Rail Services
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Massive blaze sweeps through 16-bigha slum cluster in South 24 Parganas, rail services disrupted
West Bengal | Apr 25, 2026, 04:57 PM ISTA large slum cluster near Santoshpur Station caught fire, filling the area with dense smoke and forcing a temporary suspension of Sealdah-Budge Budge rail services. Four fire engines were deployed and containment work is underway.
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Govt announces lifetime free train travel for gallantry award winners and eligible family members
India | Mar 26, 2026, 01:59 PM ISTThe central government has introduced lifetime free train travel for gallantry award winners from all three armed forces and their eligible family members. The benefit covers First Class, Second AC and AC Chair Car travel and will also allow a companion.
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UP: Truck collides with goods train at Ayodhya-Rae Bareli crossing, Rail services affected
Uttar Pradesh | Mar 18, 2025, 10:21 AM ISTAs per officials, the impact of the collision smashed the truck, while the front part of the goods train too was damaged. The train movement has been stopped due to the damage caused to the railway track and electric line, they added.
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Andhra Pradesh: Major accident averted as freight train collides with girder in Anakapalle | VIDEO
India | Mar 17, 2025, 11:22 AM ISTThe incident occurred when the freight train was en route from Anakapalle to Visakhapatnam. Railway authorities acted immediately to reroute services through alternate tracks in order to ensure minimal inconvenience to commuters.
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Kashmir weather updates: Flights, rail services suspended as heavy snowfall disrupts life in valley
Jammu and Kashmir | Dec 29, 2024, 06:24 AM ISTKashmir weather updates: Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1 degree Celsius on Friday night, more than six degrees up from the previous night's low of minus 7.3 degrees Celsius.
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Kanchanjungha Express accident: Rail services resume after 12 hours, first video emerges | WATCH
Kolkata | Jun 18, 2024, 07:26 AM ISTThe collision was due to an automatic signaling failure, allowing the goods train to pass red signals. Rail services resumed after 12 hours of effort to clear the tracks. Prime Minister Modi expressed condolences and announced compensation for the victims. An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
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Mumbai rains: 3 killed; Schools, colleges to remain shut
India | Aug 30, 2017, 08:37 AM ISTThree persons, including two minors, were on Tuesday killed in two house collapse incidents in suburban Vikroli in the wake of torrential rains that lashed the megapolis
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Sri Lanka resumes rail services to Kilinochchi
World | Sep 14, 2013, 02:30 PM ISTColombo: The Sri Lankan government on Saturday resumed railway services after six years between the capital and Kilinochchi, a town devastated by the civil war, officials said.President Mahinda Rajapaksa launched the train service linking Colombo
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Bomb scare hits rail services in northwest Bangladesh
World | Jul 07, 2012, 10:09 PM ISTDhaka, Jul 7: A box-like object triggered a bomb scare today in Dinajpur, along the border with India's West Bengal state, disrupting railway services on two routes in northwest Bangladesh.The rail communication between Dinajpur-Panchagarh and