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Stop shortcuts: Railway Board chairman message after Balasore tragedy

Negligence or interference in the operations of interlocking is prima facie being seen as the cause behind the Balasore three-train accident

274,000 posts vacant in Railways, over 170,000 in safety category: RTI

More than 2.74 lakh posts in the Railways are lying vacant as of this month, with over 1.7 lakh of them in the safety category alone, the national transporter has said in response to an RTI query. In its reply to the questions filed by Chandra Shekhar Gaur, a Madhya Pradesh-based Right to Information (RTI) Act activist, the Railways said 2,74,580 posts are vacant in Group C category, including Level 1 or entry-level staff. This includes 1,77,924 vacancies in the safety category, it said. "The total number of non-gazetted posts vacant i.e. Group-C (including Level-1) in Indian Railways, as available in this office, as on 01.06.2023 (provisional) is: 2,74,580," the ministry said. On the safety category, it said there are more than 9.82 lakh posts of which over 8.04 lakh are filled. "Total number of sanctioned, on roll and vacant posts in safety category of Group-C (including Level-1) in Indian Railways, as available in this office, as on 01.06.2023 (provisional) are: 9,82,037, 8,04

Titagarh Rail gets LoA for Rs 857-crore order from GMRC; stock rallies 5%

TRSL recently received the largest-ever order for Wagons from Indian Railways

Electricity pole where woman died attended to, wiring replaced: Railways

The Northern Railway on Tuesday said an electricity pole on the New Delhi Railway station complex where a woman recently died due to electrocution has been attended to and its distribution board replaced with proper wiring and safety fittings. Northern Railway Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Deepak Kumar also said all fittings at all station which falls under the northern railway will be inspected. The 34-year-old woman, Sakshi Ahuja, died after accidentally coming in contact with a live wire at the pole Sunday morning amid rainfall. Kumar said on Tuesday, "The electric pole has been attended to and distribution board has been replaced with proper wiring and safety fittings." "All fittings at all station which falls under the northern railway will be attended to. The particular site where the incident took place was offered back to railway today at 1415 hrs by GRP," he said. The NR has also formed a committee to probe the incident at the New Delhi Railway station complex and

Passengers miss train as railway officials forget to make announcement

Kalaburagi railway station: Railway officials admitted that they 'forgot' to announce the change in schedule

India, US sign MoU to establish collaboration in greener railways

Broad tenets of the agreement include long-term energy planning including clean energy for Indian Railways

Indian Railways, USAID collaborate on clean and efficient energy solutions

The partnership aims to reduce the carbon footprint of Indian Railways and work towards achieving the goal of net zero carbon emission by 2030

'Slow coach': 188 rail projects delayed over poor zonal planning

156 rail projects miss submission deadline, 32 await compliance

First batch of Vande Bharat sleeper trains to be out by March next year

The design of these sleeper trains, according to Ashwini Vaishnaw, is being made by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai and will be ready by the end of 2023

Vande Bharat sleeper train plans hit a roadblock as RVNL wants higher stake

Originally, TMH group held a 70 per cent stake in the JV, and RVNL had a 25 per cent stake. RVNL now wants a 69 per cent ownership in the JV

Vaishnaw visits Delhi control room, explore ways to upgrade railway systems

The Railway Minister emphasized the need to develop a foolproof system to ensure smooth operations and enhanced passenger services

Amid safety concerns, railways to install Kavach on freight corridors

Anti-collision system on 1,465 route km of railway tracks

RK Forgings, Titagarh Rail hit record highs; stocks zoom up to 93% in CY23

Their consortium has won contract to supply 1.54 million forged wheels under Atmanirbhar Bharat Initiative by Ministry of Railways

Titagarh Rail Systems-Bhel consortium bags contract from Indian Railways

TRSL, Bhel consortium inks a contract with Indian Railways for manufacturing 80 Vande Bharat sleeper train sets by 2029

Railway Board pulled up signalling staff in April for adopting 'short-cuts'

Signalling staffers were pulled up by the Railway Board in April for using "short-cuts" for reconnecting the signalling gear after maintenance work without proper testing of points. In a letter dated April 3, the board said five such incidents were reported from various railway zones. "Five incidents on the unsafe side involving points have taken place on various zonal railways," it said, describing these incidents as "alarming and an issue of serious concern". "The signalling gears were reconnected by signal and telecom staffers without proper testing of points after blocks for switch/turnout replacement, wrong wiring during preparatory works, attending signal failures etc.," the letter read. "Such practices reflect dilution of manual and codal provisions. The same is a potential hazard to safety in train operations and needs to be stopped," it said. Expressing its dissatisfaction with the signalling department, the board said these incidents indicate that despite repeated ...

Railways to launch Vande Bharat trains on five more routes from June 26

Railways will start operating Vande Bharat trains on five more routes from June 26, the first launch after the three-train accident in Odisha on June 2 that claimed 288 lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to launch the semi-high-speed trains via video conferencing. The routes on which the five trains will run are - Mumbai-Goa, Bangalore-Hubli, Patna-Ranchi, Bhopal-Indore and Bhopal-Jabalpur. The railway ministry had cancelled the launch of the Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat train after the Odisha tragedy. This is the first time that five Vande Bharat trains will start operations on the same day. While such launches in the past have seen a lot of fanfare, it will be a relatively austere event this time in view of the Odisha accident.

Cong highlights Railway Board member's letter, asks if CBI will probe it

Even as CBI is probing Balasore train accident, Cong raised questions on five cases highlighted in a letter by a Railway Board member and asked whether the agency will probe this too

For speed and safety on the tracks, Indian Railways has problems to solve

Repairs or maintenance of a railway line is unpleasant news to break to station controllers, who along with officials in divisions, guide thousands of rakes and trains every day

Mitali Express between India, Bangladesh temporarily cancelled due to Eid

The Indian Railways has decided to temporarily suspend the Mitali Express, which runs between West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri and Bangladesh's Dhaka Cantonment

100s attend all-faith prayer in memory of Odisha train accident victims

Hundreds of people from Odisha's Bahanaga took part in an all-faith prayer meeting in memory of the 288 people who lost their lives in the Balasore train accident on June 2. Odisha energy minister PK Deb, who was also present on the occasion on Monday, prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured. The prayer meet was held near Bahanaga High School where bodies of passengers of the ill-fated Coromandel Express were kept. According to Jaykrushna Sarangi, one of the organisers of the prayer meet, the objective of performing Dasaha Karma (10th-day ritual) on Sunday and Ekadashas (11th-day ritual) on Monday was for the salvation of the deceased. Since we do not know the religion of the deceased, we decided to organise the all-faith prayer meet, he said. The prayer meet will continue for three days. Hundreds can pay tributes to the departed souls and offer prayers for the recovery of injured, said social activist Sarat Raj. There are also plans to light 5,008 Dias and perform a Maha .