Railway Tracks

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Heavy rains in Mumbai and adjoining areas crippled normal life for the second consecutive day on Sunday, throwing train services off the tracks. Owing to water accumulation on the railway tracks, suburban services of the Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) were adversely hit.

Mumbai’s lifeline shuts down as locals remain off the tracks

More than two dozen express trains were cancelled while many were short terminated.

05 Aug 2019 2:31 AM

Kumar's wife Sajini and brother Rangan have alleged that he was subjected to overwork and tortured psychologically as he belonged to the Adivasi community. (Photo: ANI | Representational))

Deceased Kerala cop's wife claim caste discrimination, says he was stripped, tortured

Kumar worked with the Kallekkad Armed Reserve camp in Palakkad district. His body was found knocked down by a train near the railway tracks.

28 Jul 2019 1:42 PM

Corpse of man lay unattended on railway track

The body was taken to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGM) at Bhiwandi.

12 Nov 2018 12:56 AM

The electrification is likely to be completed by 2021-22. The major trunk routes on the railway network have already been electrified and are operational. (Representational Image)

Proposal for electrification of railway routes cleared

Following the electrification, there would be an estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

13 Sep 2018 2:54 AM

The boundary wall will be completed as expeditiously as possible. However, the CR did not mention where the walls are being constructed.

Rlys plans to build 37-km boundary walls along tracks

According to the railways, the tenders for the construction of boundary wall on different stretches were invited for a total length of 37km.

11 Apr 2018 1:58 AM

According to the police, the deceased were not yet identified, but they were believed to be mother and daughter. (Photo: Representational)

20-year-old woman, baby found dead on railway tracks in Mumbai

A case of accidental death was registered following the recovery of the bodies, which were sent for post-mortem.

29 Mar 2018 12:57 PM

Six listen to music, get run over by moving train in U.P.

According to Mr S C Dubey, Superintendent of Police GRP in Moradabad, “A group of seven youths were trying to cross the railway tracks.

27 Feb 2018 1:41 AM

Feature photo by Superfast1111 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

A tale of two lanes

Santacruz, in more ways than one, made me the person I am today.

28 Oct 2017 12:13 AM

CR has raised alert levels on tracks after incidents of sabotage and material turning up mysteriously were reported.

CR, WR to clear scrap from tracks

CR, which too has been at the centre of incidents of material turning up mysteriously on the tracks, has raised alert levels on tracks.

14 Jun 2017 3:24 AM

The government railway police (GRP) personnel who recovered the body suspect that Dhara committed suicide by jumping in front of a speeding train. (Representational image)

Kolkata: Man’s body found on Bagnan rail tracks

Pradip Dhara (38) was found dead on the down railway track nearly 30 ft away from platform no 2 of the Bagnan station at around 12.30 am.

08 May 2017 7:11 AM

Deva Kaul placed the rod on the railways tracks between Masjid and CST stations.

IB grills druggie who put rod on tracks

Kaul has even booked for endangering lives of commuters as per provisions of the Railway Act and has been remanded to custody till Thursday.

26 Apr 2017 2:51 AM

Accused Sukhlal Kohl also tried to damage the signal box.

Drug-addict held while laying rod on tracks near Masjid

The 60-kg rail piece was laid on the track at around 4:30 pm by Kohl and was seen while doing so by the motorman D.N. Parghi.

25 Apr 2017 1:09 AM

A 400-kg iron beam was found lying across the railway tracks between Diva and Mumbra.

Rod on track was a bet: Cops

Makandar challenged accused to place iron beam on rail tracks.

15 Apr 2017 4:49 AM

Kandivali Police arrest man for raping 10-year-old girl

The accused had allegedly kidnapped the girl from SV Road in Kandivali.

28 Mar 2017 1:04 AM

Responding to the question whether consumption of such veggies can cause serious diseases, the state government claimed that no such report is available.

Gutter water used to grow veggies: State

Even the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) doesn’t have any such study.

16 Mar 2017 2:53 AM

Video: Mumbai motorman saves woman on railway tracks by applying brakes on time

The local train halted in the nick of time, just inches from the woman who was walking on the tracks unmindful of the coming train.

03 Feb 2017 3:49 PM

Delhi: Photoshoot on railway tracks claims two teenage lives

The group had even taken a professional camera on rent and were clicking pictures with train appearing in the background.

16 Jan 2017 9:14 PM

Litter spread along the tracks between G.T.B. Nagar and Wadala station on Saturday. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

Garbage on tracks eats into punctuality of trains

Before complaining about crawling trains and delayed services, commuters would do well to know the reason behind the same.

27 Nov 2016 3:52 AM

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