The foot overbridge, which collapsed, connected CSMT platform 1 north end with BT Lane - a busy intersection. Several cars were passing under the bridge when it collapsed. The accident has caused long traffic jams at all connecting roads in Mumbai. We are bringing you all the latest updates.
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The construction of the pathways at railway stations is among a slew of initiatives planned by the railways to not only ease passenger traffic at stations, but also to enhance the social security for this unorganised sector.
In a tribute to glorious past, the railways has decided to rename the Arasalu railway station in Shivamogga district as Malgudi station.
According to a Railway Ministry official, the new interface will give graphical representation of the train coaches and berth-wise accommodation status on the Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corp (IRCTC) website.
Eleven coaches of 12487 Seemanchal Express derailed early on Sunday morning near Bihar's Hajipur. At least seven people have lost their lives in the incident, the railway officials have confirmed.
Seemanchal Express accident: 7 killed as 9 bogies turn turtle
The Western Railways has informed that the local train service from Lower Parel to Churchgate would be affected for 11 hours due to the shutdown and most long-distance trains would terminate at Dadar instead of Mumbai Central railway station.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that all these extensions have been planned by utilising the lie-over periods of the existing trains at their respective terminating stations.
IRCTC on its website has issued a notification stating that is migrating to TLS 1.2 to enhance its security features.
As per the directives of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, the Railways is set to improve illumination levels at the selected railway stations and upgrade them up to airport-like standards, Sharma said.
Railways is planning to seal stations just like airports and passengers would have to arrive 15-20 minutes before scheduled departure of trains to complete the process of security checks.
Railways has a total of 1.47 lakh bridges, while 700 has been categorised as 'important', 12,085 as 'major' and 1.34 lakh as 'minor'.
The railways will soon add a new train to its fleet of Rajdhani expresses by starting another Delhi-Mumbai service covering Kalyan, Nasik and Khandwa in the Central Railway zone in Maharashtra, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
The train which will run at a speed of 130 kmph will reduce journey time between the two cities from the present 11 hours and 30 minutes to 8 hours, the Railways said.
Responding to the committee's observation, the Railways said corrective measures have been introduced and cross-checking of bio-toilets has been intensified.
General Manager, South Central Railway, V K Yadav has been appointed the national transporter's senior-most bureaucrat by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, according to an official order.
The railways on Sunday said it has completed the 306-km section between Madar (Ajmer) in Rajasthan and Kishangarh (Rewari) in Haryana in the western segment.
The railways will be operating 800 special trains from 10 stations in Prayagraj during Kumbh Mela 2019.
RRB JE Recruitment 2019: Those interested can submit their online application through regional wesbites of RRB up to January 31, 2019 and get all the latest information on Indian Railways' official website indianrailways.gov.in.
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