A major mishap was averted at Chennai Egmore railway station after RPSF constable Deepak rescued a passenger who slipped while attempting to board a moving Chozhan Express. CCTV captured the dramatic rescue, with railway officials praising Deepak’s alertness and bravery
Southern Railway clinched the 61st All India Railway Ball Badminton Championship, defeating South Coast Railway 2-0 in the final at Visakhapatnam. Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, secured third place, while Kalai Selvan and Rajesh of Southern Railway were recognised as standout performers.
AICC general secretary K C Venugopal has urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to operate additional special trains to Kerala during Onam, saying existing services are inadequate. He sought trains from major cities amid heavy bookings and travel difficulties for passengers
Southern Railway men and Central Railway women won the team titles at the All India Railway weightlifting championship in Visakhapatnam. T Madhavan of Northern Railway and Komal Kohar of North Central Railway were named best lifters of the tournament
In response to rising passenger demand caused by widespread flight cancellations, Indian Railways has deployed 116 additional coaches across 37 premium trains, covering 114 enhanced trips nationwide. Southern Railway spearheaded the expansion with 18 train augmentations.
The 12 teams of Indian Railways represent the South Central Railway, Central Railway, Western Railway, Northern Railway, Eastern Railway, East Central Railway, North Eastern Railway, North Frontier Railway, Southern Railway, South Western Railway, South East Central Railway and North Western Railway.
Giving an update on the restoration work, the railway said train no.12434 (Chennai Rajdhani express) passed through the Kavaraipettai railway station UP mainline at 9.15 pm today, signifying the restoration of normalcy.
According to Southern Railway, the three trains are: Dr MGR Chennai Central-Mysuru-Dr MGR Chennai Central, Chennai-Coimbatore-Chennai, and Thiruvananthapuram Central- Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram Central.
Hyderabad: Due to track maintenance works between Chennai and Gudur section of Southern Railway, a few trains connecting the city have been affected. Train number 12760 (from Hyderabad to Tambaram) scheduled for February 26 will be partially cancelled between Chennai Beach and Tambaram. Another train, number 17652 (from Kacheguda to Chengalpattu) running on the same […]