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Technology could cut train crews from 2 to 1 but is it safe?

New technologies, like one coming up in the US, could cut train crews to 1 but labour groups see an increase in chances of accidents.

19 Jan 2020 3:00 PM

A man was arrested on Thursday for setting a coach of Rishikesh-Delhi Passenger train on fire after he was apparently not issued an ID card. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Denied ID card, Uttarakhand man sets train coach on fire: Police

Police is conducting further investigation in the matter and finding out whether the accused has any criminal record.

29 Nov 2019 10:21 AM

At least 15 people were killed and 58 others injured when two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh early Tuesday, police said. (Representational Image)

15 dead, 58 injured as 2 trains collide in Bangladesh

The circumstances surrounding the accident were under investigation, a railway official told reporters.

12 Nov 2019 10:34 AM

At least 13 people were killed and 30 others injured as a fire broke out on a train in Pakistan on Thursday after a gas canister carried by a passenger exploded. (Photo: ANI)

At least 65 killed as Pakistan train catches fire after gas canister blast

Some passengers were cooking breakfast when the gas cylinder exploded, the report said.

31 Oct 2019 10:40 AM

A fire broke out in the rear power car of the Chandigarh-Kochuvalli Express as it was departing the New Delhi station on Friday, a railway spokesperson said. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Train compartment catches fire at New Delhi railway station; no casualty reported

The fire has been extinguished. Twelve fire tenders were rushed to the spot, a fire department official said.

06 Sep 2019 3:02 PM

A Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable saved the life of a middle-aged passenger who lost the balance and had fallen between the gap of the platform and moving train while getting down. (Photo: ANI)

RPF constable saves life of passenger slipped between train and track in Hyd

The incident took place at Nampally railway station in Hyderabad on Thursday.

30 Aug 2019 12:43 PM

The Thar Express to Karachi left Bhagat ki Kothi station here at its scheduled time at 1 am Saturday, officials said, amid apprehension that its run may end a few hours later at Munabao, the last station on the Indian side of the border. (Photo: ANI)

Thar Express departs for Karachi on time but uncertainty looms

Hindu Singh Sodha, president of the Seemant Lok Sangthan, said it would be unfortunate if train falls victim to the recent turn of events.

10 Aug 2019 8:26 AM

A woman and her daughter travelling from Delhi to Kota were killed allegedly after being pushed off a train for resisting robbery in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, the Railway Protection Force said on Saturday. (Representational Image)

UP woman, daughter killed while chasing robbers in Delhi-Kota train

An RPF official said one ambulance was rushed to the spot soon after they were informed about the incident.

04 Aug 2019 12:28 PM

Manish Arora, a resident of Delhi was travelling in Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express and pulled the emergency chain at Mathura Junction so that his mother could finish breakfast before alighting on the platform. (Photo: File I Representational)

Delhi man pulls emergency chain of train to let mother finish breakfast, held

Arora chose to pull the chain and "make it halt for extra minutes before they got down".

05 Jul 2019 1:35 PM

Water can be seen gushing out of the AC duct. (Photo: Twitter video screengrab | @RaiSuyagya)

Watch: Water gushes from AC duct in Sanghamitra superfast express, video goes viral

The passenger who recorded the video can be heard saying that water might be coming from the bathroom.

03 Jul 2019 4:28 PM

Another passenger, who was identified only as Peter, said 'the train guard could have done more'. (Photo: Twitter | @prasun6)

Indian family racially abused on train in Ireland

Prasun Bhattachrjee said the abuse continued as the man sat with them and continued to insult them all the way to Dublin.

21 Jun 2019 4:37 PM

An accident was averted as CCTV monitoring staff noticed the boulder in time, a railway official said on Friday. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Train accident averted on Mumbai-Pune route due to CCTV cameras

A huge boulder fell on the track near Lonavala around 8.15 pm Thursday, which held up Mumbai-Kolhapur Sahyadri Express for over two hours.

15 Jun 2019 12:39 PM

The station is a terminal of the self-driving Kanazawa Seaside Line in the port city of Yokohama. (Representational Image)

14 injured as driverless train goes wrong way in Japan

Mikami added that the operator has shut down the line and it was uncertain when services would be resumed.

02 Jun 2019 1:18 PM

Passenger Paul Brunton captured the reactions of fellow passengers in a 30-second video that has since gone viral. (Photo: Twitter | Screengrab)

UK train driver mistakenly broadcasts porn over sound system, video goes viral

The South Western Railway has apologised and said it was investigating the matter.

16 May 2019 2:49 PM

They are suspected to have been crushed under the Gonaida-Ballarpur passenger train (Photo: AFP)

Train crushes 2 tiger cubs near Chandrapur in Maharashtra

AAP leader in Mumbai, Priti Sharma Menon, questioned whether they belonged to Avni.

16 Nov 2018 8:30 PM

The train stopped at the Auber station in central Paris as the woman went into advanced labour and the baby was born at 11.40 am. (Photo: AFP)

Woman gives birth to baby boy on Paris train

French capital's transport network offers newborn boy free rail travel until he turns 25.

19 Jun 2018 8:28 AM

Railways will eventually extend the scheme to all trains in which meals are served, officials said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eco-friendly plates to replace polymer ones on premium trains

The scheme was recently started on a trial basis on the Sealdah Rajdhani, where passengers were being served in plates made of 'bagasse'.

03 May 2018 9:21 PM

The principal's office looks like an engine and the veranda is transformed into a platform where students can play. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Rajasthan: Alwar govt school classrooms look like train, verandah as platform

School principal Purushottam Gupta said they have transformed the school into train to increase the number of students.

10 Apr 2018 5:15 PM

Former doctor Amit Patel and Kiki (Twitter Screengrab/ @Kika_GuideDog)

Blind man left in tears as London commuters refuse to give up disability seats

Former doctor Amit Patel was left struggling to find anything to hold onto as his guide dog ‘slid’ around the wet floor of carriage.

30 Mar 2018 3:25 PM

Another study found a link between long commutes and side-effects on quality of life. (Photo: Pixabay)

Short commute boost more happiness than sex

The report suggested that the link is due to a sense of time pressure with commuters of long stretches.

31 Jan 2018 7:06 PM

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