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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has fined the East Coast Railway (ECoR) Rs 50 lakh on charges of operating a railway siding without its permission at Jakhapura railway station in Jajpur district

Bhubaneswar: To provide comfortable journey to the commuters and to avoid rush in regular trains, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run Shatabdi and Jan Shatabdi Express trains daily instead of earlier six days in a week. Shatabdi Express on Wednesdays and Jan Shatabdi Express on Sundays will run as Special Trains till June […]

East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run nine pairs of weekly and bi-weekly special trains across various destinations of the country in a bid to clear additional rush of passengers during the summer

A day after two minor boys were rescued from the RPF custody in Cuttack, Railways authorities on Wednesday ordered a probe into the alleged confinement and torture of the boys by RPF personnel

Bolangir: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) today removed its last mechanical signals with arms, which was operational in at Tureikela Road Station near Kantabanji in Balangir district, and replace it with modern signalling system. With this, as part of its modernization plan, ECoR has now replaced all the mechanical signals with arms or Semaphore along […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: A railway station in a hilly, tribal-dominated area of Odisha is plucking water from the air to tackle its drinking water woes, an official of the East Coast Railway said today, stressing that it was the first such experiment in the rail network. Because of the uneven terrain in Rauli, 460 km from […]

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railways has commissioned a new line at Paralakhemundi railway section in Odisha besides installing advanced signalling system, an official said. This apart, the railways also introduced modern token less block system between Nuapada and Paralakhemundi stations. This new line would enable trains which were delayed at Nupada, will now run on […]

Bhubaneswar: The Railways today said top focus will be laid on expanding rail network in Odisha, while priority will be to link unconnected areas of the state and improve connectivity to ports. This was announced after Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain reviewed the performance and progress of ongoing Railway projects with General Manager, […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been allocated Rs 5,102 crore for development of Railways in the Union Budget for 2017-18 against the state’s demand of Rs 5,870 crore, East Coast Railways (ECoR) general manager Umesh Singh said. Stating that the allocation meets about 87 per cent of the state’s demand, Singh said, “We have passed with distinction.” […]

Bhubaneswar: To provide facilities to the commuters, Railways have decided to extend the services of Raipur-Bhawanipatna Passenger train up to Junagarh Road from July 8. 58207 Raipur-Junagarh Road Passenger train will leave Bhawanipatna at 2245 hrs, Kutrukhamar at 2307 hrs towards Junagarh Road and will arrive at Junagarh Road at 2345 hrs with effect from […]

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) today cancelled at least six trains and suspended services between Khurda Road in Odisha and Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh after several stations and tracks suffered damages in Cyclone ‘Titli’. The ECoR has also partially cancelled, rescheduled and diverted several trains passing through the State till further orders. Here’s the complete […]

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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: […]

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the surge of Covid-19 infection and due to poor patronisation, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to cancel the services of four special trains originating from…

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the surge of Covid-19 infection and due to poor patronisation, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to cancel the services of five special trains originating from…