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Unaffected coaches of Kanchanjunga Express reach Sealdah with survivors

The unaffected coaches of the Kanchanjunga Express, which was hit by a goods train near New Jalpaiguri, leaving 10 dead and several injured, arrived at Sealdah station here on Tuesday morning with nearly 850 passengers, according to an Eastern Railway official. At least four rear coaches of the train were severely damaged in the collision at Rangapani, about 10 km from New Jalpaiguri station, on Monday morning. "Around 800 to 850 passengers arrived at Sealdah at 3.16 am," ER spokesperson Kausik Mitra said. The unaffected coaches began their onward journey from the accident site on Monday afternoon. The passengers were provided with medical facilities, food, and water at various stations, including Malda Town and Sealdah, he added. Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, West Bengal Transport Minister Snehasis Chakraborty, and Divisional Railway Manager of Sealdah Division Deepak Nigam were present at Sealdah station to help passengers reach home safely, Mitra said. Train 13174 Kanchanjunga .

Kanchanjunga crash: Howrah bound trains cancelled, diverted. Check list

Kanchanjunga crash updates: Several trains have been cancelled, diverted or scheduled on the route where the Kanchanjunga Express was derailed after being rammed by a goods train in Bengal on Monday

Yearly average of over 40 'consequential' train accidents since 2018-19

Longer-term trend shows decline in number of incidents

Kanchanjunga Express accident: Kavach status back in focus after mishap

The railway ministry is in process of floating tenders for Kavach integration for over 10,000 rkm, and has completed track-side infrastructure work on over 6,000 rkm, a top government official said

Railways totally parentless, Centre only keen on increasing fares: Mamata

Alleging that the railways have become "totally parentless", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that it was only keen on increasing fares and not improving passenger amenities. Banerjee was speaking to the press at the Kolkata airport on the way to Siliguri to take stock of the situation following the train accident near Rangapani in which several people were killed. "The railways have become totally parentless. Though the ministry is there, the old glory is missing. Only beautification is being done, but they do not care about passenger amenities. They are only keen on hiking fares," she claimed. "You will only see them talk big. They also do not take care of the railway officers, technical, safety, and security personnel. I am with the railway employees and officers," she added. She criticised the Railway Ministry, alleging that it was not implementing the anti-collision system properly, which could reduce the impact of such accidents. "The number of tr

Mamata to visit train accident site in New Jalpaiguri, review relief ops

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Monday visit the train accident site in New Jalpaiguri to take stock of relief operations, an official said. At least 15 passengers died and 60 others were injured, after three rear coaches of the stationary Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express derailed on Monday morning as a goods train collided with it in West Bengal's Darjeeling district. "The chief minister is going to visit the accident spot in New Jalpaiguri to take stock of the relief operations," the official told PTI. The three rear compartments derailed under the impact of the collision from behind by the locomotive of the goods train near Rangapani station, about 30 km from North Bengal's New Jalpaiguri station, railway officials said.

SAIL-Bhilai supplies 4,000 tonnes of heat-treated rails to Railways

The commercial production of R350 HT rails started at the universal rail mill in October last year after successful trials and clearance from the research wings of SAIL and the Railways

Railways to ICF: Make two trains that can run at 250 km per hour

Officials said the new standard gauge trainset would be based on the Vande Bharat platform

Train passengers' problems continue on second day of Mumbai mega block

Amid the 63-hour mega block on the Central Railway, the work is in progress for widening two platforms at Thane station and extending two at CSMT, but the restrictions hit services of local trains on the second day on Saturday, inconveniencing passengers. Officers and supervisors are among 350 labourers who are working round-the-clock to ensure timely completion of the widening of platform numbers 5 and 6 at Thane station, one of the busiest ones on the Mumbai local train network. "Cementing of the platform wall gap is nearing completion," the Central Railway said in a statement. The mega block for the widening of platform numbers 5 and 6 at Thane station started from Thursday midnight, while a 36-hour block is operated for the works related to the extension of platform nos 10 and 11 at CSMT to accommodate 24-coach trains. At CSMT, 250 skilled and technically competent staff are working at CSMT station, as per the release. The CR operated Panvel-CSMT trains till Vadala Road statio

930 trains cancelled for 63 hours in Mumbai: Decoding railway mega blocks

Railway mega blocks entail complete closure of railway sections for extensive maintenance, with the latest in Mumbai aimed at platform extension and widening

Expecting daily positive moves in stock market is unreasonable: Parekh

Valuations are high in companies in defense, railways, engineering, new energy, and the power sectors, Parekh of DSP Mutual Fund said in an exclusive interview

IRCTC Q4 results: Net profit rises 2% to Rs 284 cr, revenue up 19%

The IRCTC board has declared a final dividend of Rs 4 per share of face for the financial year 2023-24

Wabtec looks to increase India's exports 10x: Global transit president

US-based railway firm will continue to invest 4% of global revenues in India

Ircon International Q4 results: Net profit rises 15% to Rs 286 crore

Ircon International Ltd on Tuesday said it has posted a 15.1 per cent growth in its profit after tax at Rs 285.68 crore during the March 2024 quarter. It had clocked Rs 248.18 crore profit after tax (PAT) during the January-March quarter of the 2022-23 financial year, Ircon International said in a statement. Profit after tax increased by 21.5 per cent to Rs 930 crore in FY24 as against Rs 765 crore in FY23. Total revenue of the company rose 0.6 per cent to Rs 3,796.59 crore from Rs 3,773.97 crore in the year-ago quarter. As on March 31, 2024, the company's total order book stood at Rs 27,208 crore. The company's board has recommended a final dividend of Rs 1.30 per equity share on a face value of Rs 2 per share for FY24. State-owned Ircon International Ltd is a leading turnkey construction company. The company has executed projects in the areas of railway construction, including ballastless track, electrification, tunnelling, signal & telecommunication.

Rail maker Wabtec Corp eyes $30 million exports from its India operations

Inaugurates Rs 150 cr manufacturing facility in Haryana

3 stations on Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor to get shops for commuters soon

The purpose of inviting bids is to monetise the commercial potential of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor, which will act as a source of funds for meeting operational costs

Concor stock price rallies 7% from day's low, hits all time high

At 02:30 PM; the stock of Concor was trading 6.29 per cent lower at Rs 1,103.25. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up by 0.39 per cent

BMC asks railway authorities to remove hoardings of above 40x40 feet size

In the wake of the Mumbai billboard collapse incident that claimed 14 lives, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued notices to the administrations of the Central Railway and the Western Railway for removal of oversized hoardings erected on their land. In a release issued on Wednesday evening, the Mumbai civic body said that under Section 30 (2) (V) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the notices have been issued to the authorities of both the zonal railways for removal of hoardings above 40 x 40 feet size. "Taking into consideration the geographical position of Mumbai, the coastal region, its weather and wind conditions, the civic body has decided not to permit erection of hoardings larger than 40x40 feet in size," the release said. On Monday evening, a 120x120 feet hoarding collapsed on a petrol pump at Chheda Nagar in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai due to gusty winds and unseasonal rains, claiming the lives of 14 persons and injuring 75 others. According to the civic

Despite 3-year low, project delays remain higher than pre-pandemic levels

Railways have incurred the highest cost overrun