Tag: Train

Swiss firm Stadler builds world’s ‘most powerful’ train

Swiss manufacturer Stadler Rail unveiled on Wednesday a train 50 percent more powerful than its competitors, earning it a multi-million franc deal with a...

Train travel becomes a life-taking experience

One passenger died and several others either became unconscious or suffered heatstroke due to the extraordinary delay of the Awami Express on Thursday. The...

Shahdara shuttle train extended to Kot Lakhpat

The Pakistan Railways administration has extended the Shahdara shuttle train to Kot Lakhpat. A notification issued on Wednesday said that instead of stopping at...

Train drivers end strike on Bilour’s assurance

Locomotive drivers of Pakistan Railways ended their countrywide strike on Thursday after assurance of Railways Minister Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour that their problems would...

Train runs over girl

A young girl was hit and killed by a train on Wednesday in the Shahdra police precincts. According to details, the unidentified girl was...

Afghanistan runs its first train, aims regional hub

Afghanistan ran its first train on Wednesday on a short stretch of track linking the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif with the Uzbek border, part...

Germans rally against nuclear waste train

German police on Sunday battled thousands of anti-nuclear protestors — many chained to railroad tracks — trying to block a train delivering radioactive waste...

Indian police detain suspect after train fire kills 7

Indian police said Wednesday they had detained a man in connection with a fire which engulfed a passenger train and killed seven people including...

Train stations in Lahore Cantt, Kasur disconnected from power grid

Power supply to the Lahore Cantonment Railway Station, Kasur Railway Station and railway colonies was disconnected on Monday after non-payment of outstanding dues. The...

Gul Train project takes leap forward

The proposed Gul Train project took a leap forward on Tuesday when the presidents of Pakistan and Turkey agreed to further upgrade it so...

Four special Eid trains

Pakistan Railways announced on Tuesday that it will operate four special trains for Eidul Azha, which will start operating from November 4. The first special...

Narowal Express stuck at Badami Bagh station

The Narowal-bound 15-Up train has been stuck at Badami Bagh railway station for 4 hours due to engine failure. The railway sources said that...

One dead, 18 hurt in Venezuela train wreck

One person was killed and 18 injured Thursday in a crash involving three trains outside the Venezuelan capital, officials said. Transport Minister Francisco Garces told...

Nine dead in train crash blamed on driver

Indian railway officials on Wednesday blamed the driver for a late-night collision between two packed passenger trains that killed nine people and injured more...

Driver blamed for Indian train crash, 9 dead, 80 hurt

Indian railway officials Wednesday blamed driver error for a late-night collision between two passenger trains that killed nine people and injured more than 80. Tuesday's...

29 injured as train derails

At least 29 people were injured as a passenger train from Lahore to Rawalpindi derailed, police said. The incident took place when the passenger train...

No respite as train delays extend to 10 hours

Railway commuters did not get any respite from their sufferings as trains got delayed for up to 10 hours from the scheduled time after...