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Elephants struggle to cross tracks in Tamil Nadu, viral video prompts action from Railways
Trendingdesk • 3 years agoIn 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
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe 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
• 3 years agoIRCTC 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
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoTo 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
• 5 years agoCurrently, 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'
Fp Staff • 5 years agoA 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Article withdrawn: Twitterati demands Piyush Goyal's resignation after Shramik Special train heading from Gujarat to Bihar ends up in Bengaluru
Fp Staff • 5 years agoSeveral 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
• 5 years agoWhile 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
Fp Staff • 6 years agoIndian Railways has decided to introduce separate coaches demarcated with distinctive pink bands reserved for women and small children.
Firstpost Editor's Picks: Pilgrims leave Kashmir, CVC report finds ministries shielding corrupt officials, Hungarian Grand Prix; today's must-read stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoPilgrims leave Kashmir following government advisory warning of 'terror threats', CVC report finds ministries shielding corrupt officials, Hungarian Grand Prix; today's must-read stories