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Mishap averted as Punjab Mail loco pilot spots iron frame on tracks near Lucknow Cantt

Railway officials and RPF personnel rushed to the spot after receiving information and removed the iron frame from beneath the locomotive. (Sourced)

Published 29 days ago

Smoke, sparks from coach wheel trigger scare on Marudhar Express in Barabanki

Railway officials said the train remained detained near Saidkhanpur railway station in Barabanki from 11.58 pm to 12.40 am, causing a delay of about 42 minutes. (For representation)

Published 34 days ago

RPF’s ‘Disha’ initiative reduces stone-pelting incidents on trains

Instead of taking punitive action, RPF personnel opted to build trust with the children through regular interactions. (HT PHOTO)

Published 34 days ago

How Kavach, deployed by Indian Railways, prevents train accidents: Explained

Northern Railway has commissioned Kavach 4.0 on the New Delhi (Ex)- Junction Cabin section of the Delhi–PWL route of Northern Railway.

Updated 54 days ago

Woman’s mutilated body parts found in bag and box inside train coach in Lucknow

Unidentified woman’s body found stuffed inside luggage on train

Updated 56 days ago

Two blasts in 3 months: Railway police bats for CCTV surveillance along freight corridor

Police officials during an investigation at the Rajpura-Shambhu railway track in Patiala district on Tuesday. (PTI)

Published 75 days ago

Pune rail division strengthens safety with ‘Kavach’ push

Pune, India - August 10 2021:Passengers going for essential service duty boarding Lonavala-Pune local train at the Chinchwad Station in Pune, India, on Tuesday, August 10 2021.(HT PHOTO)

Published 143 days ago

Railway board's 22,000 post notification falls short, AIRF flags safety concerns

Railway board's 22,000 post notification falls short, AIRF flags safety concerns

Published 185 days ago

Limit daily patrolling range of track maintainters to 12 km, AAP MP urges rail minister

Limit daily patrolling range of track maintainters to 12 km, AAP MP urges rail minister

Published 188 days ago

Vande Bharat Express train runs over two Kerala nursing students near Bengaluru

The victims were identified as Sterlin Eliza Shaji and Justin Joseph, both from Kerala. (HT File Photo)

Updated 231 days ago

Mumbra railway accident: Judge notes maintainance failure while refusing pre-arrest bail

Mumbra railway accident: Judge notes maintainance failure while refusing pre-arrest bail

Published 241 days ago

Mumbra train tragedy exposes GRP-RPF rift

Local trains cross near Mumbra Railway Station, where five commuters lost their lives and eight others were injured on June 9, 2025. The incident occurred when the commuters fell from a train heading to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. (Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times)

Published 249 days ago

Over ₹309cr sanctioned for ‘Kavach’ installation in North Central Railway

Indian Railways has set an ambitious target to roll out Kavach 4.0 across key national routes over the next six years (For representation only)

Published 339 days ago

Safety scare: Vande Bharat Express to Bengaluru halts due to ‘hot axle’

A Vande Bharat train (HT File Photo)

Updated 380 days ago

Final stretch of Mizoram’s first train line gets safety nod from railways

The 51.38 Km long Bairabi – Sairang New Line Railway Project consists of 48 tunnels, 55 major bridges and 87 minor bridges. (Representational image)

Published 398 days ago

Routes with new fencing have seen zero cattle run-over cases: Rail minister

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. (Sansad TV)

Published 467 days ago

Tourist critically injured after leaning out of moving train to take photos

The incident took place in Sri Lanka on March 9.

Published 486 days ago

PM Modi likely to flag off Vande Bharat Express to Srinagar next week

On January 15, following a series of successful trial runs of passenger and freight trains, the commissioner of railway safety (northern circle), Dinesh Chand Deshwal, had given the go-ahead to commission the 17-km rail track between Katra and Reasi. (HT Photo)

Updated 531 days ago

AI innovations shaping the future for safer rail navigation

Several innovators are working on ways to reduce train accidents and make railway tracks safer for the countless people who often commute by trains

Updated 590 days ago

Railway safety commissioner flags ‘glaring lapses’ at Rameswaram Pamban bridge

The new Pamban rail bridge is being built at an estimated cost of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>280 crore to replace the 110-year-old Cantilever bridge.

Updated 591 days ago

Report blames staff, faulty signals for train accident

Ten people were killed in the collision in June this year. (ANI)

Updated 612 days ago

IIT Delhi, CRIS join forces to enhance railway infra, safety & efficiency

In the picture (Left to Right): Sanjiv Kumar, Registrar, CRIS, GVL Satya Kumar, Managing Director, CRIS, Prof. Preeti Ranjan Panda, Dean Corporate Relations, and Prof. Naresh Bhatnagar, Dean Research and Development.

Published 621 days ago

NIA team visits train accident site in TN, experts flag lapses

Cranes lift the wrecked coaches as track restoration works begins after 12 coaches of Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Superfast Express derailed by colliding with a stationary goods train at Chennai-Guddur section between Ponneri- Kavarappettai railway stations, on Saturday. At least 19 passengers were injured in the incident. (ANI)

Updated 638 days ago

Railways has approached NIA to investigate sabotage incidents on tracks: Minister

Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw interacts with media persons in Jaipur on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)

Updated 657 days ago

More acrimony likely as Parliament opens

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh during the all-party meeting ahead of the Budget session of Parliament on Sunday. (HT Photo)

Updated 721 days ago

Tragedy on rail tracks flags uphill battle

Indian Railway engineers inspect the accident site of Kanchenjunga Express passenger train at Rangapani in India's West Bengal state on June 18, 2024. At least eight people were killed in India on June 17 when a goods train driver missed a signal and slammed into an express passenger train from behind, police and railway officials said. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP) (AFP)

Updated 755 days ago

Faulty signal, speeding freight train: What caused West Bengal train crash

The accident site near New Jalpaiguri. (REUTERS)

Updated 755 days ago

Southern railway safety commissioner begins probe into Madurai train fire

A fire in a train in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai killed nine pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh on August 26. (PTI)

Updated 1051 days ago

Bolster safety systems to avert rail tragedies

With the death of at least 275 people and 1,100 injuries, this was the worst train accident in the country in nearly three decades.

Published 1133 days ago

Odisha train crash: Audit report last year flagged many shortcomings. 10 points

A woman reacts as she is still unable to find her relatives two days after the three trains collided with one after another that left at least 275 dead and above 1,000 injured, in Balasore, Odisha, on Sunday,

Updated 1135 days ago

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