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Suburban train services hit in WB: 90 drivers, guards test Covid positive

Eastern Railway on Tuesday said it has so far cancelled 56 local trains in the Sealdah section after around 90 drivers and guards tested positive for Covid-19

Railway pointsman awarded for bravery after rescuing child's life

The daring rescue was tweeted by Piyush Goyal, who said that Shelke has done an exceptionally courageous act

Covid-19 negative: Testing time for Railways, opportunity for racketeers

According to a Railway Ministry spokesperson, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, and Odisha have written to the Centre mandating Covid-19 testing for inbound rail commuters.

Railway pointsman gets bravery award for saving child near Mumbai

Deed caught on CCTV camera; Railway Minister Piyush Goyal praises him; Asian Institute of Transport Development announces Rs 50,000 award

Watch: Maharashtra pointsman saves life of boy who fell on railway tracks

Asian Institute of Transport Development has announced an award of Rs 50,000 for Mayur Shelke, a pointsman at the Vangani railway station near Mumbai, for rescuing a kid

GST evasion by winning bidders: Rly purchases since July '17 face enquiry

DGGI decision relates to misclassification of supplies

Maharashtra: Negative RT-PCR report must for train passengers from 6 states

The Maharashtra government has categorised these six states as 'places of sensitive origin' in view of surge in Covid-19 cases

Covid: Not wearing mask in Railway premises will attract fine up to Rs 500

The order also said that this would come into immediate effect for a period of six months till further instructions are issued in this regard

Trains now running at 69% of pre-Covid levels: Railway Board Chairman

This inching up of rail utilisation is due to rising demand with many passengers going back to their home towns to avoid extended lockdowns because of the resurgent pandemic

No state has asked to stop train services: Railway Board chairman

No state has asked the railways to stop any train service yet, Railway Board Chairman Suneet Sharma said on Friday

Indian Railways throws weight behind port connectivity projects

India has a coastline spanning 7,516.6 km - forming one of the biggest peninsulas in the world

Western Railway to operate three additional weekly special trains

Western Railways to operate three additional weekly special trains between Bandra Terminus-Barauni Junction and Subedarganj, Surat-Hatia and Udhna-Chhapra stations

We're running more trains to meet rush on some routes: Railway Board chief

Odisha and Uttarakhand propose Covid-19 negative certificates from inbound train passengers

No plan to stop or curtail train services: Railway board chairman

"There is no cause for alarm. We can run trains immediately on demand if there is any rush," Suneet Sharma said

KSRTC strike: Railways chips in to mitigate passengers' woes in Karnataka

The state-owned transport corporations employees' are on strike over salary related issues

Chenab Arch Bridge: World's highest & 30 metres higher than Eiffel Tower

India completes arch of world's highest railway bridge in Jammu and Kashmir

The 5.6-metre steel arch is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project (USBRL) and a key segment of the 111-km-long stretch from Katra to Banihal in Jammu and Kashmir

Arch of world's highest railway bridge on Chenab river in J-K completed

The construction of the arch of the world's highest railway bridge that soars 359 metres above the bed of the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir was completed on Monday

You worked even harder at great risk: Piyush Goyal thanks rail employees

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday penned a letter to around 13 lakh rail employees, thanking them for their work during the coronavirus crisis.

Unfazed by Covid onslaught, brokerages eye up to 50% upside in IRCTC

While rising Covid cases pose some near-term risks to revival in financials, analysts remain unfazed as they see IRCTC as a long-term bet