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  DFCCIL successfully installs longest girder on rail flyover

  News | July 12, 2021 23:00 IST

  Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) installed the longest girder on a rail flyover in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh on July 12. The DFCCIL installed the girder by using modern machines.

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  Hong Kong's longest railway line to open fully

  World | June 27, 2021 13:27 IST

  The 56 km-long Tuen Ma Line has 27 stations and connects Tuen Mun to Wu Kai Sha of the New Territories, making Hong Kong's railway network more comprehensive. Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 was opened on February 14, 2020 

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  Eastern Railways cancels 25 trains between May 24-29 due to Cyclone Yaas

  India | May 23, 2021 18:27 IST

  The cancelled trains include Guwahati-Bangalore Cant, Muzaffarpur-Yesvantpur, Ernakulam-Patna, New Tinsukia-Tambaram, Bhagalpur-Yesvantpur among others.  

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  COVID: Indian Railways delivers 1,118 MT of medical oxygen in a single day

  India | May 21, 2021 16:00 IST

  Railway ministry officials said that 208 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various states. 

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  Covid-19: Nilgiris Mountain Railway train services cancelled

  India | April 20, 2021 14:43 IST

  NMR is the major tourist attraction from Mettupalayam, about 40 Kms from here to Udhagamandalam and has high demand particularly from foreign tourists during weekends

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  COVID: Counters at Bhubaneswar Railway Station to keep a check on passengers

  News | April 14, 2021 11:56 IST

  With the surge in COVID-19 cases, East Coast Railway and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation have set up six counters at Bhubaneswar Railway Station to check the passengers coming from other states.

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  TTE succumbs to coronavirus in Patna, railway staff in panic

  India | April 10, 2021 8:10 IST

  The death of a Patna railway station Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) due to coronavirus has spread panic amid the other railway staff in all the stations of the district especially at Patna Junction, Danapur, Patliputra, and Rajendra Nagar Terminal.

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  Less than 10% railway stations have CCTV cameras: Railways in Parliament

  India | March 25, 2021 7:07 IST

  The railways has installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at 686 stations across the country, Union minister Piyush Goyal informed Parliament on Wednesday, indicating that it has such coverage in less than 10 percent of the 7,349 railway stations in India.

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  Piyush Goyal extends Diwali wishes highlighting Centre's efforts to overcome COVID impact

  News | November 13, 2020 17:00 IST

  Union Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on November 13 extended his to everyone for Diwali with the hope that coming year will be a good one.

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  Mumbai power grid failure: Railway takes hit as electricity goes off

  India | October 12, 2020 12:09 IST

  A massive power grid failure in the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has brought the city to a standstill. Among others, Railway services have also taken a hit as the electricity went off in the region.

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  Railways to run 20 pairs of special trains from Sept 2-15 for JEE, NEET, NDA aspirants in Bihar

  India | September 01, 2020 21:57 IST

  A day after the Railways permitted NEET and JEE candidates to avail special suburban services in Mumbai on exam days, the national transporter has now decided to run 20 pairs of special trains from September 2 to 15 for the convenience of those appearing for these exams in Bihar.

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  RRB NTPC Exam Update: Railways likely to release NTPC exam date soon. Check details

  Education | July 31, 2020 21:35 IST

  RRB NTPC Exam: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is expected to release the RRB NTPC exam dates soon. Over 1.26 crore registered candidates have been waiting for the RRB NTPC CBT examination to be conducted.

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  Huge opportunities for businesses in railways: Piyush Goyal

  Business | June 22, 2020 16:28 IST

  Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said huge opportunities are there for businesses in the sector as the ministry is willing to lease out traffic routes and parcel trains to them.

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  ECoR advises special train passengers to carry food, linen

  India | May 12, 2020 7:14 IST

  The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Monday issued an advisory for passengers to travel on a special train from Bhubaneswar on May 13, asking them to carry their own food and linen and arrive at the city station at least 90 minutes before departure for health screening.

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  Nearly 1200 migrants in Amritsar leave for Bihar via special train amid lockdown

  News | May 11, 2020 7:46 IST

  Over 1180 people, mainly migrant labourers will depart from Amritsar Railway Station on May 10. Thermal screening of passengers is being done before they boarded a 'Shramik Special' train.

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  Lockdown Extension: Railways set to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for April 15-May 3

  Business | April 14, 2020 19:36 IST

  Railways is set to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for travel between April 15 and May 3 due to extension of the nationwide lockdown and suspension of passenger trains till then in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told PTI.

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  Coronavirus: Railways not to provide blankets to passengers of AC coaches

  India | March 14, 2020 22:49 IST

  The South Eastern Railway (SER) and the East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Saturday said they decided to withdraw the provision of blankets and curtains in air-conditioned coaches of all trains they operate to prevent spreading of novel coronavirus.

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  Over 160 rape cases reported on railway premises, on board trains from 2017-2019: RTI

  India | March 01, 2020 16:25 IST

  Over 160 rape cases have been reported on railway premises and on-board running trains between 2017 and 2019, an RTI query has found.

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  Railway police to wear body cameras in Karnataka

  India | February 22, 2020 22:27 IST

   South Western Railway's (SWR) Hubli division police personnel will wear cameras on uniform for providing enhanced security to passengers and property, railways said on Saturday.

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  Mumbai Molester caught on CCTV groping, kissing women on Matunga railway bridge, arrested

  Crime | February 06, 2020 22:57 IST

  Railway police in Mumbai have arrested a man who molested several women on Matunga bridge. The lewd acts of the man were caught on CCTV camera installed at Matunga railway station. The man is accused of groping and kissing several women. The police came to know about the man's actions on January 25.