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Railway employees union threaten strike against 'move' to privatise trains
India | Jul 24, 2019, 06:24 PM ISTTalking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the SRMU, Southern Railway Mazdoor Union (SRMU) General Secretary Kannaiah said that ticket prices would go up as the private players will do away with concessions. He referred to reports about Railways identifying the New Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express for privatisation and claimed there was also a proposal to handover Chennai-Madurai Tejas Express to private players.
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Motorman stops train to urinate on tracks, video goes viral
India | Jul 18, 2019, 09:57 PM ISTThe video of a local train motorman stopping the train to urinate on the tracks has gone viral on social media, prompting demand to install toilets in cabins of motormen and guards.
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Delhi-Varanasi Kashi Vishwanath Express commemorating bravery of Armymen during Kargil conflict flagged off
India | Jul 15, 2019, 04:11 PM ISTThe Delhi-Varanasi Kashi Vishwanath Express was flagged off by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Suresh Angadi and BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi. Families of some of the soldiers who lost their lives were also present on the occasion.
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HC seeks steps by Railways to ensure clean drinking water for trains, stations
India | Jul 09, 2019, 04:27 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court asked the Railways on Tuesday as to what steps it has taken, and proposes to take, to ensure availability of clean and safe drinking water on its trains as well as stations.
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Habitual Laptop thief targeting VIP trains arrested by RPF New Delhi team
India | Jul 07, 2019, 03:29 PM ISTRPF is steadily adapting and using modern technologies in crime detection. The Electronic-eye of RPF is evolving as a game changer in the field of passenger security over Indian Railways.
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Viral video: Water deluge in AC coach, railways responds speedily
India | Jul 04, 2019, 09:54 AM ISTThe video of the incident, which occurred on June 29, was shared by a passenger named Suyagya Rai on Twitter, and soon became viral on social media as it was widely shared by Twitter users.
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VIDEO: Water gushes out from AC vent of Bengaluru-Patna Sanghmitra Express; Passengers left perplexed
India | Jul 02, 2019, 11:26 AM ISTPuzzled, passengers of Bengaluru-Patna Sanghmitra Express informed the ticket checker who immediately passed the information to the attendant present in the coach. What led to this technical glitch is not yet know. After a few seconds, the water flow stopped.
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Brutal! Man stabbed 18 times in front of 14-year-old son for blocking aisle on London-bound train
World | Jun 25, 2019, 08:09 PM ISTA man was stabbed 18 times in front of his 14-year-old son after a "heated argument" over blocking the aisle on a London-bound train in January, a UK court was told.
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Mumbai: CCTV cameras avert train accident after huge boulder falls on track near Lonavala | Video
India | Jun 14, 2019, 12:39 PM ISTA huge boulder fell on the track near Lonavala around 8.15 pm Thursday, which held up the Mumbai-Kolhapur Sahyadri Express for over two hours. But an accident was averted as CCTV monitoring staff noticed the boulder in time, a railway official said Friday.
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Shutdown affects normal life in Bengal's Basirhat
India | Jun 10, 2019, 04:17 PM ISTTrain services were disrupted in the Sealdah-Hasnabad division as BJP workers squatted on rail tracks at Bhyabla station in North 24 Parganas district and at South 24 Parganas' Taldi railway station.
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Day after ISIS message, explosive materials found in Mumbai train
India | Jun 05, 2019, 09:47 PM ISTSeven plastic pipes filled with what appeared to be firecracker powder, connected to batteries with wires, were found on the train when it was being cleaned up at Kurla carshed, a Mumbai police official said.
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Fire breaks out in Chandigarh-Dibrugarh express
India | Mar 22, 2019, 02:56 PM ISTAs soon as the driver noticed smoke coming out of the engine, he immedietely pulled the emergency brakes and stopped the train near Chathaat station.
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UP: Low intensity blast hits general compartment of Kanpur-Bhiwani Kalindi Express; no casualties
India | Feb 20, 2019, 09:34 PM ISTThe officials said prima facie it appeared to be a blast of explosives.
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'Dense fog' delays Vande Bharat Express by 1.25 hours on first commercial run
India | Feb 18, 2019, 01:18 PM ISTAfter the fog dissipated, the train, which doesn't have a locomotive, ran at an average speed of 130 kmph, officials said.
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Gorakhpur-Yesvantpur Express arrives 45 minutes before time, for a change, after passenger falls ill
India | Jan 23, 2019, 03:28 PM ISTAs the train crossed Faizabad, Chandra complained of heart pain. From train conductor to driver to chief controller everyone swung into action.
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Amritsar Train Accident: 37 trains cancelled, 16 diverted day after tragedy
India | Oct 20, 2018, 01:50 PM ISTEarlier on Friday, 59 Dussehra revellers lost their lives and 57 others were injured after being mowed down by a train while they were watching the burning of a Ravan effigy while standing on the tracks near Amritsar.
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After tiff, policemen throw man out of running train in Bihar
News | Oct 03, 2018, 08:06 AM ISTAfter tiff, policemen throw man out of running train in Bihar
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Train 18: All you need to know about this engineless train, set to replace Shatabdi Express soon
India | Aug 24, 2018, 12:03 PM ISTThe Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), which is a technical adviser to the Indian Railways, will conduct testing and give its validation to the train.
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Rajdhani, Shatabdi trains ran late by over 20 per cent in last two months
India | Jul 20, 2018, 05:32 PM ISTRailway’s premium trains Shatabdi and Rajdhani ran late by around 30 per cent and 22 per cent respectively during the last two months
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Train nearly misses car stuck between railway crossings in Varanasi
News | Jun 17, 2018, 01:47 PM ISTTrain nearly misses car stuck between railway crossings in Varanasi