Railway Updates of this Week

20th November 2017: Plan Your Holiday in Advance! Book Train Tickets Today

Are you planning a vacation for the upcoming long weekends in the last weeks of 2017 and beginning of 2018? Well, if you are, then make sure you invest your time and effort right away and book your train tickets. Read more about this news here

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21st November 2017: All Rail Coaches to have Bio-toilets by December 2018

The Ministry of Railways has advanced the target for 100% completion of installing Bio-toilets in coaches to December 2018. The decision was announced at Conference of Parties (COP-23) in Bonn, Germany. Click here to read the entire news.


22nd November 2017: The entire rail network to be electrified soon

Railway minister Piyush Goyal at a FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry) event on Tuesday said that diesel-run trains will soon become history in India. Phasing out diesel locomotives and replacing them with electric engines will help the country to reduce carbon emissions. Know all about this project here


23rd November 2017: Train travelled in the wrong direction leaving thousands of farmers helpless

In a bizarre incident, a train travelled over 160 km in the wrong direction leaving thousands of farmers stranded in Madhya Pradesh. They were returning after attending a rally in the capital on Monday. Click for all the highlights


24th November 2017: Vasco Da Gama-Patna Express Derailed Near Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh


Thirteen coaches of the Vasco Da Gama-Patna express derailed at Manikpur railway station in Chitrakoot, UP. As per the reports, the accident has claimed 3 lives and left several people injured.
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