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MEMU eases anxiety for passengers returning to Chennai after Deepavali
1 month, 2 weeks ago

MEMU eases anxiety for passengers returning to Chennai after Deepavali

The Hindu  

Southern Railway's decision to run a MEMU service with all unreserved coaches between Madurai and Tambaram on Sunday evening helped ease the anxiety of passengers returning to Chennai after Deepavali. The MEMU took almost three times the number of passengers, who otherwise could have travelled in the unreserved compartments of Chennai-bound Pandian Superfast Express.

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Tiruchi to have new shed for maintenance of MEMU rakes
3 months ago

Tiruchi to have new shed for maintenance of MEMU rakes

The Hindu  

Construction of the Mainline Electric Multiple Unit shed for maintenance of rakes is under way in Tiruchi. The Southern Railway Construction Organisation has been entrusted with the task of setting up the new shed after the Railway Board, New Delhi, gave its approval and sanctioned funds based on a detailed proposal. A Broad Gauge Coaching Depot functioning close to the …

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No Need For New Infrastructure Or Land: How Vande Metro Trains Can Put Urban Transport Reforms On Fast Track
3 months ago

No Need For New Infrastructure Or Land: How Vande Metro Trains Can Put Urban Transport Reforms On Fast Track

News 18  

India’s first Vande Metro was launched this week and the Ministry of Railways has plans to extend the service to several cities across the country soon. A lively and eager crowd brimming with excitement gathered to catch a glimpse of the Bhuj-Ahmedabad #NamoBharatRapidRail as it reaches its destination in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.#RailInfra4Gujarat#RapidRail#VandeBharatExpress pic.twitter.com/bcZDNP9Jl5— Ministry of Railways September 16, 2024 LIMITATIONS OF …

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Railways cancels 72 trains ahead of Raksha Bandhan, 22 routes changed | Check details
4 months, 1 week ago

Railways cancels 72 trains ahead of Raksha Bandhan, 22 routes changed | Check details

India TV News  

Indian Railways has cancelled 72 trains that pass between Maharashtra's Rajnandgaon and Nagpur railway stations as the department is laying a third track between the stations. The railway administration has cancelled these trains between 4 and 20 August. As the festival of Rakshabandhan is on 19 August and people planning to travel, need to recheck the status of their trains. …

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Passengers urge railways to operate Mayiladuthurai-Tiruchi and Mayiladuthurai-Salem Express with conventional coaches
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Passengers urge railways to operate Mayiladuthurai-Tiruchi and Mayiladuthurai-Salem Express with conventional coaches

The Hindu  

Commuters, especially those in the delta region, have urged the railways to continue operating the Mayiladuthurai-Tiruchi-Mayiladuthurai Express with conventional ICF coaches instead of MEMU rake. Following the extension of the Mysuru-Mayiladuthurai Express to Cuddalore a few days ago, the Mayiladuthurai-Tiruchi Express is being operated with 10 conventional ICF coaches. “The eight-car MEMU train will be insufficient to accommodate the crowd …

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Get the Vande Metro routing right
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Get the Vande Metro routing right

The Hindu  

The Vande Bharat trains have captured India’s imagination. But out of the 51 origin-destination pairings with 82 VB rakes of Vande Bharat trains introduced by Indian Railways, at least 10 O-D pairs have very low patronage. The first Vande Metro prototype rake with 12 coaches and with passenger facilities comparable to those on Vande Bharat trains was produced by the …

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Jammu-Kashmir: Railways conducts trial run on world's highest Chenab rail bridge | VIDEO
6 months ago

Jammu-Kashmir: Railways conducts trial run on world's highest Chenab rail bridge | VIDEO

India TV News  

Chenab rail bridge: Indian Railways today conducted a successful trial run on the newly constructed Chenab Rail Bridge, the world's highest railway bridge. Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said in a post on X, "Successful trial run of MEMU train between Sangaldan-Reasi section of USBRL project. Know more about Chenab rail bridge project The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project will be …

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New local train on Chennai Central-Arakkonam section launched
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New local train on Chennai Central-Arakkonam section launched

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Chennai division of Southern Railway introduced a local special train between Chennai Central and Arakkonam on Tuesday. The MEMU passenger special will depart from Chennai at 10.30 am and arrive at Arakkonam at 12 noon, making stops at Basin Bridge, Perambur, Villivakkam, Ambattur, Avadi, Thiruninravur, Tiruvallur, Kadambattur, and Tiruvalangadu stations. Similarly, the train will depart from Arakkonam at …

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Rail connectivity a big boost for fruit industry, say Kashmir growers
10 months ago

Rail connectivity a big boost for fruit industry, say Kashmir growers

Hindustan Times  

As the railway stations of Kashmir are slowly getting connected with the rest of the country, the people associated with Kashmir’s fruit trade are upbeat that the connection will give a boost to the fruit industry in the Valley. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the extension of the railway facility to Sangaldan, Sumber and Khari areas of Ramban …

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Popular tourist spot Nandi Hills gets electric train connectivity from Bengaluru. Details
1 year ago

Popular tourist spot Nandi Hills gets electric train connectivity from Bengaluru. Details

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru’s popular weekend destination, Nandi Hills, now has an electric train connectivity as Southwestern Railways announced the extension of MEMU train services between Chikkaballapur and Devanahalli. Popular tourist spot Nandi Hills gets electric train connectivity from Bengaluru According to reports, 06593/06594 Yeswantpur-Chikkaballapur-Yeswantpu, 06531/06532 Bengaluru Cantonment-Chikkaballapur-Cantonment, and 06535/06538 Chikkaballapur-Bengaluru Cantonment-Chikkaballapur are the MEMU trains that will be halted at Nandi Hills. …

