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Sabari rail action council flays omission of project in Budget, demands "200-crore allocation
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (287+ words) Published - June 20, 2026 08: 23 pm IST - KOCHI A day after Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan presented the Revised State Budget for 2026-27, the Sabari Railway Action Council Federation on Saturday (June 20, 2026) strongly protested against the alleged neglect of the much-delayed Angamaly-Erumely Sabari railway project in…...
Chamber seeks daily train between Puducherry and Velankanni
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (200+ words) The Hindu The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nagapattinam, has urged the railway administration to introduce a daily train service between Puducherry and Velankanni via Karaikal It has sought extension of the Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai passenger up to Velankanni via Karaikal…...
From The Hindu Archives, June 9, 1976: ICF likely to produce tramcars
2+ week, 1+ day ago (182+ words) The Hindu Madras, June 8: The Integral Coach factory is likely to manufacture tramcars for Calcutta Tramways The factory authorities are now negotiating with the Tramway company, the details of producing 100 numbers of 2-car sets (200 trams) Each set will cost about…...
Temporary train halt at Dornahalli for annual feast
2+ week, 4+ day ago (35+ words) To facilitate devotees attending the annual feast of St. Antony's Basilica, South Western Railway has sanctioned a temporary one-minute stoppage for four express trains at Dornahalli Halt station from June 11 to 14....
Solapur-Hassan Express to halt at Channarayapatna from May 31
3+ week, 4+ day ago (173+ words) Published - May 30, 2026 07: 21 pm IST - KALABURAGI Passengers travelling on the Solapur-Hassan Express will soon have an additional boarding and alighting point, with Indian Railways introducing an experimental halt at Channarayapatna station from May 31. According to the revised schedule, Train No. 11311 Solapur-Hassan…...
Kazipet Rail Unit nearing completion, set to roll out 200 inter-city trains in five years
3+ week, 6+ day ago (22+ words) Kazipet Rail Unit to produce 200 inter-city trains in five years, enhancing affordable travel with modern amenities and eco-friendly technology....
Malayali youngsters develop rail hygiene kit addressing sanitary concerns over long distance train travel
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (208+ words) For Mizhab K, Muhammed Nihad, and Abhishek Roopesh, Malayali students at the University of Delhi, the train journey from Kerala to the national capital and vice versa " spanning eight states and 46 hours " used to be regular yet taxing affair. Constantly…...
A year on, Metro Rail yet to add and replace ticketing gates in phase I network
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (374+ words) Published - May 12, 2026 05: 00 am IST - CHENNAI Chennai Metro Rail is yet to replace and add more ticketing gates across the 54-km phase I network. Nearly a year after the bids were floated to purchase additional automatic fare collection (AFC) or the…...
4 Vande Bharat, 9 Express trains of Southern Railway among top 10 highly occupied services of the Railways in 2025-26
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (310+ words) With four of the top 10 Vande Bharat Express trains and six of the top 10 highly occupied Express trains among the Railways being from Southern Railway (SR), the Zone has achieved several firsts in the passenger service (commercial) indices among the…...
Baby delivered onboard Murdeshwar-Bengaluru train at Bantwal Railway Station in Karnataka
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (197+ words) A pregnant passenger delivered a baby onboard a train with assistance from railway staff at Bantwal railway station, in Karnataka, on April 26 evening." Published - April 27, 2026 11: 12 pm IST - MYSURU A pregnant passenger delivered a baby onboard a train with assistance from…...