News Muncher - category train travelling

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Palakkad Division forms special teams to check unauthorised travelling and overcrowding in trains

Palakkad Division of Southern Railway has intensified efforts to address unauthorised travel and overcrowding in trains by embarking on a series of measures. The division has constituted joint teams, comprising personnel from the Railway Protection Force and the commercial department, which conduct random checks on trains notorious for overcrowding and unauthorised travel. Stating that the proactive approach has yielded positive …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Love travelling solo? Here are 6 key Indian Railways laws for female travellers you need to know

Live Mint

If you are a solo female traveller, Indian Railway's laws protect single women passengers, as detailed in section 139 of the Indian Railways Act 1989. According to Indian Railways regulations, if a teenage girl or woman travels alone without a ticket, the Travelling Ticket Examiner is not allowed to eject her from the train. The Railway Protection Force launched a …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Is it possible to travel without ruining the environment?

ABC

Back in May, a flight tracking service registered 22,000 planes simultaneously in the air — a new record. Reducing our footprint We opted for a pragmatic approach, on the basis that net zero travel was nearly impossible and calculating emissions, especially indirect emissions, was like any budgeting during a holiday — liable to turn a lighthearted jaunt into a painstaking …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train mishap: More than 100 passengers from AP might have been killed

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: More than 100 passengers bound to various destinations in Andhra Pradesh might have perished in the three-train crash accident that occurred on Friday evening near Bahanaga railway station in Odisha’s Balasore district. We have confirmation of 50 deaths,’’ a senior railway official from Waltair Division told Deccan Chronicle. As per the list provided by the Waltair Division 364 passengers …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Annu Kapoor says his iPad, credit card, ‘lot of cash' stolen in France; warns people of ‘pick-pockets, thieves'. Watch

Hindustan Times

Actor Annu Kapoor, who is currently on a tour of Europe, said that his bag was stolen in Dijon Ville, near Paris. In the over one-minute long video, Annu spoke in Hindi, and said, "My Prada bag was stolen, which had a lot of cash in swiss franc and euros, my iPad, my diary and credit card. Annu captioned the …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Man gets 3-year jail term for molesting minor, her aunt in Mumbai local train

India Today

A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court has sentenced a 33-year-old to three years of rigorous imprisonment for molesting a minor girl and her specially-abled aunt in a local train while travelling between Badlapur and Dadar stations in a handicap compartment. The judge sentenced the Mumbra resident to three years of imprisonment under section 8 of the POCSO …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Why coaches are the unsung sustainability superheroes of our roads

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Like many people, I’d reduced coach travel in my mind to a simple caricature of “Dave’s Coaches” a la …

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3 years, 2 months ago

为缓解出行焦虑英国推出“火车上的瑜伽课”

China Daily

Train passengers given live yoga classes from the comfort of their seats during journey 为了帮助乘客放松，英国希思罗机场快线推出了“火车上的瑜伽课”。据悉，这是首次在行驶的火车上开瑜伽课，车厢里充满了舒缓身心的香气，虽然课程时间不长，却大受好评。 A TRAIN operator from Britain has made travelling more tranquil – by hosting live yoga classes during journeys. 为了让乘客进入状态，开展瑜伽课的这节“宁静列车”车厢用新鲜的桉树叶和薰衣草作装饰，让整节车厢充满了舒缓身心的香气。 The initiative was trialled after a study also commissioned by Heathrow Express found more than half of public transport users find travel stressful following the Covid-19 …

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4 years, 10 months ago

Australia train crash: Two killed after Sydney to Melbourne rail service derails

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s believed the train travelling from Sydney to Melbourne …

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5 years, 5 months ago

New Vande Bharat Express train to Vaishno Devi may soon start operations