Ahmedabad: The Indian Railways is taking precautions to prevent train accidents with help of 'Kavach' technology to avert incidents such as head-on collisions and signal jumping. A total of 735 km of routes fall under the jurisdiction of Western Railway, and efforts are underway to incorporate Kavach technology on this route. A successful trial of Kavach has been conducted on a 142.7 km route in Gujarat, with the objective of implementing Kavach on a total of 250 km routes by March 2024. In a...Read More

Rajkot: Vande Bharat Express train connecting Ahmedabad to Jamnagar was attacked with stones near Bileshwar railway station on Wankaner - Rajkot route on December 7 during 8.30 to 9.08 pm. Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi was also travelling in this train when the incident took place. Police started investigation in the night itself under the office of the Inspector of Railway Protection Force in Rajkot. 'An incident of stone pelting took place last evening due to which C4 an...Read More

Amreli: The Railways department has floated a tender for Rs. 85 crore civil works to lay a broad-gauge railway line connecting Khijadiya to Amreli. The project encompasses various construction activities, including the development of a passenger platform, earthwork, blacktopping, trolley refuges, construction of bridges, pitching, two walls, floor protection, circulating area construction, railway under bridge, level crossing gate, level crossing road construction, laying of broad-gauge mainl...Read More

Jamnagar: Two weeks ago, Indian Railways extended the routes of three Vande Bharat Express trains, including the Ahmedabad – Jamnagar Vande Bharat Express, which was extended to Udhna (Surat). Now, passengers are in a dilemma about when the train will begin operation on this extended route. The Railway Board announced the extension on November 14th. However, even after two weeks, there is no official announcement regarding when passengers will be able to book tickets and travel from Jamnaga...Read More

Gandhinagar: There have been several instances reported while traveling in chair cars of Indian trains such as Vande Bharat Express, Shatabdi Express etc. when the snack trays, attached to the seats, were found to be broken, loose, or defective. Recently, a picture came to light where kids were sitting on such snack trays in Vande Bharat trains. Subsequently, Southern Railways took to social media to remind travelers that these trays are not meant to bear such weight. In a post, Southern Rail...Read More

Vadodara: Last week, Gandhidham - Indore Express train had to stop due to signal failure on Angadi - Sevaliya route in Central Gujarat, after which several passengers were robbed. Local Crime Branch of the district police has now nabbed Sultan Nisar Khalpa and Fardin Ali Inyanat Ali Makrani as prime suspects in this case. The accused are from Godhra and they are nabbed near the track while they were planning another such robbery. Police have recovered 11 mobile phones, ladies purses, handbags fr...Read More

New Delhi: Indian Railways will launch a pilot project of Yatri Seva Anubandh (YSA) initiative on six pairs of Vande Bharat trains plying over Southern Railways as a proof of concept. As per the tender details finalized by the Railways, the Service Provider will have exclusive right to put advertisements inside the coach as designated places. The service provider will also have exclusive right to offer pick-up and drop facility at originating/destination stations of the trains for those passenge...Read More

New Delhi: The booking of railway e-tickets has been temporarily hampered as the IRCTC website is currently down for maintenance activities. In a tweet on X (Formerly Twitter), the IRCTC stated, "E-ticket booking is temporarily affected due to technical reasons. The technical team is working on it, and booking will be made available soon." The website is also displaying a downtime message which reads, 'DUE TO MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY, E-TICKETING SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE TRY LATER. FOR...Read More

Vadodara: Indian Railway has commissioned a new Railway Overbridge (ROB) at the New Makarpura yard of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) here. The completion of this ROB is expected to enhance railway connectivity and facilitate smoother transportation operations between the Makarpura in Vadodara and Gothangam areas through the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) alignment. This link is part of the ongoing efforts by DFCCIL to strengthen railway infrastructure, ...Read More

Surat: For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand, Western Railway will run Special Train between Udhna and Chhapra Kacheri. These trains will run o­n Special fare. According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, details of these trains are as under: 1.Train No. 05178/05177 Udhna - Chhapra Kacheri Special Train No. 05178 Udhna –Chhapra Kacheri Special will depart from Udhna o­n Wednesday...Read More