East Coast railway

Indian Railways To Install Intrusion Detection System To Prevent Elephant Deaths In East Coast Zone

The Intrusion Detection System (IDS) will detect elephants approaching tracks and will send an alert to the station master, loco pilot, and station manager.

Aug 20, 2023, 08:54 AM IST

East Coast Railway saved over Rs 118 crore on diesel costs by using technology

While the cost of power in normal diesel LHB coaches is over Rs 36 per unit, in rakes with the HOG system, the cost comes down to Rs 6 per unit, said East Coast Railway.

Dec 23, 2022, 21:05 PM IST

Cyclone Jawad threat: East Coast Railway cancels 95 trains till December 4

In view of the cyclonic storm hitting Odisha, ECoR said 95 mail and express trains originating from different places and passing through the region have been cancelled from December 2-4. 

Dec 02, 2021, 16:38 PM IST

Babies born on board Shramik Special trains to get gifts in this Railway zone

Since May 1, around 37 children have been born on board Shramik Special trains and on railway premises.

Jun 05, 2020, 19:45 PM IST

East Coast Railway converts 261 coaches into coronavirus COVID-19 isolation wards

The ECoR has converted 261 coaches to serve as quarantine or isolation facilities. The conversion has been done at different workshops and coaching depots of ECoR. These coaches have been kept at different stations across East Coast Railway. 

Apr 19, 2020, 10:13 AM IST

Bharat bandh: Passengers suffer as train services affected in Odisha and West Bengal

In Odisha, the movement of trains was affected in the East Coast Railway (ECoR) in the wake of the strike at Talcher, Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur, Bhadrak and Kendujhargarh.

Jan 08, 2020, 08:53 AM IST

Train services in Bhubaneswar to resume from May 5: East Coast Railways

It is to be noted that East Coast Railways have succeeded in resuming its services in less than 24 hours of the cyclone battering in the state

May 05, 2019, 07:01 AM IST

Odisha: 7 stations to get more train stoppage

A Tri-weekly Special train between Sambalpur and Shalimar via Angul and Bhadrak will also start.

Mar 10, 2019, 08:07 AM IST

Railway conducts experimental run of 2-kilometre long train

The train, comprising 147 wagons, three brake/guard vans and four engines, was planned between Godbhaga and Balangir railway stations in the Sambalpur Railway Division.

Feb 25, 2019, 21:12 PM IST

Goods train derails in Odisha

Describing the incident as a minor one, railway officials said it took around two hours to make the affected track fit for resumption of train services.

Sep 03, 2017, 17:45 PM IST

Four railway officials suspended for Odisha train accident

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday ordered a thorough probe into the accident.

Sep 30, 2016, 12:55 PM IST

Two dead, many injured in collision between passenger and goods train in Odisha; Suresh Prabhu orders probe

Passenger train (number 78408) hit the good train (BCN-DANKUNI) from behind in Odisha.

Sep 29, 2016, 21:57 PM IST