Railways Suspends All Regular Passenger Services Indefinitely, Special Trains Will Continue to Run
4 years, 5 months ago

Railways Suspends All Regular Passenger Services Indefinitely, Special Trains Will Continue to Run

News 18  

The Railways has stated that all regular passenger train services will remain suspended till further notice, but 230 special trains will continue to be in service. "This is to bring to the notice of all concerned that as decided and informed earlier as well, regular passenger and suburban train services will continue to remain suspended till further notice," a statement from the Railways said. The occupancy of special trains is being monitored on a regular basis and additional special trains may be run based on the requirement, the national carrier said. The limited special suburban services which began recently in Mumbai to ferry essential services personnel identified by the local authorities will also continue to run, officials said.

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Punjab Bandh: 163 Trains To Be Cancelled, Bus Services To Remain Suspended Too
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Punjab Bandh: 163 Trains To Be Cancelled, Bus Services To Remain Suspended Too

ABP News  

As many as 163 trains operating between Delhi and Punjab have been cancelled on Monday due to a bandh called by the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Samyukta Kisan Morcha from 7 am to 4 pm. The cancellation of trains also includes major services like Shatabdi and Vande Bharat Express running between Delhi and Punjab, according to information released late evening …

Indian Railways Stepping Up Capacity for Festive Rush
2 months, 1 week ago

Indian Railways Stepping Up Capacity for Festive Rush

India Today  

Indian Railways is increasing festival special trains by 65 per cent from last year to ease crowding and allow more people to travel home and back for festivals. The railways have scheduled 7,296 special trains from October 1 to November 30, with 12 million unreserved non-suburban passengers being moved on November 4, double the numbers around Diwali. The train rush …

Indian Railways cancels nearly 250 trains today | Full list
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian Railways cancels nearly 250 trains today | Full list

India Today  

Indian Railways on Saturday cancelled nearly 250 trains for various reasons. Due to railroad doubling, non-interlocking work, and other development, Indian Railways canceled these trains. According to the update from Indian Railways, trains from different states, including Delhi, UP, and Maharashtra have been completely cancelled. FULL LIST OF CANCELLED TRAINS TODAY: 01825, 01826, 03085, 03086, 03359, 03360, 03591, 03592, 03649, …

Mumbai local train: Passengers struggle as services delayed due to overhead wire breakdown | Video
2 years, 8 months ago

Mumbai local train: Passengers struggle as services delayed due to overhead wire breakdown | Video

India TV News  

Highlights Western Railway overhead wire snaps, train services delayed Thousands of commuters rushing to their work places were stuck A majority, including women were seen jumping down on the tracks Mumbai local train updates: Local train services of the Western Railway were delayed due to a technical snag during the Monday morning rush hour, affecting several commuters, mostly office-goers, many …

Indian Railways Special Trains: Western Railway Extends Trips of 7 Pairs; Check Full List
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian Railways Special Trains: Western Railway Extends Trips of 7 Pairs; Check Full List

News 18  

For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand, Western Railway have decided to extend services of 17 pairs of special trains. According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, these fully reserved trains will run as Special Trains on special fare and the booking for reservation …

26 trains cancelled by Indian Railways, FULL LIST
3 years, 7 months ago

26 trains cancelled by Indian Railways, FULL LIST

India TV News  

Indian Railways has cancelled 26 passenger trains and diverted routes of many due to non-interlocking work. 04654 New Jalpaiguri-Amritsar special train running from New Jalpaiguri on 30th June, 2021 3. 04650 Amritsar-Jainagar special train running from Amritsar on 26th, 28th and 30th June, 2021 9. 04652 Amritsar-Jaianagar special train running from Amritsar on 23rd, 25th, 27th and 30th June, 2021 …

Indian Railways cancels several passenger trains - Check full list
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways cancels several passenger trains - Check full list

India TV News  

In a bid to deal with overcrowding amid spike in Covid-19 cases, Indian Railways has announced to cancel the operations of multiple trains. According to a tweet shared by the Western Railway, a few express trains will remain cancelled till further order. List of cancelled trains: Trains cancelled on April 19 09007 Surat – Bhusaval Special 02959 Vadodara – Jamnagar …

