Passenger Train
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India’s first passenger train had 13 coaches, covered 34 kms with 400 passengers, check details
India | Feb 06, 2025, 05:57 PM ISTIndia’s first passenger train started operation over 160 years ago. On 16 April 1853, the first passenger train ran between Bori Bunder (Bombay) and Thane, covering a distance of 34 km.
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Rajasthan: Four coaches of Sabarmati-Agra Express derail in Ajmer, railways issues helpline number
Rajasthan | Mar 18, 2024, 09:47 AM ISTAccording to the information, the Sabarmati-Agra superfast train derailed at around 1 am. No casualties have been reported in the incident.
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Maharashtra: Over 50 injured in collision between passenger, goods train in Gondia
India | Aug 17, 2022, 10:27 AM ISTMaharashtra train accident: The incident occurred at nearly 2:30 am on Wednesday. There were no reports of any casualties.
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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off 3rd India-Bangladesh passenger train 'Mitali Express'
India | Jun 01, 2022, 02:00 PM ISTThis is the third passenger train between the two nations that was flagged off from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi today.
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PM Modi, Hasina jointly launch new passenger train between India and Bangladesh
India | Mar 27, 2021, 09:18 PM ISTA new passenger train connecting Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri on the Indian side was inaugurated jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina via a video conference on Saturday.
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Private train operations likely to begin by April 2023: Railway Board Chairman
India | Jul 02, 2020, 05:20 PM ISTRailway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Thursday announced that the private train operations are expected to begin by April 2023.
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Lockdown 2.0: No passenger trains to run till May 3, says Indian Railways
Business | Apr 14, 2020, 01:16 PM ISTIndian Railways has extended the suspension of passenger train services till May 3, PTI reported quoting a senior official. This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of nationwide lockdown till May 3, to curb the further spread of coronavirus in the country.
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Not receiving his ID card, man sets ablaze coach of Rishikesh-Delhi train
India | Nov 29, 2019, 08:19 AM IST"My ID card was not being issued so I set the coach on fire and tore seat covers of the train," the accused told the police. He was arrested soon after the incident.
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Four coaches of Patna-Mokama passenger train gutted in fire, no casualties
India | Jan 10, 2018, 07:15 AM ISTFour coaches of the Patna-Mokama MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) Express passenger train were gutted in a mid-night fire on Wednesday.
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Explosion rocks Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train, nine injured
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Explosion rocks Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train, six injured
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About 30 injured after passenger train derails at Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal
World | Jan 04, 2017, 09:19 PM ISTA New York commuter train derailed at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn on Wednesday during rush hour and injured around 30 people. Online images Wednesday show the train at a slight angle in its track bed
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Passenger train proceeds leaving few coaches behind
India | Jul 21, 2014, 09:25 PM ISTHyderabad: Passengers of a Bangalore-bound train found themselves “left behind”, after bogies in which they were seated, ended up getting “detached” from the train, which proceeded only with its front-end coaches.The incident occurred between Kachiguda
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18 killed 19 killed, 132 hurt as passenger train derails on Konkan route
India | May 04, 2014, 10:59 PM ISTRaigad: Nineteen people were killed and 132 others injured when the engine and four bogies of a passenger train derailed on Konkan Railway route in Maharashtra's Raigad district today.The accident occurred just outside a tunnel
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Four coaches of passenger train derail near Patna
India | Dec 26, 2013, 05:08 PM ISTPatna: Four bogies of Jhajha-Patna passenger MEMU train derailed near Rampur Dumra station under Danapur division of the East-Central Railway (ECR) this morning. .The train was coming towards Patna when four bogies derailed at Rampur
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6 killed as Canada bus strikes passenger train
World | Sep 19, 2013, 10:06 AM ISTOttawa, Ontario: Passengers screamed “Stop! Stop!” seconds before their bus crashed through a crossing barrier and into a commuter train during morning rush hour in Canada's capital on Wednesday, killing six people and injuring 34.“He
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25 injured in passenger train derailment
India | Oct 01, 2012, 10:50 PM ISTBelgaum (Karnataka), Oct 1: 25 passengers were injured today when a passenger train derailed near Tumaraguddi between Suladhal and Soolebhavi stations near here this evening, senior police and railway officials said.Earlier, Railway Ministry spokesman in
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Chinese Passenger Train Clocks 486 Kmph Speed
World | Dec 03, 2010, 03:55 PM ISTBeijing, Dec 3: A Chinese passenger train hit a record speed of 302 miles per hour (486 kilometers per hour) Friday during a test run of a yet-to-be opened link between Beijing and Shanghai, state