About 20 trains stopped between AP and Telangana as streams and rivulets overflowing on tracks, thousands of passengers stranded
6 months, 3 weeks ago

About 20 trains stopped between AP and Telangana as streams and rivulets overflowing on tracks, thousands of passengers stranded

The Hindu  

About 20 trains were stopped at various stations between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and thousands of passengers were struck as a result of floods on Sunday. The South Central Railway has shifted the passengers and arranged special trains to transport the stranded passengers to Chennai, Tirupati and Visakhapatnam, said the Vijayawada Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, V. Rambabu. SCR Chief Public Relations Officer, A. Sridhar, said “The trains were stopped near Kesamudram, Dornakal, Khammam and other places as a precautionary measure as breaches occurred due to floods and tracks were inundated in rainwater.” “On the directions of Vijayawada Divisional Railway Manager, Narendra A. Patil, the passengers trapped in Godavari, Charminar and Tamilnadu Express trains were shifted to Vijayawada railway station,” Mr. Rambabu said. The railway officials arranged cranes to evacuate the passengers trapped in two bogies in floods waters, said SCR Vijayawada PRO, Nusrath M. Mandrupkar. “Food, milk and drinking water was supplied to the stranded passengers at Rayanapadu, Kondapalli and Vijayawada railway stations,” the PRO said.

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Telangana train accident: Goods train derails near Peddapalli. Check full list of cancelled, diverted trains today
4 months, 1 week ago

Telangana train accident: Goods train derails near Peddapalli. Check full list of cancelled, diverted trains today

Live Mint  

Nearly 37 passenger trains were cancelled, and more than 10 other trains were affected after a goods train carrying iron ore derailed in the Peddapalli district in Telangana, South Central Railway told PTI on Wednesday. As restoration work is underway, the Indian Railways' South Central Railway has cancelled 37 passenger trains scheduled for Wednesday and diverted over 10 trains, with …

SCR GM inspects Rayanapadu station, bridge across Krishna
6 months, 1 week ago

SCR GM inspects Rayanapadu station, bridge across Krishna

The Hindu  

South Central Railway General Manager Arun Kumar Jain inspected the railway bridge across the Krishna river and the Rayanapadu railway station and enquired about the damage caused by the recent floods. Mr. Arun Kumar, along with Vijayawada Divisional Railway Manager Narendra A. Patil, visited the railway bridge and reviewed its safety on Tuesday. Later, Mr. Arun Kumar inspected the Rayanapadu …

SCR To Resume Train Services Between AP, Telangana
6 months, 2 weeks ago

SCR To Resume Train Services Between AP, Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: Officials of the South Central Railways completed the repair of the damaged railway track in a record 36 hours and conducted a trial run here in Mahabubabad district on Wednesday. As many as 28 trains were cancelled and two Sanghamitra express trains halted at Kesamudram railway station. With the support of RTC officials and police, the railway officials shifted …

25 trains across Tamil Nadu cancelled, 20 diverted due to Andhra Pradesh floods
6 months, 2 weeks ago

25 trains across Tamil Nadu cancelled, 20 diverted due to Andhra Pradesh floods

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the Chennai Central, Tambaram, Perambur, and other stations across Tamil Nadu due to the cancellation of trains over the past two days. Railway authorities said that a total of 25 trains which were scheduled to arrive at Chennai Central and other stations in Tamil Nadu from Shalimar, Puri, and other areas were cancelled …

At Least 20 Dead As Heavy Rains Pound Telangana, Andhra; Reddy Urges Centre to Declare National Calamity
6 months, 2 weeks ago

At Least 20 Dead As Heavy Rains Pound Telangana, Andhra; Reddy Urges Centre to Declare National Calamity

News 18  

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were battered by torrential rains for the second consecutive day, resulting in at least 20 fatalities in both the states, large-scale flooding and waterlogging, along with massive disruptions to road and rail traffic. Heavy rains over two days due to a depression has created a flood-like situation in several districts of both the states, with Vijayawada …

Man, daughter on the way to Hyderabad airport washed away in Mahabubabad; train track damaged
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Man, daughter on the way to Hyderabad airport washed away in Mahabubabad; train track damaged

