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6 stories on Indian Railways, with original writing, linked sources and a little context.

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A green and white E5 series Shinkansen bullet train with a long pointed nose at a platform in Ueno station, Tokyo.

B28 bullet train explained: Speed, seats and when India’s first one runs

Explained1 Nov2 min read4 sources

An orange and grey Vande Bharat Sleeper train standing on tracks under overhead electric wires at a railway yard.

Bengaluru–Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper flagged off: timings, stops

1 Nov2 min read4 sources

The orange and grey front of a Vande Bharat Sleeper Express train on railway tracks, with buildings and trees behind it.

Varanasi–Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper explained: Timings, fares, stops

Explained31 Oct2 min read4 sources

A light switch panel and a socket labelled for laptops and cell phones below a window inside an Indian Railways AC coach.

Explained: Why you can’t charge your phone on a train between 11 pm and 5 am

Explained29 Oct2 min read4 sources

Rows of yellow and green wooden fishing boats moored close together in the water at Kakinada fishing harbour under a grey, overcast sky.

Cyclone Arnab turns severe; 89,000 being evacuated on Kakinada coast, 53 trains cancelled

26 Oct3 min read6 sources

Representational AI illustration of an Indian passenger train beside an empty platform and foothills; not the inaugural service.

Sabarmati’s Jammu Tawi train now runs to Katra, removing a transfer for Vaishno Devi travellers

18 Oct2 min read2 sources