Mumbai Local Train Services to be Opened for General Public from Feb 1. Check Timings Here
3 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai Local Train Services to be Opened for General Public from Feb 1. Check Timings Here

News 18  

Suburban train services in Mumbai will resume to full service from Monday, February 1, according to an announcement made by the Maharashtra government on Friday. According to the state government’s announcement on Friday, passengers can travel on the trains till 7 am from the start of the first local train. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had recently chaired a meeting to …

Mumbai local trains: Railways to add 204 more local trains on suburban network from Friday
3 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai local trains: Railways to add 204 more local trains on suburban network from Friday

India TV News  

An additional 204 special local train services will be run on the Mumbai suburban network from Friday. The addition of 204 suburban services will lead to resumption of about 95 per cent of the total 3,141 local train services, which were being operated collectively by the CR and WR before the COVID-19 outbreak, railway officials said. The decision to increase …

Railways to start 39 special trains soon: Here is a complete list
4 years, 3 months ago

Railways to start 39 special trains soon: Here is a complete list

India Today  

39 special trains: As India battles against the coronavirus pandemic, Indian Railways in March announced the closure of all passenger rail services across the nation. Later, the Ministry of Home Affairs allowed Indian railways to operate special passenger trains to ferry stranded migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students, and other persons back to their homes states from May 1. Here is …

Indian Railways: 80 new trains from September 12, tickets available from today
4 years, 4 months ago

Indian Railways: 80 new trains from September 12, tickets available from today

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Railways will run 80 new trains starting from September 12, tickets of which went live on Thursday at the Indian Railways website. These trains will be in addition to the 230 special trains already in operation — introduced at various stages of lockdown and unlocking in the last six months. From May, the railways resumed operations in a …

Railways likely to run 100 more passenger trains during Unlock 4.0
4 years, 4 months ago

Railways likely to run 100 more passenger trains during Unlock 4.0

India TV News  

The Indian Railways is planning to run more passenger trains in addition to already running trains as the country entres Unlock 4 after the government eased down lockdown restrictions amid the pandemic. Railways is planning to run more special trains for which it is also holding discussions with the state governments, the Railways Ministry informed on Tuesday. As per reports, …

All passenger, suburban trains continue to remain suspended, special trains to run
4 years, 5 months ago

All passenger, suburban trains continue to remain suspended, special trains to run

India TV News  

The Indian Railways on Tuesday announced that all regular passenger and suburban train services will continue to remain suspended till further notice. However, special trains which are currently into service will continue to run. Railways in a statement said, "This is to bring to the notice of all concerned that as decided and informed earlier on as well, regular passenger …

Railways cancels all regular trains till August 12, specials to continue
4 years, 6 months ago

Railways cancels all regular trains till August 12, specials to continue

India Today  

Indian Railway Board has announced its decision to cancel all regular time-tabled passenger services, including mail/express, passenger and suburban trains up to August 12. All the tickets booked for regular timetabled trains for the journey date between July 1 and August 12 also stand cancelled, the Railway Board said in a statement on Thursday. Railways officials clarified that all special …

Indian Railways may introduce more trains; 5 facts
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways may introduce more trains; 5 facts

Live Mint  

Two days after the Indian Railways started to run the Special Rajdhani trains, the national transporter on Wednesday indicated that it might soon start mail or express trains as chair-car services in the coming days as well. Waiting list introduced The Railway Board on Wednesday issued an order introducing the provision of waiting list not only in its presently operational …

Watch | Indian Railways restart 'special trains'
4 years, 8 months ago

Watch | Indian Railways restart 'special trains'

The Hindu  

It has been almost 50 days since railway services were stopped in India amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The Indian Railways plans to restart passenger services in a phased manner. Initially, 15 pairs of 'special trains' will restart service from May 12 onwards. The trains will run from the New Delhi station connecting places including Patna, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram and …