The Hindu  

Torrential rains have wreaked havoc across the erstwhile Warangal district, leading to significant flooding, transportation disruptions, and distress among locals. The situation is particularly grim in Mahabubabad district, where a man and his daughter were reportedly swept away by floodwaters after Akeru vagu overflowed onto a bridge at Purushothamaiah Gudem village in Maripeda mandal on Sunday. Nunawat Motilal and his …

Road links between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana cut off due to flash floods
8 months ago

Road links between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana cut off due to flash floods

The Hindu  

The road links between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have been cut off in the NTR District due to the flash floods and heavy rains lashing the region for the last 48 hours. “The Konda Vaagu, Kattaleru, Padamata Vaagu, Jalleru and Gurrala Vaagu streams have been in spate causing severe inconvenience to the passengers travelling in the border villagers,” the locals …

Train accidents in India: List of major mishaps since 2017, timeline, casualties | DETAILS
1 year ago

Train accidents in India: List of major mishaps since 2017, timeline, casualties | DETAILS

India TV News  

Train accidents in India: At least four coaches of the Sabarmati-Agra superfast train derailed near Madar railway station in Rajasthan's Ajmer on the intervening night of Sunday-Monday. Here are some of the major train accidents that occurred in India: List of Major train accidents in India: Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, Odisha: Over 290 people lost their lives and over 900 …

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's revelation on Vizianagaram train accident
1 year ago

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's revelation on Vizianagaram train accident

Op India  

On Saturday, 2nd March, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed that the driver and the assistant driver of one of the two passenger trains that collided on 29th October 2023 in Andhra Pradesh were watching a cricket match on the phone. On the next day of the accident, the railway said in a preliminary report that the driver and the assistant …

Lives of 800 passengers saved as railway engineering staff stop train at Srivaikuntam railway station
1 year, 3 months ago

Lives of 800 passengers saved as railway engineering staff stop train at Srivaikuntam railway station

The Hindu  

December 18, 2023 06:44 pm | Updated 07:12 pm IST - Madurai Timely advice from a railway engineering staff to stop the Chennai-bound Tiruchendur Express at Srivaikuntam railway station on Sunday night averted a possible untoward incident as track formation, including ballast under the railway track, was washed away by gushing water from a breached irrigation tank. The train, which …

Tamil Nadu rains: Nearly 800 train passengers stranded in Thoothukudi district due to flood
1 year, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu rains: Nearly 800 train passengers stranded in Thoothukudi district due to flood

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu rains: Around 800 train passengers were stranded at Srivaikuntam in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu due to flooding, said an official on Monday. 800 passengers stranded The train was stopped at Srivaikuntam railway station, approximately 32 km away from Tiruchendur, due to heavy rain and flooding, a railway official said. MK Stalin writes to PM Modi Tamil …

Andhra Train Accident | Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik directs disaster management minister to visit site
1 year, 4 months ago

Andhra Train Accident | Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik directs disaster management minister to visit site

The Hindu  

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday, October 30, 2023, directed Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marandi to visit neighbouring Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district where a train accident has killed 14 people. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office, Mr. Patnaik also asked Mr. Marandi to meet the injured persons undergoing treatment at different hospitals. At around 7 …

Andhra Pradesh train Accident: Railways cancels 33 trains, reschedules 6 so far after fatal accident
1 year, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh train Accident: Railways cancels 33 trains, reschedules 6 so far after fatal accident

Firstpost  

Andhra Pradesh train Accident: At least 13 people died and several were injured when coaches derailed after the Visakhapatnam-Ragada passenger train hit a Visakhapatnam-Ragada train travelling on the same route in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district on Sunday evening. Following the mishap in which two trains collided in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram leaving 13 persons dead and injuring many, Indian Railways has …

6 dead and over 40 injured in train accident in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 5 months ago

6 dead and over 40 injured in train accident in Andhra Pradesh

Op India  

6 persons died and several others were injured on 29th October after two passenger trains collided in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district. The incident happened after a passenger train that was heading to Rayagada from Visakhapatnam derailed after colliding with another train in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district, Divisional Railway Manager said. More details awaited: Divisional Railway Manager pic.twitter.com/ZcynNnoJye — ANI October …

Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest: high alert sounded in A.P.
1 year, 6 months ago

Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest: high alert sounded in A.P.

