News Source: Telegraph India
| 2 months ago
For the first time in Indian Railways 150-year history, a train with many-coloured splashes rolled today. The Sealdah-New Delhi Duronto Express, flagged off by railway minister Mamata Banerjee, has been painted in the primary colours that erupted...
News Source: The Economic Times
| 2 months ago
New trains announced by former rail minister Lalu Prasad in the interim Rail Budget before the general elections this year have been put on the back-burner by the present railway minister Mamata Banerjee. None of the trains mentioned by Lalu Yadav in...
News Source: Hindu
| 2 months ago
Keeping her Railway Budget promise of introducing non-stop air-conditioned ‘Duranto’ trains that would connect metropolitan cities within the shortest possible time, Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off the first Duranto Express...
News Source: Sify News
| 2 months ago
The compartments of the first Duronto Express between Sealdah here and New Delhi, launched Friday, were painted in bold florescent colours with abstract paintings. The colourful design denotes speed with a pair of blue-coloured legs in the middle of...
News Source: Daily News & Analysis
| 2 months ago
We are thinking in terms of introducing more faster trains in the country in future," Banerjee said. "It will be faster than Rajdhani and other trains. The point-to-point train will be very helpful for common people, businessmen and students,"...
News Source: India Abroad
| 2 months ago
The 16-coach train comprises one AC-1, three AC-II, four AC-III and five AC-III (economy) coaches. Banerjee, who had announced the introduction of the express train to select cities in the railway budget this year, flagged it off at 5.00 pm. The...