New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the much-awaited Vande Bharat Sleeper service between Bengaluru and Mumbai is expected to commence soon.The minister made the announcement while virtually flagging off a new express train between Bengaluru and Mumbai. He said several long-pending railway demands of South and North Karnataka are now being fulfilled through accelerated infrastructure development and enhanced funding support.”Long-pending demands of Sou…
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Amritsar, May 14 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday announced the redevelopment of the Amritsar railway station to a world-class station with an estimated cost of Rs 402 crore. It will transform the station into a modern, passenger-friendly, and future-ready transport hub. In addition, Rs 100 crore has been sanctioned for reconstruction and augmentation of additional five platforms. Thanking Prime minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishn…
Srinagar, April 30 (IANS) Hundreds of local residents expressed gratitude to the government for the launch of a direct Vande Bharat train service between Jammu and Srinagar. Describing the advantages, people said they would now be able to escape the traffic on the National Highway and that the service would especially benefit students and tourists.Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the train service on Thursday, while regular services for the public to commence from May 2.A passenger …
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday that the Indian Railways recorded a year of strong all-round performance in FY 2025–26, achieving record freight loading while advancing passenger services, infrastructure, safety systems and digital initiatives, with freight transportation reaching a historic high of 1,670 million tonnes during the year.This growth suggested Indian Railways’ capacity to handle key commodities such as coal, cement, fertilisers a…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A plot to carry out blasts in railway stations across the country has been unearthed by the Indian security agencies, which have learnt that the ISI has been setting up several micro modules in various parts of the country to carry out these attacks.These modules are relatively smaller and comprise just four to five persons, an official said.These modules resemble the ones that the Indian Mujahideen had set up under Yasin Bhatkal. The first module of the Indian Mujahide…
Guwahati, Feb 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the Congress while addressing a massive public gathering at Khanapara Playground in Guwahati, accusing the party of neglecting the Northeast and attempting to destabilise Assam for political gains.The Prime Minister said that while the Congress treated the Northeast as a burden, the BJP government considers the region as ‘Ashtalakshmi’, the eight pillars of India’s prosperity.He asserted that this …
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Indian Railways has tripled expenditure on safety over the last decade, from Rs 39,200 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 1,17,693 crore in 2025-26, prioritising passenger safety amid modernisation, the Parliament was informed on Friday.”Safety is accorded the highest priority on Indian Railways. As a consequence of various safety measures taken over the years, there has been a steep decline in the number of accidents,” Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written re…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) In a lively Question Hour and Zero Hour session in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addressed key concerns on infrastructure development, including potential Metro services in Jammu, stalled projects due to land and environmental issues, demands for premium train connectivity, and ongoing railway initiatives in Kerala. During Question Hour, BJP-nominated MP Gulam Ali raised a question on plans for a Metro in Jammu.Responding, Railway Minister V…
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to attend three programmes at Malda, two administrative and one political, at the minority-dominated Malda district of West Bengal later in the day on Saturday.At the political rally, which is the last of the three scheduled programs in Malda during the day, the Prime Minister is expected to launch a scathing attack against the West Bengal government and the ruling Trinamool Congress, which he had already hinted at in a social media …
Guwahati, Jan 15 (IANS) Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that Assam is set to receive a significant boost in terms of railway connectivity as the state will get two new Amrit Bharat trains along with the country’s first Vande Bharat sleeper coach trains. Taking to X, CM Sarma wrote, “This weekend, Assam will receive a major boost to its rail connectivity when Bharat’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper train rolls on between Guwahati & Kolkata. 2 New Amrit Bharat trains connec…