The Hindu  

With the police arresting former TDP Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition, N. Chandrababu Naidu, high alert was sounded in the State on Saturday, September 9, 2023. Police forces have been mobilised at all the bus and railway stations and at the houses of the Telugu Desam Party leaders. As it was holidays for two days on Second Saturday …

Another train mishap averted in Odisha after fire breaks out in AC compartment of Durg-Puri Express
1 year, 9 months ago

Another train mishap averted in Odisha after fire breaks out in AC compartment of Durg-Puri Express

India TV News  

Durg-Puri Express: Days after the horrific train accident in Odisha shook the nation, another incident in the state narrowly avoided the disaster as a fire broke out in the AC compartment of Durg-Puri Express at Khariar Road station on Thursday night. Goods train kills six labourers in Odisha Earlier on June 7, at least six labourers were killed and two …

Odisha train accident: Officials clueless about injured and missing passengers from Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha train accident: Officials clueless about injured and missing passengers from Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Two days after the ghastly train accident near the Bahanaga railway station in Odisha, there is no clarity on the number of passengers from Andhra Pradesh travelling by the ill-fated trains. Officials of the South Central Railway and the East Coast Railway are tight-lipped over the total number of passengers from Andhra Pradesh travelling by the two trains — Coromandel …

Odisha train accident | Teams working round the clock to restore tracks
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha train accident | Teams working round the clock to restore tracks

The Hindu  

Two days after one of India’s worst train accidents at Bahanga Bazar in Odisha’s Balasore district, most railway tracks have been cleared of wrecked railway coaches overnight by a team of bulldozers and cranes so that railway services on the main trunk line connecting eastern and southern India can be restored, railway officials said on June 4. Mr. Pradhan added …

250 Stranded AP Passengers Return from Odisha
1 year, 9 months ago

250 Stranded AP Passengers Return from Odisha

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: SCR divisional manager Shivendra Mohan has announced that a command centre has been established at their divisional office in Vijayawada to provide real time information about passengers from AP who had been travelling by trains involved in the Odisha mishap. MGR Chennai Central Express has started with 22 coaches from Bhadrak towards Chennai, carrying about 250 passengers who got …

Odisha tragedy: How many trains cancelled, diverted after accident. Railways' latest data
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha tragedy: How many trains cancelled, diverted after accident. Railways' latest data

Hindustan Times  

Railways ministry spokesperson Amitabh Sharma on Saturday said as many as 58 trains have been cancelled and 81 have been diverted after the horrific three-train accident that took place in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening. Rescue operation being conducted at the site following the recent accident where two passenger trains and a goods train collided with each other, in …

Odisha mishap third major train accident in 3 decades; A look at past incidents
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha mishap third major train accident in 3 decades; A look at past incidents

Hindustan Times  

At least 288 persons have died and over 900 injured in an accident involving three trains in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening. The 2841 Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express hit a goods train near Bahanagar Bazar Railway Station at about 6.55pm and 15 coaches of the train derailed. November 20, 2016: The Pukhrayan train derailed when the 19321 Indore–Rajendra Nagar Express …

Odisha mishap third major train accident in 3 decades; A look at past incidents
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha mishap third major train accident in 3 decades; A look at past incidents

Hindustan Times  

At least 288 persons have died and over 900 injured in an accident involving three trains in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening. The 2841 Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express hit a goods train near Bahanagar Bazar Railway Station at about 6.55pm and 15 coaches of the train derailed. November 20, 2016: The Pukhrayan train derailed when the 19321 Indore–Rajendra Nagar Express …

Odisha train accident: Over 150 passengers from Andhra Pradesh were in the two trains
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha train accident: Over 150 passengers from Andhra Pradesh were in the two trains

The Hindu  

More than 150 passengers were in Train No. The passengers boarded the train, going to Howrah, at Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Tadepalligudem, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, and several passengers coming by the Coromandel Express, are expected to alight at different stations in AP, the SCR officials said. Help Lines SCR Zone Headquarters, Rail Nilayam, : 040 - 27788516 Vijayawada Railway Station: …

Odisha train crash one of deadliest tragedy in history | Here’s a list of major rail accidents
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha train crash one of deadliest tragedy in history | Here’s a list of major rail accidents

