Central Railway will operate four special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Sawantwadi Road from February 21st to 22nd, 2025, to manage increased passenger traffic during the Anganwadi Mela. Two trains (01129 and 01130) will run on February 21st (Friday), and two more (01131 and 01132) on February 22nd (Saturday). ... Train 01129 departs Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 00:55 and arrives at Sawantwadi Road at 12:00. Train 01130 departs Sawantwadi Road at 18:00 and arrives at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 06:10 the next day. Trains 01131 and 01132 follow a similar schedule on the 22nd. The trains will stop at Thane, Panvel, Pen, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, and Kudal. Train compositions vary slightly. Reservations open on February 9th, 2025, via IRCTC and computerized reservation centers. General second-class coaches are unreserved and can be booked via UTS.Read More...

Indian Railways will operate two special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Sawantwadi Road on February 23rd and 24th, 2025, to accommodate the increased passenger traffic during the Aanganewadi Mela. Train 01134 departs Sawantwadi Road at 6 PM on February 23rd (Sunday), arriving at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 6:25 AM on... February 24th. Train 01133 departs Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 8:20 AM on February 24th (Monday), arriving at Sawantwadi Road at 7 PM the same day. The trains will have one AC 2-Tier, three AC 3-Tier, two AC 3-Tier Economy, eight Sleeper, four General Second Class, one Second Seating cum Guard’s brake van, and one Generator Car. Reservations for train 01133 open on February 11th, 2025. General Second Class coaches are unreserved and tickets can be booked via UTS. Detailed schedules are available on www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in or the NTES app.Read More...

Due to the large crowds expected in Prayagraj for the Magh Purnima snan, the railway has cancelled several regular trains and diverted others. Train 11062 (Pawan Express) from Jaynagar to Prayagraj via Muzaffarpur was cancelled between Aunrihar and Manikpur Junction. Sections of this train between Sarnath, Varanasi City, Prayagraj... Ram Bagh, Prayagraj, and Naini were also cancelled. Passengers were not informed in time, causing confusion. The 05293 special train (Muzaffarpur-Secunderabad) was also cancelled, as was the Raxaul-Anand Vihar Sadbhavana Express to Varanasi and Varanasi City. The Barauni-Ahmedabad Express was overcrowded at Muzaffarpur Junction with Kumbh pilgrims, causing disruption. The Muzaffarpur-Valsad Shramik Special faced severe overcrowding in Chhapra, leading to protests. Overcrowding on the Jaynagar-New Delhi Swatantrata Senani Express led to vandalism at Madhubani station and delays at multiple stations (Madhubani, Sakri, Darbhanga, Samastipur Junction), leaving many reserved ticket holders stranded without compensation.Read More...

153 loco pilots in the Chakradharpur Railway Division protested against their sudden promotion to Goods loco pilots and subsequent transfers. The promotions, allegedly based on a panel, were given despite some pilots being deemed unfit 15-20 years prior. Pilots allege irregularities, claiming that those who didn't offer bribes were... transferred to remote stations like Joruli and Danguaposi. 18 pilots challenged their transfers in court and remain in their original postings. Nine pilots who applied for VRS were denied. The DRM, Tarun Huria, claims the promotions and transfers are justified and legitimate, but pilots argue that the promotions were forced upon them nearing retirement, without fitness tests, and despite a shortage of loco pilots caused by a five-year hiring freeze. They also allege that a second panel was released before the first was finalized. Newly promoted pilots are not being posted at their home stations, creating further resentment.Read More...

Due to non-interlocking work at Jammu Tawi yard on Northern Railway, the Dhanbad-Jammu Tawi-Dhanbad train operations will be cancelled. Train No. 03309 (Dhanbad-Jammu Tawi) departing Dhanbad on February 22nd, March 1st, and March 4th will be cancelled. Similarly, Train No. 03310 (Jammu Tawi-Dhanbad) departing Jammu Tawi on February 23rd, March... 2nd, and March 5th will also be cancelled. This information was provided by the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager and Senior Public Relations Officer, Dhanbad, Amaresh Kumar.Read More...

On Monday, Dhanbad Railway Division's DRM Kamal Kishore Sinha inspected Hazaribagh Town station and Banada siding, checking the rail tracks. Later that evening, he planned to inspect Banjhedih KTPS. He arrived at Koderma station via special saloon, where he observed the large passenger crowds due to the Maha Kumbh... Mela and issued guidelines to improve passenger amenities.Read More...

On Monday, DRM Kamal Kishore Sinha, Senior Divisional Operations Manager Ajay Tiwari, and Senior Divisional Mechanical Officer Deepak Kumar inspected the Banadag Coal Siding in Hazaribagh. They checked the railway line and safety, discussed safety measures with NTPC and Triveni Sanik Company officials, and gave instructions to Hazaribagh station officials.... The inspection was a routine safety check, also covering the legal aspects of the Banadag Coal Siding. Station Master Shehnaz Rizvi confirmed this.Read More...

A double-decker freight train carrying 264 SUVs from Penukonda, Andhra Pradesh, to Farukhnagar, Haryana, narrowly avoided a major accident at Khandwa railway station. Due to a route change, the train, which had traveled 147 km through 18 stations, arrived at Khandwa. The train's height exceeded the clearance of the overhead... equipment (OHE) lines in the Khandwa yard, causing the first carriage to almost touch the OHE. This near-miss was due to the OHE being 50 cm lower in the yard than on the main track. The train, which departed Penukonda on February 6th, was stopped and sent back to Bhusaval. A joint investigation has been ordered into the incident, focusing on the roles of the controller, route inspector, signal operator, and station master, along with the possibility of a technical fault. The incident caused a stir from Bhusaval division to Mumbai headquarters. No passenger train services were affected.Read More...

Chennai's Integral Coach Factory (ICF) manufactures Vande Bharat Express trains, significantly reducing travel times and improving passenger experience. Several new Vande Bharat Express trains are expected to launch later this month, with Prime Minister Modi scheduled to inaugurate them. The announcement covers new routes and an increase in Vande... Bharat train production, including the introduction of Vande Bharat 2.0 trains.Read More...

A special train carrying 3000 Raidasis and Sant Nirjandas arrived in Varanasi on Monday for the 648th birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas on February 12th (Maghi Purnima). The Seer area is transformed into a mela. Devotees from Punjab, Haryana, and various other states, including a large number of NRIs... from countries like Germany, England, France, Malaysia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, South Korea, America, Mauritius, Nepal, and Bhutan, have arrived. Security has been heightened. A large-scale langar (community kitchen) has been set up by the Malwa Committee, providing food for three days. A medical camp is addressing common illnesses like fever and cold, particularly affecting the elderly.Read More...