Maoists blow up railway track, begin 2-day shutdown in Jharkhand, BiharOctober 12th, 2009 RANCHI/PATNA - Maoists blew up a stretch of a railway track and set ablaze three trucks in Jharkhand as they began a two-day shutdown in Bihar and Jharkhand in protest against the Centre's alleged effort to put down the CPI (Maoists) movement by force. According to sources, the incident took place at around 2:30 a.m.
India's longest rail bridge nearing completion at KochiOctober 9th, 2009 KOCHI - The Indian Railways is set to make a record of building the longest railway bridge in the shortest period at Kochi. Crossing through an island and backwaters of Vembanad Lake, the 4.62 kilometre bridge will be named Vallarpadam Bridge and will be dedicated to nation in November this year.
Maoists blow up railway track in West BengalOctober 3rd, 2009 PURULIA - Maoists blew up a railway track on Saturday, causing suspension of train services in West Bengal's Purulia district. The incident took place on the day of their nationwide shutdown organized for the release of Chhatradhar Mahato, the leader of People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA).
Maoists blow up railway track in JharkhandOctober 2nd, 2009 RANCHI - Maoist rebels on Tuesday blew up a railway track between the Dania and the Jogeshwar railway stations under Dhanbad Division of East Central Railway in Jharkhand. The powerful explosion damaged about one-metre of the track, which led to disruption of rail traffic for over 11 hours.
Siliguri railway bridge collapses due to heavy rainsAugust 20th, 2009 SILIGURI - Railway services in the Siliguri-New Jalpaiguri region were affected following the collapse of a rail bridge in Siliguri on Thursday morning. Heavy rains and strong river currents damaged the railway track and contributed to the collapse of the bridge.
Mamata Banerjee flags off ladies special train in West BengalJuly 20th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee kept up her promise of a 'ladies special' for harried commuters in Kolkata on Sunday. Banerjee flagged off the ladies special EMU, which will run between Howrah and Bandel stations in Kolkata.
Nine dead as speeding bus falls on rail tracksJuly 4th, 2009 KOLKATA - Nine people were killed Saturday when a speeding mini bus skidded off a bridge turned slippery by rain water and fell about 50 feet between two platforms of the Howrah railway station near here. At least 11 people were also injured in the ghastly disaster that onlookers said took place when two passenger buses were trying to outrace each other just before 4 p.m.
Nine dead as speeding bus falls on Howrah rail tracks (Second Lead)July 4th, 2009 KOLKATA - Nine people were killed Saturday when a speeding mini bus skidded off a bridge turned slippery by rain water and fell about 50 feet between two platforms of the Howrah railway station near this West Bengal capital. At least 11 people were also injured in the ghastly disaster that onlookers said took place when two passenger buses were trying to outrace each other just before 4 p.m.
At least seven dead as bus falls on rail tracksJuly 4th, 2009 KOLKATA - At least seven people died after the bus in which they were travelling fell off a bridge on the rail tracks near the Howrah station in West Bengal Saturday, police said here. The accident took place around 4 p.m.
Bridge collapse in Bihar disrupts train serviceJuly 3rd, 2009 KHARPOKHRA/BAGAHA - A railway bridge collapsed in Kharpokhra in Bihar, disrupting railway services. The bridge collapsed because of strong current of water in the Gandak river over which the bridge was constructed.
Maoists blow up rail track in BiharMarch 21st, 2009 PATNA - Suspected Maoist rebels blasted a railway track in Bihar's Gaya district, disrupting train services on the Gaya-Mughalsarai section, officials said Saturday. Railway sources said a group of armed Maoists blew up the track between Guraru and Pairayya stations in Gaya this morning.
No causalities as bomb blast rocks AssamMarch 19th, 2009 DISPUR - A powerful bomb exploded on the railway track between the Diphu and Daldoli Railway Stations in Assam's Karbi Anglong District at around 1 a.m. on Thursday.
A ship damages historical bascule bridge in KolkataMarch 19th, 2009 KOLKATA - The famed swing bascule bridge at Kidderpore Port in Kolkata was extensively damaged after an empty cargo ship towed by a tug crashed against the guard wall of the bridge on Wednesday. This swing bascule bridge, Nazrul Setu named after rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, across an inlet of River Hooghly in the dock area has been a unique landmark of Kolkata.
Rail link to Kashmir Valley may have to be realignedFebruary 14th, 2009 JAMMU - The proposed 70-km rail link between Katra in the Jammu region and Qazigund in Kashmir Valley may have to be realigned because of geological obstacles, pushing the project cost upwards. Work on the Katra-Qazigund track, part of the 290-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL) project, was stopped last November when developers encountered geological obstacles.
Major train accident averted in West BengalFebruary 14th, 2009 KOLKATA - A major train accident was averted in West Bengal Sunday when a railway worker spotted a crack in a rail track fishplate and stopped a train. According to sources, railway gateman Swapan Das made the discovery at Tarakeswar station in Hooghly district.
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