India TV News  

Odisha train accident: Over 200 people have died and around 900 were injured in the horrific train crash in Odisha, involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train. Two passenger trains and one good train collided with each other near Bahanaga railway station in Odisha's Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and …

Telangana: 6 coaches of Godavari Express derail near Hyderabad, none injured
2 years, 1 month ago

Telangana: 6 coaches of Godavari Express derail near Hyderabad, none injured

India TV News  

Telangana: At least 6 coaches of Godavari Express derailed in Telangana on Wednesday morning near Hyderabad. "Train No 12727 Visakhapatnam–Hyderabad Godavari Express after passing through Bibinagar Station got derailed between Bibinagar and Ghatkesar railway stations at around 06.10 hours. Four sleeper class coaches of the train from S4 to S1, one general coach and one luggage-cum-brake van of the train …

Train services in AP interrupted as goods trains derails in Odisha
2 years, 4 months ago

Train services in AP interrupted as goods trains derails in Odisha

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: The services of 12 trains, passing through the Andhra Pradesh railway lines, were partially interrupted due to the derailment of an empty goods train on the Chennai-Howrah main railway line in Odisha on Monday, according to railway authorities here. The cancelled trains were 22863 Howrah- SMV Bengaluru leaving Howrah and 18045 Shalimar-Hyderabad East Coast Express leaving Shalimar on November …

Andhra Pradesh: CPI dares BJP for a debate on Rayalaseema development
2 years, 11 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: CPI dares BJP for a debate on Rayalaseema development

The Hindu  

At a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party is claiming that the ‘Rayalaseema Ranabheri’ held recently was a grand success, the Communist Party of India has accused the BJP-led Central government of not extending the support required for development of the region. “The pending irrigation projects in the Rayalaseema region did not figure in the discussions during the Ranabheri programme,” …

Andhra Pradesh: At Least 9 Killed As Bus Plunges Into Canal In West Godavari District
3 years, 3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: At Least 9 Killed As Bus Plunges Into Canal In West Godavari District

ABP News  

New Delhi: Nine persons including the bus driver have died and several injured when a state-run RTC bus plunged into the Jalleruvagu in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district on Wednesday. The bus was heading towards Jangareddygudem in West Godavari district from Aswaraopet in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, in which at least 47 passengers were there at the time of the accident. …

Odisha: At least 40 people injured after five coaches of Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Express derail in Cuttack; no casualties reported yet
5 years, 2 months ago

Odisha: At least 40 people injured after five coaches of Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Express derail in Cuttack; no casualties reported yet

Firstpost  

According to local reports, the passengers who suffered serious injuries have been shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack and are said to be out of danger. At least 40 people were injured after five coaches of Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express derailed on hitting a stationary goods train between Salagaon and Nergundi railway station of Cuttack on Thursday. …

Andhra Pradesh boat accident: Toll reaches 11 after tourist vessel capsized in Godavari river; rescue ops to resume today
5 years, 6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh boat accident: Toll reaches 11 after tourist vessel capsized in Godavari river; rescue ops to resume today

Firstpost  

As many as 21 people have been rescued from the tourist boat which capsized on Godavari river near Devipatnam in East Godavari district on Sunday, authorities have said. Devipatnam : As many as 21 people have been rescued from the tourist boat which capsized on Godavari river near Devipatnam in East Godavari district on Sunday, authorities have said. Prime Minister …

Flood situation worsens in Karnataka: Man dies in Belagavi wall collapse; bus, train services cancelled in several districts
5 years, 7 months ago

Flood situation worsens in Karnataka: Man dies in Belagavi wall collapse; bus, train services cancelled in several districts

Firstpost  

One person was killed, schools were shut and bus and train services cancelled in parts of several districts of Karnataka as the flood situation worsened. According to police, a 25-year-old man was killed at Hoskote in Bylahongal taluk of Belagavi district when the wall of his house crashed on him. Bengaluru: One person was killed, while schools were shut and …

Kerala, after the flood: Railway services partially restored as special trains run via Trivandrum to help evacuate stranded people
6 years, 7 months ago

Kerala, after the flood: Railway services partially restored as special trains run via Trivandrum to help evacuate stranded people

