Chennai train crash: Trivedi hints at human error; to visit site

Terming the train accident at Sitheri station in Tamil Nadu as "very unfortunate" Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday said all efforts will be undertaken to prevent such mishaps in future.......

INSIDE the railway bribery express

Mahesh Kumar, the main accused in a bribery case in which nephew of Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has also been arrested, was "not interested" in becoming Member (staff) of Railway......

UP train mishap: Railways order high-level inquiry

The Railways on Thursday ordered a high-level inquiry by the commissioner of rail safety into the train accident in Uttar Pradesh, which left 33 people dead and 17 injured.\\nA railways spokesman......

Chennai train crash: Railways may take action against driver

Probe into the train accident near Arakkonam on Tuesday night will commence in Chennai on with officials scheduled to question the driver of the Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit train which rammed......

Railways may hike passenger fares by 8-12%, mid-year

In an unusual move, the railways are likely to effect a mid-term rise in passenger fares. The railway board has sought the political go-ahead for a hike of eight to 12 per cent. Railway board......

Now, railways expected to go on a slow chug

Railway officials said important projects at crucial stages would now be stuck for a long time At a time when Indian Railways (IR) was readying itself for a culture of negligible political......

Mukul puts Trivedi's tenure under scanner

Railway Minister Mukul Roy, who has expressed concern over tardy progress of various rail projects soon after taking charge, chaired a high-level meeting recently to ascertain the cause of the......

CIL to fund rail network to link coalfields

In a first, Coal India Ltd is set to fund construction of a large rail network connecting the country's coalfields.For this, CIL would float a special-purpose vehicle that would lay a 180-km line......