Passengers, gateman heard sound from burning coach: Mukul
Railway Minister Mukul Roy on Monday said that some injured passengers and a gateman had heard a loud sound when the S-11 coach of Tamil Nadu Express caught fire, but refused to say at this stage w
S-11 bogie of TN Express, a burning infereno on wheels
S-11 bogie of New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express turned into a burning inferno on wheels on Monday, as screaming passengers jolted from their sleep ran for the only clear exit door in dark--some
Five killed as train catches fire in Andhra Pradesh
At least five people were killed and several others injured when the Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express caught fire near Nellore in the early hours of Monday, officials said.
Fire broke out around 5.30
Many killed as fire breaks out in Tamil Nadu Express
Fifteen passengers were killed and 25 others injured when a fire broke out in a coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express in the early hours of Monday.
Railway officials said bodies of 15 pa
Andhra Pradesh train fire: 47 killed, probe ordered
Railway Minister Mukul Roy on Monday ordered an inquiry into the Tamil Nadu Express fire mishap and announced an exgratia payment of Rs five lakh each for the next of the kin of those killed in the incident that left 47 people dead.
Rail tickets confirmed on MP’s forged letter, charges upheld
The charges of cheating and forgery, framed by a Delhi court in a 15-year-old case of getting confirmed a railway ticket on the basis of a forged recommendation letter of a Gujarat MP, has been upheld by a sessions court.
Maintenance not on right track
Vacancies in train and platform maintenance crews have remained unfilled for years at the Chennai Central Junction leading to extremely dirty and unhygienic trains.
Railways sources said that Chennai
Train collision: Traffic to be restored by Saturday
The traffic on Kalyan-Kasara section of the Central Railway in Thane district of Maharashtra, affected due to the collision between an Express and a local train on Thursday night, will be fully restored by early Saturday morning, a top official said.
Train collision: 12 trains cancelled, many diverted
Rail traffic was on Friday disrupted on the Kalyan-Kasara section of the Central Railway with 12 trains cancelled and over a dozen others diverted after the Vidharbha Express collided with derailed bogies of a local train leaving one person dead and 13 injured.
Railways to cut platform station master posts
As part of cost-cutting measures, the Trivandrum Railway division is planning to do away with the posts of platform station masters wherever cabin (signal tower) is available – a move that might compr