Firstpost  

Trivandrum- Ernakulam section was also connected by passenger special trains for the flood period in Kerala. Trivandrum- Ernakulam section was also connected by passenger special trains for the flood period. Few special trains were started via Trivandrum, Tirunelveli, and Madurai to Chennai, Egmore, Howarah, Gorakhpur, Bhubaneswar routes to evacuate stranded people. Barring the flood-affected areas, the Southern Railway had began …

Travelling by train is 'Prabhu bharosey', no surety you will arrive alive
7 years, 7 months ago

Travelling by train is 'Prabhu bharosey', no surety you will arrive alive

ABP News  

on Saturday Saturday's About the author: Author is an Associate Producer in ABP News Network Pvt Ltd and tweets at @AnuragSason Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not reflect the opinions, beliefs and views of ABP News Network Pvt Ltd. 2015 2) 13 February 2015: The Anekal derailment occurred when the Bangalore City–Ernakulam Intercity Express …

36 killed, over 50 injured as Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derails in Andhra Pradesh
8 years, 2 months ago

36 killed, over 50 injured as Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derails in Andhra Pradesh

India TV News  

At least 36 people were killed and over 50 injured as nine coaches of the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derailed near Kuneru station in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh late Saturday night, officials said. The accident took place around 11.20 p.m. near Kuneru station, about 30 km from Rayagada in Odisha, when the train was going from Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh to …

CR extends help to stranded passengers as trains halted midway |IndiaTV News
9 years, 9 months ago

CR extends help to stranded passengers as trains halted midway |IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Mumbai: The Central Railway authorities are helping the passengers who were stranded in the 20 incoming long distance trains today following the incessant rains. Two trains - 11020 Bhubaneshwar-Mumbai Konark Express and 16382 Kanyakumari-Mumbai Express were halted at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus while 12810 Howrah-Mumbai Mail via Nagpur and 12702 Hyderabad-Mumbai Hussain Sagar Express were halted at the Dadar station, a …

Cyclone Hudhud hits train movement in Andhra, Odisha
10 years, 5 months ago

Cyclone Hudhud hits train movement in Andhra, Odisha

India TV News  

Hyderabad: Railways cancelled or diverted many trains in north coastal Andhra and adjoining Odisha in view of severe cyclone Hudhud which hit the coast near Visakhapatnam. East Coast Railway, which covers Odisha and north coastal Andhra, has also cancelled 40 trains in view of the cyclone. With the met office forecasting heavy rains, the train movement may not resume over …

Train service hit due to rains in Odisha
10 years, 7 months ago

Train service hit due to rains in Odisha

India TV News  

Bhubaneswar: Train services in East Coast Railway Zone was partially disrupted today as rain water continued to flow between Saragipali and Handapa stations in Angul-Sambalpur section and landslide between Keutguda and Sikarpai stations in Rayagada-Koraput Railway Section. In view of instances of mud, boulder and tree falling on railway track in hill areas, East Coast Railway has decided to cancel …

Fourth major train disaster in Andhra Pradesh in two years
11 years, 2 months ago

Fourth major train disaster in Andhra Pradesh in two years

Firstpost  

At least 26 passengers were killed and 15 injured as a coach of the Bangalore-Nanded Express caught fire near Kothacheruvu railway station in Anantapur district, bordering Karnataka, in the early hours of Saturday. As many as 35 people were killed and 25 were injured when a coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Superfast Express train caught fire near Nellore railway station …

3 dead, 37 injured as Mangala Express derails near Nashik
11 years, 4 months ago

3 dead, 37 injured as Mangala Express derails near Nashik

India TV News  

Around 450 passengers were brought by buses from the derailed site to Igatpuri Station. A special train carrying Mangala Express passengers had left Igatpuri for Ernakulam and would halt at Kasara.The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, a CR official said.Rescue operations are being carried out with the help of railway police and rural security personnel, police …

Death toll in AP train mishap at Vizianagaram goes up to 10
11 years, 4 months ago

Death toll in AP train mishap at Vizianagaram goes up to 10

India TV News  

Hyderabad: The Rayagada-Vijaywada fast passenger train on Saturday mowed down 10 passengers to death at Vizianagaram station, while they were boarding the 3352 Allepey-Dhanbad Express. Railway sources said, some passengers on Allepey-Dhanbad Express pulled the alarm chain and made the express train stop at Gotlam outer signal, and several passengers began alighting on the rail tracks.Suddenly, the Raigada-Vijaywada fast passenger …

