Vande Bharat sleeper, Amrit Bharat with AC coaches & more - what will train travel on Indian Railways look like in 2026?

Vande Bharat sleeper, Amrit Bharat with AC coaches & more – what will train travel on Indian Railways look like in 2026?

With Vande Bharat sleeper trains, newer versions of Amrit Bharat Express, passengers can hope for better travel experience in the coming years. Train travel in India is a vibe, with Indian Railways transporting millions of passengers. With the launch of the Vande Bharat Express trains a few years ago, Indian Railways has aimed to change…

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'Blue book' is prepared: More bullet train projects may be rolled out, hints PM Modi | India News

‘Blue book’ is prepared: More bullet train projects may be rolled out, hints PM Modi | India News

NEW DELHI: Signalling that India would go for more bullet train projects in the near future, PM Narendra Modi has asked engineers working on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed train corridor to document their experiences as it could prove useful in planning and executing similar projects elsewhere.“If your experiences are recorded, and a kind of ‘blue book’…

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Train Americans and go home: New US mantra for H-1B visa holders

Train Americans and go home: New US mantra for H-1B visa holders

Representational AI image The TOI correspondent from Washington: “Train Americans and go home” will be the new mantra of the Trump administration with regards to foreign guest worker visa programs like H-1B. Scrambling to finesse resident Trump’s comment that America lacks “certain talents” for critical jobs following a meltdown in the MAGA base that views…

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Watch: Railways employee filmed by passenger throwing garbage from moving train; removed from service | India News

Watch: Railways employee filmed by passenger throwing garbage from moving train; removed from service | India News

Railways employee throws garbage on train track NEW DELHI: A Railways employee was filmed throwing garbage from a moving train, prompting his immediate removal the same day. The incident sparked widespread criticism and reignited concerns over cleanliness and poor waste disposal practices within Indian Railways. Social media users condemned the act, calling it a reflection…

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Remove strays from hospitals, schools, bus & train stns: Supreme Court | India News

Remove strays from hospitals, schools, bus & train stns: Supreme Court | India News

NEW DELHI: Noting that India continues to report one of the world’s highest rabies-related mortality rates and there has been an alarming increase in dog-bite incidents, making public places unsafe, Supreme Court Friday directed that stray dogs be removed from premises of educational institutions, hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands and depots, and railway stations. The…

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Mumbai Local Train Accident: CSMT protest chaos, Railway workers’ stir sparks rush-hour mayhem; 2 commuters mowed down by passing train | Mumbai News

Mumbai Local Train Accident: CSMT protest chaos, Railway workers’ stir sparks rush-hour mayhem; 2 commuters mowed down by passing train | Mumbai News

The crowd at CSMT at 6.58pm. The protest by CR employees began around 4.30pm and gained momentum an hour later as they blocked the motormen’s lobby, leading to services being stopped for over an hour MUMBAI: Chaos gripped Central Railway’s (CR) Main line on Thursday evening after a flash protest by railway employees at Chhatrapati…

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Vande Bharat sleeper: What issues have been flagged by Railway Ministry in the first train? Top things to know

Vande Bharat sleeper: What issues have been flagged by Railway Ministry in the first train? Top things to know

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently said that two rakes of Vande Bharat sleeper trains will be launched together. Vande Bharat sleeper train: Indian Railways is aiming to launch the first Vande Bharat sleeper train in the coming months, but ahead of its launch the Ministry of Railways has highlighted concerns regarding the quality of furnishings…

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UK train attack: Multiple passengers stabbed in Cambridgeshire; two suspects held, London North Eastern Railway halts services

UK train attack: Multiple passengers stabbed in Cambridgeshire; two suspects held, London North Eastern Railway halts services

Two people were arrested on Saturday after multiple passengers were stabbed on a train in Cambridgeshire, eastern England, prompting a large emergency response and suspension of rail services in the area, police said.British Transport Police confirmed on X that officers were “currently responding to an incident on a train to Huntingdon where multiple people have…

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