Tag: East Coast Railway

Puri: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) today suspended train driver Govinda Sahu and assistant driver Umesh Kumar for allegedly ignoring signal and driving through Matiapada level crossing in Puri while the gates were open. Earlier in the day, commuters passing through the Matiapada level crossing on the Puri-Konark Siddha Mahavir Road had a narrow escape […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 10 trains were cancelled by the East Coast Railway (ECoR) following the country-wide bandh observed by Congress and other political parties protesting fuel price hike today. As protestors gathered and staged rail roko at different stations of the State, the ECoR cancelled the trains under its jurisdiction. Here’s a list of […]

Jajpur: Platform No-3 at Jajpur Road Station was damaged after being hit by a coal-laden goods train last night. As per reports, a coal laden goods train passing through platform no-3 of the station came in contact with the GI sheets of the platform roof. As a result three GI sheets were ripped off while […]

Bhubaneswar: Several trains have been cancelled in view of the ongoing modernisation work for the commissioning of new line between Balangir and Bhainsapalli. As the construction of Khurda Road-Balangir Railway line and doubling between Balangir and Deogaon Railway Stations under the Sambalpur Railway Division is on, some trains have been cancelled while a few train […]

Bhubaneswar: Indian Railways is called the lifeline of the country. Lakhs depend on the Railways in India. Indian Railways is the fourth largest railway network of the world. But in recent times, frequent incidents of train accidents and derailment are making headlines. Infact, today itself people woke up to news of train derailments in Uttar […]

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway has released a recruitment notification for positions under Scouts and Guide Quota Posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions before the deadline. The last date for submission of application is November 26, 2018. Railway Recruitment 2018 Details Post and Vacancies Scouts & Guide Quota: 8 Group C: […]

The Ministry of Railways released its new All India Railway Time Table known as “TRAINS AT A GLANCE (TAG)” effective from August 15, 2018. In addition to the “Trains at a Glance”, all the 17 Zonal Railways released their respective Zonal Railway Time Tables (5 Zonal time tables in all, each Zonal Time Table comprising […]

Bhubaneswar:Creating a new record, the East Coast Railway has launched six Limited Height Subways (LHS) in Sambalpur division after completing them in a single block of four and half hours, officials said Friday. With the launching of six LHSs yesterday, seven unmanned level crossing gates will be closed in Bhawanipatna-Lanjigarh Road Section of Kalahandi area, […]

Balasore: The Railways today unfurled the Unreserved Ticket System (UTS) at the Balasore Railway station after its launch in Rail Sadan two months back. Breathing a sigh of relief, rail passengers here welcomed the step which will allow them to buy unreserved train tickets using smart phones. Though the mobile based App UTS ON MOBILE […]

Rayagada: The train services at Singapur Road and Rayagada railway station resumed yesterday night after remaining suspended for nearly eight hours following derailment of the engine of Samaleshwari Express, while it was on its way to Jagdalpur from Howrah. As per reports, first two wheels of the engine had got derailed few kilometres away from […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: In yet another major news for candidates awaiting a job in the railway sector, the East Coast Railways, Northern Railways and the Central Railways have released recruitment notifications to fill up multiple Group C and Group D posts including Store Khalasi, Peon, Khalasi Elect, Sr.Clerk, Electrician, Doctor, Specialists Posts and Jansadharan Ticket Booking […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Railways today turned down the proposal for expanding the jurisdiction of East Coast Railway (ECoR) to unify Odisha under one zone by setting up of three new railway divisions. Members of Parliament of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by Bhartruhari Mahatab today reiterated the state’s demands in a […]

Kolkata: East Coast Railway has released a recruitment notification against Cultural Quota vacancies in East Coast Railway for 2017-18. Interested and eligible candidates can apply by March 12, 2018. Age Limit Candidates applying need to be between 18 and 28 years. Age relaxation is also admissible- 31 years for OBC and 33 years for SC/ […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday urged the Centre to consider expanding the jurisdiction of East Coast Railway (ECoR) to unify Odisha under one zone. As part of the reorganization, the Chief Minister has also demanded the Union Ministry of Railways for creating three new railway divisions at Rourkela, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road and Rayagada under […]

Bhubaneswar: Services of Rourkela-Koraput Express will be restored temporarily on a tri-weekly basis from February 4, informed the East Coast Railway. The up train 18107 will leave Rourkela every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday with effective from February 4 whereas the down train 18108 will leave from Koraput every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with effective from […]