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Podanur residents joyous over ‘destination station’ status after decades
1 year, 1 month ago

Podanur residents joyous over ‘destination station’ status after decades

The Hindu  

Operation of two unreserved festival special trains in the Coimbatore-Barauni-Coimbatore sector on Tuesdays during this month to clear extra rush of passengers during the Chhaat festival has brought cheers to votaries of the betterment of Podanur Railway Station. For, in the return direction, Podanur has been accorded the status of ‘destination station’ after at least five decades, according to the …

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Local train derails, rams into platform at Mathura Junction | WATCH
1 year, 2 months ago

Local train derails, rams into platform at Mathura Junction | WATCH

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh: An Electrical Multiple Unit local train was derailed and rammed into the platform at Mathura Junction in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. The Shakurbasti Mathura MEMU train rammed into a platform at the Mathura Junction, railway officials said. In another incident earlier this month, a coach of a local train enroute to Delhi had derailed between Hazrat Nizamuddin railway …

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Navigating the airport commute challenge in Bengaluru
1 year, 3 months ago

Navigating the airport commute challenge in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The third busiest in the country, Kempegowda International Airport — Bengaluru’s international airport — handled 31.91 million passengers in FY 2022-2023. At present, public transport to the airport is available in two options: the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporations’ airport AC bus service, and the railways’ MEMU trains. Along with the reporter and photojournalist, only ten passengers disembarked in the station, …

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How India Hopes to Export Vande Bharat Trains by 2026 With Railways' PLI Scheme for Wheels & Brakes
1 year, 4 months ago

How India Hopes to Export Vande Bharat Trains by 2026 With Railways' PLI Scheme for Wheels & Brakes

News 18  

A new Production Linked Incentive scheme is in the pipeline to boost domestic manufacturing of wheels, brakes, and transmission systems for Linke Hofmann Busch and Vande Bharat train sets in India, said Railways officials, adding that they are aiming to sell the indigenous semi-high-speed trains to countries around the world, especially in Europe, South America and East Asia, by 2025-26. …

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46 trains cancelled, 8 short terminated due to blockade of tracks at 2 stations in West Bengal
1 year, 8 months ago

46 trains cancelled, 8 short terminated due to blockade of tracks at 2 stations in West Bengal

India Today  

At least 46 express and passenger trains were cancelled and eight others short-terminated on Wednesday by the South Eastern Railway owing to agitation and blockade at two railway stations in West Bengal by an organisation of the Kurmi community, an official said. In view of the agitation by members of the Kurmi community at Khemasuli station in West Medinipur district …

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'Try the bus': Twitter on CEO's grumble over price to reach Bengaluru airport
2 years, 3 months ago

'Try the bus': Twitter on CEO's grumble over price to reach Bengaluru airport

Hindustan Times  

Rohin Dharmakumar, CEO of The Ken, joined the rant on the exorbitant prices of a cab ride to the Bengaluru airport, triggering a fresh debate on commuter problems in the city. “A ~1 hour Uber to Bengaluru airport costs 60-130% the price of a ~1.5 hour flight to Mumbai,” he wrote on Twitter and shared screenshots to support the same. …

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Airport Train Yatra : Call for air travellers to use MEMU trains in commutes
2 years, 3 months ago

Airport Train Yatra : Call for air travellers to use MEMU trains in commutes

Hindustan Times  

Citizen groups in Bengaluru have taken a newly launched MEMU train to the airport in order to encourage air passengers to opt for public transport while going to and from the airport. Many senior citizens and children in Bengaluru also participated in the train journey and urged people to take public transport while travelling to and from the airport. Around …

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Allu Arjun is full of swag in Armaan Malik's new music video Memu Aagamu. Watch
2 years, 4 months ago

Allu Arjun is full of swag in Armaan Malik's new music video Memu Aagamu. Watch

India Today  

Allu Arjun is on a roll! The South superstar recently collaborated with musician Armaan Malik for a new music video titled Memu Aagamu. ALLU ARJUN IN MEMU AAGAMU The official YouTube page of Coke Studio India dropped the music video on August 22 and wrote, "When 2 musical worlds come together, Real Magic happens. Presenting Memu Aagamu with Allu Arjun, …

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In big relief to Bengaluru frequent flyers, commute to airport is now easier
2 years, 4 months ago

In big relief to Bengaluru frequent flyers, commute to airport is now easier

Hindustan Times  

In a major relief for frequent flyers in Bengaluru, the commute between the city and the Kempegowda International Airport has been made easier and significantly economical by the introduction of five new MEMU trains by the South Western Railway, which will be operational starting Friday, i.e. The SWR announced the details of the new trains on Twitter, writing, “In order …

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Union Railway Minister Inaugurates New MEMU Train Service, Other New Projects in Odisha
2 years, 11 months ago

Union Railway Minister Inaugurates New MEMU Train Service, Other New Projects in Odisha

News 18  

Union Railway Minister Inaugurated the new MEMU train service & some new projects in Cuttack & Baleswar district on Friday. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off ‘Hospital on Wheels’ from Gopabandhu Institute of Medical Science And Research at Athgarh in the Cuttack district. All the litigation relating to Malgodown land has solved for the development of Cuttack railway station” …

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Railways to resume 24 passenger trains from today. Check full list
3 years, 6 months ago

Railways to resume 24 passenger trains from today. Check full list

India TV News  

Amid the second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic, several trains were temporarily suspended. East Central Railways informed that the services of passenger special trains operating under its jurisdiction are being restored. Badhra Kothi-Bamankhi-Badhara Kothi DEMU Passenger Special Train 5. Fatuha-Rajgir- Fatuha MEMU Passenger Special Train 6. Sonpur-Chapra-Sonpur MEMU Passenger Special Train Here's the list of trains starting from June …

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