Surat: Indian Railways has completed upgrades on 741 kilometers of single track in the Konkan region, enabling 45 major trains to operate at speeds of 120 km/h. The new speed limit will significantly reduce travel time, allowing passengers to reach their destinations faster. For instance, the journey from Surat to Goa and South India will be shortened by about an hour, with timings varying by station. The speed increase applies to trains with LHB coaches along the entire 741-kilometer stretch...Read More

Bhavnagar: Two alert loco pilots of a goods train passing through Amreli saved the lives of two lions that had strayed onto the railway track on the Pipavav-Rajula section early Monday morning. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. when loco pilot Vivek Verma and assistant loco pilot Rahul Solanki, while passing through the Pipavav-Rajula section, were alerted to the lions' presence on the tracks by two forest department 'trackers.' Upon seeing the red signal from the trackers, the pilots ap...Read More

Gandhinagar: Due to technical work, a traffic block is being imposed at Hisar station, located between the Hisar-Bathinda railway section on the Bikaner division of North Western Railway. Rail traffic will be affected during this period. According to Captain Shashi Kiran, Chief Public Relations Officer of North Western Railway, the following railway services will be affected due to this work: Cancelled Trains (from originating station): Train number 04574, Ludhiana-Bhiwani special train...Read More

Ahmedabad: Due to non-interlocking work between the Rajnandgaon-Kalamna section in the Nagpur division of South East Central Railway, some trains running or passing through the Ahmedabad division will remain cancelled. Here is a list of cancelled trains: - Train No. 12834 Howrah-Ahmedabad Express running from Howrah on August 10 and 11, 2024 - Train No. 12833 Ahmedabad-Howrah Express running from Ahmedabad on August 13 and 14, 2024 - Train No. 12993 Gandhidham-Puri Weekly Express run...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Western Railway recently announced a change in the terminal station for the Ashram Express train, effective from February 1, 2024. According to the Divisional Railway Manager of Ahmedabad Division, Western Railway, the Ahmedabad-Delhi Ashram Express will now operate from Sabarmati instead of Ahmedabad. Starting February 1, the departure time for Train number 12915, Ahmedabad-Delhi Ashram Express, will be 19:40 from Sabarmati railway station. The Delhi-Ahmedabad Ashram Expres...Read More

New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways announced today the fare charging principles for the operation of the Heritage Special train on the Ahmedabad-Ektanagar-Ahmedabad sector. As per the circular of the Ministry of Railways, the basic fare of the Executive AC Chair Car (EC class) of the Heritage Special train shall be the same as that of the basic fare of the existing Executive AC Chair Car (EC class) of Shatabdi Express trains. Other charges, such as reservation fees, surcharge for superfas...Read More

Surat: Western Railway today announced that, with the view of clearing the extra rush, it will run a Superfast Special Train at a special fare between Bandra Terminus and Udhna. According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the details of these trains are as follows: Train No.09055 / 09056 Bandra Terminus - Udhna Superfast Special (64 Trips} Train No.09055 Bandra Terminus - Udhna Special will depart from Bandra Terminus Daily (Ex...Read More

New Delhi: With only 11 days remaining until the Consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, the Railway Minister on Friday announced 8 trains that will transport devotees to the temple town of Ayodhya. Out of these 8 trains, 7 will originate from the cities of Gujarat, namely, Ahmedabad (Sabarmati Stn.), Udhna (Surat), Mehsana, Valsad, Vapi, Palanpur, Vadodara. Union Minister of State for Railways and Lok Sabha MP from Surat, Darshana Jardosh, made this announcement on...Read More

નવી દિલ્હીઃ ગુજરાતમાં મોરબી પુલની દુર્ઘટનામાં 135 કરતાં વધુ લોકો મૃત્યુ પામ્યા છે છતાં વડાપ્રધાન નરેન્દ્ર મોદીનો કેમેરા-પ્રેમ ઓછો થતો નથી એવા દાવા સાથે મંગળવાર સવારથી કેટલાક વિપક્ષી રાજકાર...Read More

Vapi: State BJP chief CR Patil thanked union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a tweet for allotting stoppage to Vande Bharat express in Vapi. He tweeted, "Vande Bharat express, recently inaugurated by respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi sir, runs between Gandhinagar and Mumbai at present. An appeal was made to union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Ji to give stoppage to the train in Vapi. Considering the appeal, Ashwini Vaishnaw Ji has decided to give stoppage to the train in Vapi in...Read More