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Unattended goods train runs for over 70 km at 100 Kmph after driver left with the locomotive running, halted in Punjab

OpIndia Staff - 25 February, 2024

A major train mishap was averted on Sunday (25th February) after an unattended driverless goods train travelled at 100kmph for more than 70 km, causing a scare in Punjab

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PM Modi launches projects worth ₹15,700 crore in Ayodhya, inaugurates Maharishi Valmiki International Airport & Ayodhya Dham Railway Station

ANI - 30 December, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth Rs 15,700 crore in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya on Saturday.

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Ram Mandir inauguration: Railways to run over 1,000 special trains to Ayodhya from different parts of the country

OpIndia Staff - 16 December, 2023

Indian Railways has planned to start more than 1,000 trains to Ayodhya for the Ram Mandir inauguration from 19th January.

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Major disaster averted after train guard notices boulders on Pune-Mumbai railway track, 2nd attempt of sabotage in past 4 days

OpIndia Staff - 7 October, 2023

The boulders were noticed by a watchful Railways guard named Sandeep Bhalerao aboard a suburban train headed for Pune that was moving on adjacent tracks

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US: Railcar explosion at world’s largest railyard in Nebraska prompts evacuations because of heavy toxic smoke

OpIndia Staff - 15 September, 2023

Pictures and videos going viral online show dark, thick plumes of smoke billowing from the railyard and further blanketing farmland. Local reports say an SMS alert was issued to civilians in the area warning of evacuation.

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Supreme Court stays demolition drive of encroachments near Krishna Janmasthan in Mathura, orders status quo for 10 days

OpIndia Staff - 16 August, 2023

Supreme Court ordered status quo for ten days on ongoing demolition drive by Railways authorities to remove encroachments in Mathura

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Someone could have done it deliberately: Pakistan’s railway minister after 30 people died in train derailment in Nawabshah

ANI - 6 August, 2023

Pakistan's Federal Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique said someone could have "deliberately" caused the Nawabshah train accident

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RPF Jawan shoots 4 dead onboard Jaipur-Mumbai train: Here is why he went on a rampage

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2023

RPF Constable Chetan Singh, opened fire from his official automatic gun inside the moving train after it crossed Palghar Station at around five in the morning

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Mumbai Ahmedabad bullet train project facing delays due to land acquisition issues: Railway Minister

ANI - 28 July, 2023

The shifting of utilities has also been progressing, with 1612 out of 1651 utilities already relocated. Additionally, a substantial financial expenditure of Rs. 45,621.17 Crore has been incurred to date.

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MP: Man sleeping at railway station assumed dead, wakes up when his “dead body” was being kept inside an ambulance

OpIndia Staff - 23 July, 2023

Subsequently, RPF officials along with Deputy Station Superintendent arrived at the waiting room and checked the sleeping man, who showed no movement.

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