The Latest Breaking News from Railways

Severe cold continued to prevail across North India, with the mercury recorded in single digits in several states and dense fog and low visibility affecting commuters in the early hours of Thursday.

The Railway Police in the city on Saturday arrested a contract employee of the Indian Railways for sexually assaulting a 30-year-old woman traveller from the United Kingdom on Hampi Express between Hosapete and Bengaluru on Wednesday. The accused took advantage of her sickness, offered help, and sexually assaulted her, according…

The Indian Railways must address medical emergencies for its high passenger throughput, but current provisions are inadequate. Importantly, the medical kits onboard many moving trains still contain items defined by a 1995 standard, rather than the latest 2017 standard.

South Western Railway conducted a comprehensive safety and security training session for frontline staff, focusing on various contingencies and passenger safety measures.

The number of crimes occurring on railway premises have increased in the past three years in the national capital, a Right to Information (RTI) reply said. 

Aruna Nayar, Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) Officer of the 1987 batch was appointed Secretary of the Railway Board in the Ministry of Railways and took charge on January 6. 

The Enforcement Directorate filed its first chargesheet in the railways land-for-jobs linked money laundering case, naming as accused RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and their MP daughter Misa Bharti among others

The upcoming Union Budget is expected to take a final call on the proposed Sabari rail project to the Sabarimala temple which witnesses a footfall of close to one crore pilgrims during the pilgrimage season between November and January.

MoU signed to support Indian Railways in achieving Mission Net Zero Carbon Emission by 2030, with focus on long-term energy planning, deployment of RE plants & e-mobility.

The Indian Railways has tightened norms for Zonal Railways furnishing information under the RTI Act after a controversy over cost of selfie points installed at railway stations.

The report submitted by the Southern Railway on issues related to the SilverLine project of Kerala has put a question mark on the viability of the 530-km Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod semi-high-speed-rail project proposed by the Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (K-Rail).