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Indian Railways over the years: How it went from a primitive mode of transportation to modern, electrified network

Akshita Bhadauria -
Even though Indian Railway was regarded as the lifeline of independent India, it was plagued with multiple plights from primitive maintenance methods to ageing track to outmoded rolling stock technology.
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As Mamata Banerjee plays politics over Strand Road fire in Kolkata, lack of disaster management infrastructure comes under spotlight

OpIndia Staff -
Disaster struck at the Eastern Railway Headquarters at Strand Road in Kolkata when a major fire broke out on the 12th floor.
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Rahul Gandhi spreads fake news about train ticket fares being doubled: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
Sources in Indian Railways said that do discourage crowding at passenger trains, their fares have been slightly increased
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‘Incident a result of political rivalry between TMC and CPI’, Indian Railways reacts to attack on minister on railway platform in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
Indian Railways issued a statement after Mamata Banerjee sought a reply from the latter since the attack took place on its premises
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Rail Roko protests pass off without any untoward incident, 8 Railway zones don’t report a single stoppage of trains

OpIndia Staff -
The ‘rail roko’ protest was announced by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella body of farmer unions
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How Indian Railways came to the rescue of a pregnant woman who slipped and injured herself: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
In just one hour of Ravi's tweet, the Indian Railways managed to get medical assistance for his pregnant wife.
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PM Modi flags off eight trains from various places in the country to Kevadia to boost connectivity to Statue of Unity

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off eight trains connecting different regions of the country to Statue of Unity in Kevadia
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Fact-check: Is the Indian Railways planning to increase passenger fares from January 6, 2021

OpIndia Staff -
Indian Railways dismissed claims about increase in passenger fares.
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Did railway officials deboard two passengers because they were ‘low class’? Here is the CCTV footage that exposes the lie

OpIndia Staff -
The CCTV footage showed that the two passengers had reached the station after the train had left, and they were not deboarded
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First phase of bullet train may be completed in Gujarat due to slow land acquisition in Maharashtra: Railway Board Chairman

OpIndia Staff -
More than 80% of land acquisition for bullet train has been done in Gujarat. However, it is taking time to acquire land in Maharashtra
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