General Manager Posts Vacant For Months, More Retirements Coming Up Soon

Several zones and production units on IR are now headless for months, with no fulltime General Manager to oversee affairs Read more
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ER: Hansdiha – Prayahat Broad Gauge line to be inaugurated

Hansdiha -Prayahat Broad Gauge section of ER's Malda Division will be inaugurated for passenger services Read more
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ER: Block For Construction of Road Overbridge to Replace Level Crossing between Jamtara-Chittaranjan

For construction of road overbridge instead of level crossing gate No. 7 between Chittaranjan and Jamtara stations of Asansol Division, power & traffic block for four days will be taken Read more
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ER: Howrah and Sealdah Divisions Arrangements for Examinees

For the convenience of the examinees who will attend written examination for the post of Warder/Female Warder under Government of West Bengal on Sunday (15.9.2019), ER’s Howrah and Sealdah Divisions… Read more

Howrah Rajdhani may get faster by 1.5 hrs, use Push-Pull configuration

Howrah New Delhi Rajdhani may soon trim its schedule by 1.5 hours between the two cities, with a switch to the Push-Pull configuration. Read more

Signal Failure on Eastern Railway delays 40 local train services on Sealdah division for 3 hours

Six pairs of local trains were cancelled and 40 local train services were delayed due to a signal failure on all four lines at Shyamnagar since 07:24 hrs on Friday Read more

166 Years of IR: How the Seeds Were Sown in 1831

the idea of constructing railways in India is older and dates back to the year 1831. And if it weren't for a stroke of bad luck, Kolkata, and not Mumbai,… Read more

EMU Collides with Inspection Car, No Casualties

Howrah-Seoroaphuli local while approaching Srirampore station via reversible line dashed with an Inspection Car at about 16.25 hrs. near home signal of Srirampore in Eastern Railway Read more

ER: New Line, Doubling Works to be Commissioned in April, May 2019

Eastern Railway (ER) is likely to commission a slew of works over the next few months Read more

Several Train Cancellations on ER and ECR for Maintenance Works

Several trains in Eastern Railway or East Central Railway are to be fully or partially cancelled in April for maintenance works. Read more