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Elephants struggle to cross tracks in Tamil Nadu, viral video prompts action from Railways

In the video, six elephants can be seen struggling to cross a barrier near the railway tracks

Fire breaks out in pantry car of Gandhidham-Puri Express train, no injuries reported

The Railway Ministry confirmed that all the passengers are safe and have been safely evacuated

Railway ministry withdraws decision on sharing IRCTC convenience fee; shares recover losses

IRCTC on Thursday said that the Ministry of Railways has asked it to share 50 percent of its revenue earned as convenience fee from bookings on its website with the national transporter

Railway Ministry shares before and after photos of redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station

To make the movement of visitors easy, the three existing platforms have been connected to subways. The platforms will have a seating facility that can accommodate at least 480 people

Railway Ministry says more special trains being planned to ease passenger traffic

Currently, all regular passenger services are suspended due to the coronavirus crisis. Sources said the announcement for the new trains will be made in a couple of days

Tussle over Shramik Special trains for migrants continues between Centre and states; NCP accuses Piyush Goyal of playing 'dirty politics'

A political slugfest over the Shramik Special trains for migrants workers is going on between Union railways minister Piyush Goyal and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government for the last two days, with the state alleging that not enough trains are being provided to it.

Article withdrawn: Twitterati demands Piyush Goyal's resignation after Shramik Special train heading from Gujarat to Bihar ends up in Bengaluru

Several people on Twitter expressed astonishment at the scale of the mix-up with several of them criticising the administrative 'incompetence' that led to the incident.

Coronavirus Lockdown: Railways to operate 200 non-AC, second class passenger trains daily from 1 June

While the railways is yet to state which routes these trains will run on, officials said they could cater to the smaller towns and cities.

Indian Railways introduces special 'pink band' coaches exclusively for women

Indian Railways has decided to introduce separate coaches demarcated with distinctive pink bands reserved for women and small children.

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