor on Sunday, Railway sources said.

Three persons were killed on the spot, w

Truck stranded on tracks hits train services

The Madurai-bound Vaigai Express and several EMUs on Beach-Tambaram-Beach route were disrupted for half an hour Monday afternoon after a stone-laden truck returning from Trishulam quarry broke down an

Railway cleaning employees threaten stir

You might find pests and rodents in long-distance trains originating from here in the next few days.

For, a row has erupted between the railway and a section of the staff here over spraying of pesti

Entrance to home blocked by railways

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A family residing adjacent to the Atlantis level crossing has been literally trapped after rail authorities blocked their only entrance with iron railings to rectify a “security threat” – direct acces

Plea to run chair car bogies in Cholan Exp

An advocate has approached the Madras high court to direct the Southern Railways to provide chair car bogies in the Cholan Express and not to collect berth charge in the day train.

Advocate K. Rajend

No privatisation of railways, says Mukul Roy

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Ruling out any attempt at privatisation, Railway Minister Mukul Roy on Thursday said wherever it has been done the 'result is not good'.

"I can assure you there is no move to privatise Indian Railwa

IRCTC to start chartered rail tours from N-E

Indian Railways' subsidiary IRCTC on Thursday announced launch of special chartered rail tours for the first time for the people from Assam and North-East.

"Under this scheme, special coaches would

13 killed as train hits vehicle in Odisha

Thirteen people were killed and six others critically injured when a train rammed into a vehicle at an unmanned railway crossing in Sambalpur district on Friday.

The mishap took place at Khairpali b

Book bus ticket 60 days ahead

Taking a cue from the Railways, the state government has decided to extend the ticket booking period for long distance buses to 60 days from the existing 30.

This will help cope with the increasing

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