Tag: East Coast Railway

Cuttack: An alert loco driver thwarted a possible train mishap near Balikuda station on the outskirts of Cuttack today. Sources said the driver of the Main Line Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) immediately stopped the train after spotting a red flag. The train was on its way to Berhampur from Cuttack when the driver noticed the […]

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As a precautionary measure to break the Covid-19 chain, the Indian Railways has decided to restrict the train movements to Puri during the upcoming RathYatra festival.

Despite repeated warnings issued by the Indian Railways, passengers are seen disobeying the orders. Finding a new way to stop this, the Railways has decided to impose hefty fines along with a jail term, which may be extend up to six months. Here are a few precautions to ensure safety of rail users and public: […]

The trains have been cancelled on May 10 and 11 to break the chain of Covid-19 transmission.

Bhubaneswar: The decision of the Railways Ministry to shift the office of Chief Railway Electrification from Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru has now been opposed by several political parties including Congress and BJD in Odisha. Slamming the Centre for its decision, Odisha Congress today alleged that the move will adversely affect the financial condition of the State. […]

Puri: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) authorities have initiated a probe into the fire mishap in Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express which destroyed at least three bogies of the train on Friday. According to sources, a high-level team constituted to conduct probe into the incident has already begun investigation by taking into all aspects of the mishap; […]

Bhubaneswar: Following a high-level meeting, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has issued an advisory to cancel or regulate trains which might get affected due to Cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ which is expected to make a landfall in Odisha. Reportedly, 103 trains have been cancelled in the first phase for Fani, while two have been diverted. According […]

Bhubaneswar: Two days after the extremely severe cyclone ‘Fani’ battered Bhubaneswar and other coastal parts of the State, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) today cancelled 19 more trains running or originating from the capital city. According to a release issued by the ECoR, the trains have been cancelled due to non-availability of train rakes. Here […]

Puri: The Railways restored normal train services from the holy city of Puri on Monday, informed the East Coast Railway (ECoR) authorities.  All the passenger trains as well as express trains, trains originating from Puri daily have started running from the tourist town. “No train has been rescheduled or the routes of any train are diverted,” […]

Probably the biggest recruitment sector in India, the Indian Railways has come up with another vacancy notification for all the job aspirants. The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has released a notification for the positions of Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) and Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT). Interested and eligible candidates are advised to walk-in for the positions […]

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the rise in inflow of devotees to Puri during the forthcoming annual sojourn of Lord Jagannath and His siblings, the Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run 194 special trains apart from the regular trains, to the pilgrim city between July 4 (Car Festival) and July […]

Bhubaneswar/Puri: With an aim to provide information electronically and promote Digital India, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched Rath Yatra Mobile App ‘ECOR YATRA’ for the benefit of the passengers especially the devotees coming to witness the world famous car fest-2019 at Puri. The information was provided by Ajoy Behera, Chief Commercial Manager of the […]

To be extra careful in overcrowded Trains Manpower mobilisation done for smooth running of Trains & Crowd Management Use UTS Mobile App to book journey Ticket by avoiding rush at Counters Rath Yatra Mobile App ECOR Yatra to get Railway information & facilities Ahead of the world famous annual Rath Yatra in Puri, East Coast […]

Bhubaneswar: All the locomotives will be equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) devices by the end of FY20, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said here Sunday. CCTVs will also be installed at the major junctions and express trains by the end of the financial year to improve passenger security, he said. The GPS systems […]