Trains cancelled, diverted due to flooded tracks in Andhra
11 years, 4 months ago

Trains cancelled, diverted due to flooded tracks in Andhra

India TV News  

Hyderabad: Railways have cancelled some trains and diverted several trains due to flooding of railway tracks in some parts of Andhra Pradesh. The trains were fully or partially cancelled or diverted due to damage to tracks between Khurda Road and Palasa of Vizianagaram section of East Coast Railway and between Bayyavaram and Narsingapalli stations on Vijayawada division of South Central …

Trains cancelled, schools closed in flood-hit Odisha
11 years, 4 months ago

Trains cancelled, schools closed in flood-hit Odisha

The Hindu  

The Odisha government on Friday ordered the closure of all schools and colleges in the flood-hit districts till Monday in view of the grim flood situation. The death toll in the present floods, which has come just two weeks after the twin-calamities of Phailin that hit several districts in north and coastal Odisha and the cyclone-triggered rains caused floods in …

12 killed, thousands hit by heavy rains, flooding in Andhra Pradesh
11 years, 4 months ago

12 killed, thousands hit by heavy rains, flooding in Andhra Pradesh

Firstpost  

Low lying areas continued to remain under water in number of towns and villages, particularly in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema. Hyderabad: Heavy rains triggered by northeast monsoon and a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal lashed several parts of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth consecutive day today, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of people from low-lying areas. In Srikakulam …

Flood situation disrupts train movement in AP, Odisha
11 years, 4 months ago

Flood situation disrupts train movement in AP, Odisha

The Hindu  

Rail and road network between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha was completely disrupted with heavy rains lashing the Srikakulam district. Many trains were running late as they did not get clearance from railway authorities leaving many passengers stranded in Srikakulam and Palasa stations. As many as 600 villages were marooned in Itchapuram, Vajrapukotturu, Kaviti, Sompeta and others with the floods to …

East Coast Railways halt train services in wake of Andhra agitation
11 years, 5 months ago

East Coast Railways halt train services in wake of Andhra agitation

Firstpost  

Power crisis in Andhra Pradesh is a factor behind the cancellation of the trains, Railway sources said. Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railways today halted operations of four express trains and all local/passenger trains originating and terminating at Visakhapatnam in the wake of agitation in Andhra Pradesh, official sources said. The express trains cancelled on Tuesday were 17015 Up Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Visakha Express, …

25,000 rail passengers stranded in Assam
12 years, 7 months ago

25,000 rail passengers stranded in Assam

The Hindu  

With over 25,000 rail passengers trapped in the violence-hit Assam, the Railways have sent an SOS to the Home Ministry to rush security forces to ensure their safe return and resumption of train movement. As many as 37 trains, including three Rajdhani Expresses, have been held up within the 54 km stretch between Srirampur and Salakati railway stations under the …

Railway cancels several trains due to Telangana stir
13 years, 5 months ago

Railway cancels several trains due to Telangana stir

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: South-Central Railway cancelled dozens of train services in Telangana on Friday ahead of a two-day ‘rail roko’ protest, part of a 11-day-old indefinite strike in the region to press demands for the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and creation of a separate state. Auto and taxi drivers in Telangana will join the strike on Saturday, crippling the public transport system …

Major Train Collisions In The Past
14 years, 8 months ago

Major Train Collisions In The Past

India TV News  

Forty-nine people killed and 150 were injured early Monday when the speeding Sealdah-bound Uttarbanga Express rammed into the Vanachal Express at Sainthia station in Bhirbhum district. Following is the chronology of major train accidents since 2000:Dec 3, 2000: Forty-six killed and over 130 injured as the Howrah-Amritsar Mail rams into a derailed goods train between Sarai Banjara and Sadhugarh in …

Anti-Telangana Protests Continue In Rayalseema, Coastal Region
15 years, 3 months ago

Anti-Telangana Protests Continue In Rayalseema, Coastal Region

India TV News  

The anti-Telangana protesters went on a rampage in Anantapur district on Saturday setting afire large quantities of BSNL cables, even as bandhs and series of demonstrations continued for the second day in coastal Andhra and Rayalseema regions against bifurcation of the state. Police resorted to mild lathi-charge to disperse students and others after they set on fire telephone cables at …

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