Over 80,000 passengers have booked tickets worth Rs 16 crore for special trains so far, says Indian Railways
4 years, 8 months ago

Over 80,000 passengers have booked tickets worth Rs 16 crore for special trains so far, says Indian Railways

Firstpost  

Over 80,000 passengers have booked tickets worth over Rs 16 crore on the special trains so far, the Indian Railways said on Tuesday, hours before the first such train is scheduled to depart from the New Delhi station for Bilaspur in Madhya Pradesh. New Delhi: Over 80,000 passengers have booked tickets worth over Rs 16 crore on the special trains …

Over 45,000 bookings worth ₹16 crore so far for special trains: Railways
4 years, 8 months ago

Over 45,000 bookings worth ₹16 crore so far for special trains: Railways

The Hindu  

Over 80,000 passengers have booked tickets worth over ₹16 crore on the special trains so far, the Indian Railways said on Tuesday, hours before the first such train is scheduled to depart from the New Delhi station for Bilaspur in Madhya Pradesh. So far, 45,533 bookings worth ₹16.15 crore have been recorded for the special trains for the next seven …

Shramik Special trains to now have three stops, increased capacity
4 years, 8 months ago

Shramik Special trains to now have three stops, increased capacity

The Hindu  

The Indian Railways, which has so far run about 468 Shramik Special trains, has now decided to run such trains with three stops in the destination State. In a separate statement, the Railways said it had operated 468 Shramik Special trains till 10.00 a.m. on May 11. “As on 11th May 2020, a total of 468 ‘Shramik Special’ trains have …

Railways to start limited train services from tomorrow: Details here
4 years, 8 months ago

Railways to start limited train services from tomorrow: Details here

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Indian Railways said it plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from Tuesday initially with 15 pairs of trains. These trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi station connecting 15 important cities of the country, namely Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Trivandrum, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi. "Thereafter, …

Lockdown Extension: Railways set to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for April 15-May 3
4 years, 9 months ago

Lockdown Extension: Railways set to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for April 15-May 3

India TV News  

Railways is set to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for travel between April 15 and May 3 due to extension of the nationwide lockdown and suspension of passenger trains till then in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told PTI. With the national transporter allowing tickets to be booked during the 21-day lockdown for journeys after April 14, …

Lockdown Extended: Train services suspended till May 3, Indian Railways offer full refund
4 years, 9 months ago

Lockdown Extended: Train services suspended till May 3, Indian Railways offer full refund

India TV News  

The Indian Railways on Tuesday said full refund would be provided to its online customers for trains cancelled up to May 3, while those who have booked at the counters can take refund till July 31. The railways on Tuesday extended the suspension of all its passenger trains after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended nationwide lockdown till May 3 in …

Trains and flights remain suspended till May 3 as lockdown extended
4 years, 9 months ago

Trains and flights remain suspended till May 3 as lockdown extended

Op India  

All trains and domestic as well as international flights will remain suspended till May 3 as the nationwide lockdown continues amidst Chinese coronavirus outbreak. On April 14, the Ministry of Railways informed that all premium, Suburban Express, and passenger trains of the Indian Railways will remain non-operational until May 3, 2020. All passenger train services on Indian Railways including Premium …

Mumbai local train services to stop from Sunday midnight
4 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai local train services to stop from Sunday midnight

India Today  

Mumbai, also knows as the city that never sleeps, finally braces for a virtual lockdown as local train services will stop from Sunday midnight till March 31 in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus. However, BEST bus services will continue in the metropolis to facilitate movement of staff of the essential services, a state government official said. In …

Passengers face hard time as 50 local trains cancelled by Eastern Railway
4 years, 11 months ago

Passengers face hard time as 50 local trains cancelled by Eastern Railway

India TV News  

Thousands of passengers faced a harrowing time on Monday as at least 50 local trains were cancelled and several express trains diverted owing to automation work of signalling system in the Sealdah main section of the Eastern Railway. The Eastern Railway has cancelled at least 318 suburban EMU trains in the section from February 9 to 16, and announced diversion …

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