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Information about a fictitious train on ‘reliable’ Wikipedia, picked up by websites and academic journals: Here is how it originated
A 2016 edit about fictional Mashriq-Maghreb Express was removed from the East Pakistan Railway's Wikipedia page in 2020 only
Indian Railways completes trial of first LHB AC 3-tier economy class coach. Here is what to expect
To ensure passenger comfort, the Indian Railways will introduce more head space for the middle and upper berths along with improvised ladders for their access.
Rahul Gandhi spreads fake news about train ticket fares being doubled: Here is the truth
Sources in Indian Railways said that do discourage crowding at passenger trains, their fares have been slightly increased
Rail Roko protests pass off without any untoward incident, 8 Railway zones don’t report a single stoppage of trains
The ‘rail roko’ protest was announced by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella body of farmer unions
Rafiq Hussain Bhatuk, prime accused in the Godhra train massacre, arrested 19 years after the incident
Bhatuk was part of the core group of the accused who hatched the conspiracy that saw 59 karsevaks burned alive inside a coach of the Sabarmati Express in 2002.
PM Modi flags off eight trains from various places in the country to Kevadia to boost connectivity to Statue of Unity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off eight trains connecting different regions of the country to Statue of Unity in Kevadia
Mumbai: Anwar Ali Shaikh arrested for ‘dropping’ his wife Poonam Chavan from a moving train, booked for murder
As per the police, Sheikh had married Poonam just a month back.
Did railway officials deboard two passengers because they were ‘low class’? Here is the CCTV footage that exposes the lie
The CCTV footage showed that the two passengers had reached the station after the train had left, and they were not deboarded
Russian couples protest against COVID-19 restrictions by kissing in packed trains
Several videos have now gone viral in which couple were seen kissing their partners in crowded subways in Russia
Sleeper coaches in all mail and express trains to be replaced with newly designed AC 3-tier coaches with more berths: Railway Board Chairman
To increase speed of mail and express trains, all sleeper coaches to be replaced with AC coaches, as non-AC coaches create technical issues at high speed
