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Transline Technologies Limited signs major contract for Video Surveillance of 1633 Railway Stations for Indian Railways 

Transline Technologies Limited signs major contract for Video Surveillance of 1633 Railway Stations for Indian Railways  New Delhi (India), August 14: Delhi-based tech giant Transline Technologies Limited has bagged a major contract for IP-based Video Surveillance Systems to be incorporated into 1633 railway stations under the purview of Indian Railways. This project will cover states including...
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Business  India 

Railways introduces discount scheme in AC sitting trains

Railways introduces discount scheme in AC sitting trains New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) In a bid to optimise utilisation of accommodation in trains, the Union Railways Ministry on Saturday announced the introduction of a discounted fare scheme in AC sitting trains. "With a view to optimise utilisation of...
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Regional 

Fire breaks out in Falaknuma Express, major tragedy averted

Fire breaks out in Falaknuma Express, major tragedy averted Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) A major tragedy was averted when fire broke out in Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express in Telangana's Yadadri Bhongir district on Friday. No casualties were reported. The train was stopped between Pagidipalli and Bommayapalli by the loco pilot...
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Regional 

'Unpreventable accident': Railways plays down absence of 'Kavach' System on accident route

'Unpreventable accident': Railways plays down absence of 'Kavach' System on accident route New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Indian Railways on Sunday said that indigenously-developed automatic train protection system "Kavach," which was not installed on the route where the accident in Odisha's Balasore occurred on Friday evening, could not have prevented it. In...
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India 

Railway recommends CBI probe into Odisha train tragedy

Railway recommends CBI probe into Odisha train tragedy Balasore, June 4 (IANS) Under fire from the opposition over the horrific Odisha train tragedy, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that the Railway Board has recommended for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the accident....
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India 

Major train accidents that India witnessed in last 15 years

Major train accidents that India witnessed in last 15 years New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) At least 233 people have died and over 900 injured in a tragic rail accident involving Coromandel Express and the SMVP-Howrah Superfast Express on Friday night, in one of the worst train accidents in India...
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Regional  Feature 

Fastest Indian train of British-era, Punjab Mail completes 111 years

Fastest Indian train of British-era, Punjab Mail completes 111 years Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) The popular and reliable 'Punjab Mail' -- the fastest train to zip across the subcontinent from Bombay (now, Mumbai) to Peshawar (now in Pakistan), completed 111 years on Wednesday and will step into its 112th year...
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Gujarat 

New Summer Special Superfast Train Launched Between Valsad and Jammu Tawi

New Summer Special Superfast Train Launched Between Valsad and Jammu Tawi In response to the increased travel demand during the summer season, the government has introduced a new summer special superfast train, operating between Valsad and Jammu Tawi. The AC trains, with special fare structures, are designed to ease travel and...
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Business 

Cressanda Solutions Ltd wins prestigious Eastern Railways bid – To advertise Indoor and Exterior of over 500 trains and also provide Concierge Services, Wi-Fi and Content-on-Demand

Cressanda Solutions Ltd wins prestigious Eastern Railways bid – To advertise Indoor and Exterior of over 500 trains and also provide Concierge Services, Wi-Fi and Content-on-Demand Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 3: Cressanda Solutions Ltd  – leading company providing IT solutions, digital media and IT enabled services has won Eastern Railway bid for providing advertising and concierge services in trains. Company won the bid in As...
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Regional 

Two freight trains collide in MP's Shahdol, 1 loco pilot dies

Two freight trains collide in MP's Shahdol, 1 loco pilot dies Bhopal, April 19 (IANS) A loco pilot died while at least three more railways employees were injured as two freight trains collided in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday morning. Impact of the collision was so strong that several...
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Regional 

Drunk TTE allegedly urinates on woman passenger on Akal Takht Express in UP

Drunk TTE allegedly urinates on woman passenger on Akal Takht Express in UP In another shameful incident, a drunk Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE), Munna Kumar from Bihar, allegedly urinated on a woman passenger who was travelling with her husband on the Akal Takht Express between Amritsar and Kolkata. According to reports, the woman...
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Business  India 

Tata Steel to manufacture 22 Vande Bharat trains in next one year

Tata Steel to manufacture 22 Vande Bharat trains in next one year The Indian Railways has signed an agreement with Tata Steel under which the company will manufacture 22 trains of the country's fastest and feature-rich Vande Bharat Express in the coming year.
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