ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Railways on Friday unanimously passed the draft of the ‘Transfer of Railways Amendment Bill, 2025’, aimed at attracting investment through track access.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Railways has reached "record highs" in terms of safety with annual consequential train accidents dropping sharply from an average of 171 per year during 2004-14 to just 11 so far in…
Ex-servicemen to be recruited on a short-term contractual basis; move comes amid stiff resistance from trade unions, and a CRS recommendation against contractual staff in safety-critical roles
A NEW tourist attraction tucked under railway arches, is coming to the UK. The Weir Mill development in Stockport, near Manchester, will be located under the town's iconic railway viaduct. The Grade-II listed mill will be transformed to…
The expenditure on safety-related activities has grown nearly threefold from Rs 39,463 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 1,16,470 crore in the current fiscal. Fog safety devices, which aid visibility in low-visibility conditions, have increased 288…
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train project has successfully completed the launching of a 130 m span of a 230 m (130 +100) long steel bridge over National Highway-64 and Bharuch Dahej…
Safdarjung and Bijwasan railway stations in Delhi are nearing completion and may soon handle long-distance trains currently routed through the crowded New Delhi station. Expected to be ready by March 2025, the upgraded stations will ease…
NEW DELHI: In a move to strengthen the ticket reservation system, Indian Railways (IR) has deactivated more than 3 crore user IDs since January 2025 and introduced anti-bot measures to ensure genuine bookings. The reservation system is…
A balcony of a building near the Masjid Bunder railway station in south Mumbai collapsed on Thursday night, leading to the death of one person, while two others were injured, said officials. The incident happened...
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday informed the introduction of a special train service between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to accommodate the surge in passenger…
A HISTORIC city centre is set for a £2.5bn revamp as the UK’s largest regeneration project takes shape next to a Victorian railway station. The huge regeneration sits in York city centre on a 45-hectare brownfield stretch beside the iconic…
The letter points out that incidents of child rights’ violation, including trafficking of children, have been frequently happening at railway stations across the country
As Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Richard led the debate for HM Opposition at the Second Reading of the Railways Bill, and laid the amendment put forward by the Conservatives.You can see Richard's full debate in the video.
Geoffrey Evans, 71, walked out from his home in Plympton, Devon, late one night in July 2024 and made his way to the tracks near the Plymbridge Road overbridge.