High-Speed Trains

A high-speed train derailed, jumped onto the track in the opposite direction and slammed into an oncoming train Sunday in southern Spain, killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens more, officials said. The evening train between Malaga and Madrid went off the rails near Cordoba and slammed into a train coming from Madrid to Huelva, another southern Spanish city, according to rail operator Adif. The two trains were carrying around 500 passengers, according to media reports. Antonio Sanz, regional health minister for the Andalusia region where the crash happened, said officials told him they fear the death toll may rise above 20. Rescue operations are ongoing, he said, adding that 73 injured passengers have been taken to six different hospitals. He said at least one passenger carriage had rolled down a four-metre slope. Francisco Carmona, the firefighter chief of Cordoba, told Spanish national radio RNE that one of the trains was badly mangled, with at least four wagons off the

Most of the Katra-Banihal section is tunnels which have been constructed using the Himalayan tunneling method

The cancellation of the tender comes after the railways found the price quoted by the lowest bidder, Alstom India, to be too high

Around 250,000 travellers were affected by disruptions caused by the Paris train attack on the eve of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Eastern Railway saved electrical energy worth over Rs 12 crore in the first quarter of 2024-25 by using comprehensive measures to save traction and non-traction energy, an official said on Monday. He said that through the regeneration of energy by three-phase locomotives, the Kolkata-headquartered ER saved 1,09,84,814 units of energy, amounting to savings of approximately Rs 8.06 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year. Comprehensive measures to reduce use of traction and non-traction energy led to reducing its carbon footprint and saving electrical energy worth over Rs 12 crore in the first quarter of 2024-25 fiscal, ER spokesperson Kausik Mitra said. "In June 2024 alone, regeneration in 51 three-phase locos resulted in savings of 25,83,640 units of energy, which translates to approximately Rs 1.94 crore in savings in energy bill for the month," he said. He said that measures taken by the zonal railway have led to reduction in consumption of fossil fuel leading to

The minimum ticket price to travel on Amrit Bharat Express trains for a destination within one km to 50 km is Rs 35, exclusive of the reservation fee and other charges, the Railway Board has informed all zones. It has issued a circular on the fare structure of Amrit Bharat trains and attached a "Fare Table" with the distance slabs and ticket prices for second-class and sleeper-class passengers. As the first Amrit Bharat train, which will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on December 30, has only second-class and sleeper-class compartments, the railway ministry is yet to work out the fare table for the air-conditioned classes, sources said. "If we compare the fares for these two classes -- second and sleeper -- with other currently-running mail or express trains, Amrit Bharat's fare is 15 to 17 per cent higher," a railway official said. "The minimum ticket price for a second-class journey to a destination falling between one and 50 km in ot

This comes despite ministry's aim of reducing restrictions to raise average speed

The first train set of this "high-speed rail" was handed over to National Capital Region Transport Corporation by Alstom India at its manufacturing plant in Savli in Gujarat's Vadodara

Rethink driven by poor response to the initiative, with only two bidders

Singapore and Malaysia said a deal to build a high-speed rail (HSR) link between the two neighbours will be terminated, after a suspension period to negotiate terms of the project expired on Dec 31

The experience with 50 stations and 150 trains should be a learning experience, helping frame sensible rules that are not unfair to new operators and also don't attract criticism, writes T N Ninan

Railways launched Mission Raftaar in 2016-17 to increase the average speed of trains on existing tracks, but multiplicity of plans has come in the way of implementation

The Chinese showed interest as Modi and Abe prepare to lay the foundation for India's first bullet train project

Besides new locomotives and coaches, the test track will also be used for trial of high axle load wagons