Cyclone Phailin: Planes grounded; road, rail traffic disrupted

With Cyclone Phailin set to hit Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coasts on Saturday evening, rail, road and air traffic has been badly disrupted in the states. The Railways have cancelled all trains......

Powerless Rajdhanis, Shatabdis stuck; chaos in Delhi Metro

Services of about 300 trains, including premier ones like Rajdhani, Shatbadi and Duronto, were severely affected due to collapse of the Northern grid in the early hours on Monday, causing......

Goods train derails in Bihar, Delhi-Kolkata route blocked

Twenty-six coal-laden wagons of a goods train derailed near Bhabua railway station in Bihar's Kaimur district apparently due to a technical fault in the rail line, disrupting the movement of about......

Railways to flag off 117 new trains

The Indian Railways will flag off 117 new trains as planned, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said while presenting the Budget on Wednesday. The Railways will also introduce 52 new trains in FY11.......

15 more Duronto trains may be launched

The railway ministry is planning to launch 15 more Duronto Express trains in the coming budget, as the end-to-end non-stop train has caught the fancy of passengers. The ministry has made a list of......

India's 1st long-distance, non-stop train flagged off

The country's first point-to-point, non-stop train, Duronto Express was flagged off from Sealdah station on Friday by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee as a 'Durga puja'......

Mamata flags off Sealdah-Delhi Duronto train

The country's first point-to-point, non-stop train, Duronto Express was on Fridayflagged off from Sealdah station by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee as a 'Durga puja' gift to the people. The......