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No more demand for Shramik special trains: Railways

There is no demand for Shramik special trains from any state now, the railways said Monday, but offered to run more if states request for them. At a press conference, railway spokespersons said no......

34-yr-old migrant worker dies on board 'Shramik Special' train

A 34-year-old migrant worker died on board a Pune-Prayagraj Shramik Special train on Monday and his post-mortem has been conducted, officials said on Tuesday. Akhilesh Kumar, who used to work at a......

'Shramik Special' trains to ferry migrants, students

The Railways on Friday rolled out non-stop "Shramik Special" trains to ferry migrant workers, students and others from various states where they were stranded since the nationwide lockdown began on......

Railways to run 100 'Shramik special' trains daily

The Centre on Monday decided to run 100 special trains daily for migrants during the coronavirus lockdown and asked the states to ensure that they avail the facility, as lakhs of stranded people......

Shramik train derails in Mangaluru, none injured

Train resumed its journey after the derailed engine was replaced.   A 'Shramik' special train on Tirur (Kerala) to Jaipur (Rajasthan) route derailed at Padil, Mangaluru at around 2 am on May......

Railways likely to freeze hiring, cut allowances

Railway traffic has dropped 32 per cent to 99.86 mt between April 1 and May 14, compared to the same time last year, while its revenue, too, dipped 41 per cent to Rs 9,094.38 crore. Some Railway......

Why train travel will never be the same again

The first two coaches that rolled out from the Railway Coach Factory in Kapurthala also have fixtures coated with titanium dioxide and the provision for plasma air equipment in AC ducts to......

How Railways is ferrying 10 mn workers

Ferrying migrant workers back to their states would be the largest special service by any railway network in the world in one go. Here's how the transporter manages it. IMAGE: Migrants stand in a......

Idle tracks shore up railway finances

When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables her Budget on February 1, the numbers could be something to cheer.Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports. IMAGE: A passenger walks to board a train to Delhi......

Nitish Kumar's biggest challenge at the moment

Around 275,000 migrant labourers and their family members have returned to the state. According to the state government, this number could exceed 1 million by the end of this month. As the NDA......

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