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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh arrives in Amritsar over train tragedy

Amritsar: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh arrived in Amritsar on Saturday, nearly 16 hours after at least 60 people were crushed to death by a train while watching the burning of a Ravana effigy here. The Chief Minister, accompanied by Punjab Congress President and Gurdaspur MP Sunil Jakhar, arrived on a special flight from New […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Amritsar train tragedy: Railways deny responsibility

Amritsar: Hours after 60 people were crushed to death by a train while watching the burning of a Ravana effigy here, the Railways on Saturday said it was not responsible for the tragedy. Northern Railways spokesperson Deepak Kumar said in a statement that the event was organised in an area which does not belong to […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Amritsar train tragedy: Train driver detained, questioned

Amritsar: The Punjab and Railway Police on Saturday questioned the driver of a train that crushed at least 60 people to death here while they were watching the burning of a Ravana effigy from a railway track. Punjab Police officials said that the DMU (diesel multiple unit) driver had been detained at the Ludhiana railway […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Train passengers' safety: Indian Railways to have black boxes

New Delhi: Indian trains will soon have voice recorders or black boxes in a bid to facilitate investigators trying to identify the cause of accidents and assess crew performances, an official said on Monday. Keeping in mind the safety of passengers, the Indian Railways has decided to install the Loco Cab Voice Recording (LCVR) devices […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Neelachal Express scrapes stationary truck in UP, none injured

Lucknow: A train accident was averted on Tuesday when the New Delhi-Puri Neelachal Express brushed past a loaded truck parked close to the tracks in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district, officials said. No one was injured. According to a Northern Railway official, the truck loaded with sand was parked close to the tracks when the footboards […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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41 injured in train crash outside of Madrid

Madrid: Emergency services have confirmed 41 people have been injured, four of them seriously, after a local train collided with the buffers at the station of Alcala de Henares, to the east of Madrid on Friday afternoon. The causes of the accident, which happened at around 4.00 p.m., are as yet unknown, but the train […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Delhi metro train rams into wall during trial run

New Delhi: A Metro train on a new line, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, hit a wall here on Tuesday evening during trials as its brakes failed, a Delhi Metro official said. However, no casualties were reported. The incident, on the upcoming section between Noida and Kalkalji, occurred at 3.40 […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Train accident prevention system worth Rs 12,000 cr gets approval of Indian Railways

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Indian Railways have approved a proposal of Rs 12,000 crore to install latest European train protection system in the electric locomotives. At its meeting on December 15, the Railway Board cleared the proposal to equip 6,000 electric locos with European Train Control System (ETCS) Level-II to help drivers – or pilots — to […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Five killed as train derails in US

At least five people were killed and 50 injured as a passenger train derailed in the US city of Philadelphia, a media report said today

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Train derails near Bengaluru, 12 dead

Twelve passengers died and 30 were injured when the Bengaluru-Erankulam inter-city express derailed near Bengaluru early today, said Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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At Least 30 Killed, 50 Injured After Two Passenger Trains Collide In Pakistan

Two passenger trains collided in Pakistan's southern Sindh Province on Monday, killing at least 30 people and injuring 50 others, according to officials.

  • Monday, 07 June 2021
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Hatia-Rourkela Train Meets Accident, 84 Passengers Onboard Unhurt

The Hatia-Rourkela passenger train met with an accident near Kanaroan railway station. All 84 passengers and the crew are safe. A team has been rushed to the spot to ascertain the reasons behind the accident.

  • Thursday, 20 May 2021
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PM Modi, Rahul condoles Bihar train derailment victims

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday condoled the deaths of seven people who were killed in a train derailment in Bihar. “Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to the derailment of coaches of the Seemanchal Express. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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13 coaches of train derail in Varanasi

New Delhi: Thirteen coaches of the Chhapra-Surat Tapti Ganga Express derailed at Gautamsthan in Varanasi, officials said Sunday. Four people have been injured and no casualties have been reported. The incident took place at 9:45 am. Rescue operations are underway, officials said. Further details are awaited.

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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4 dead after Rajdhani Express runs over in UP

Etawah: At least four people were killed and six injured in Uttar Pradesh when the Delhi-bound Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express ran over them near a railway station on Monday morning, a railway official said. The incident took place near Balrai railway station at 6.50 a.m. The victims were passengers of the Surat-bound Avadh Express that was […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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