8+ hour, 45+ min ago   (228+ words) Railways are running 386 special trains to manage the heavy rush of passengers travelling to the Konkan region for the Ganpati festival. More than 2.5 lakh passengers have reserved tickets, while another 1 lakh passengers are expected to travel on unreserved services between…...

12+ hour, 27+ min ago   (349+ words) Mumbai’s railway ticket counters will work only half-day today. On Monday, September 14, Central Railway’s Passenger Reservation System counters shut for the second shift, 2 pm to 10 pm, for Ganeshotsav. Morning counters function till 2 pm. Select emergency windows may operate, but queues…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (280+ words) Travelling from Pune today, September 13? Central Railway’s Pune Division will block yards from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. It closes Platform 1 approaches and the Up and Down main lines. Seven services are cancelled. Eleven shift origin or termination to Khadki, Hadapsar or…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (224+ words) The Southern Railway will operate two special trains from Chennai to Podanur and Tenkasi to manage the expected increase in passenger demand during the Vinayaka Chaturthi festival. The first special train will operate between Chennai Central and Podanur. It will…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (98+ words) nativeplanet.com A 16-coach Vande Bharat sleeper train completed a high-speed trial of the indigenous Kavach automatic train protection system on the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Palwal route, conducted by Northern Railway, with the train reaching a maximum speed of 160 kmph. The train…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (244+ words) NativePlanet Central Railway has announced four additional special train services between Hazur Sahib Nanded and Sawantwadi Road to manage the expected increase in passengers during Ganeshotsav 2026, following strong passenger demand These special services will operate between September 12 and September 17, 2026 It…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (269+ words) NativePlanet Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that Indias first indigenously manufactured bullet train is expected to begin testing on railway tracks by May or June 2027 at the NaMo for Viksit Bharat event in Vadodara He said the trains first body…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (192+ words) NativePlanet Hyderabad–Mangaluru weekly special starts today, Wednesday, September 9. Train 07097 leaves Hyderabad Deccan at 04:20 and reaches Mangaluru Central at 09:30 on Thursday. South Central Railway has extended the run for 12 Wednesdays. Dates: September 9, 16, 23, 30; October 7, 14, 21, 28; November 4, 11, 18, 25. Early birds can lock a convenient…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (309+ words) Festival trains start rolling today as Indian Railways begins early Diwali–Chhath operations. Bookings opened on September 6 under the 60‑day window at 8 am. First confirmed trips include Katihar–Amritsar services from September 9, with more due this week. Watch Delhi–Varanasi,…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (250+ words) NativePlanet Bookings open today, September 8, for fresh Ganeshotsav specials on the Konkan route. Railways has added a Madgaon–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus festival service and a Chiplun–Panvel unreserved MEMU to handle the rush. Timetables, halts and coach composition are published…...