Seven railway stations in India have achieved a revenue of over 10 billion rupees, with New Delhi station topping the list with 33.37 billion rupees. The Howrah station follows with 16.92 billion rupees and Chennai Central at 12.99 billion rupees. Chennai is also included in the list from the...
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Southern Railway. This information is based on the passenger revenue figures for 2023-2024 released by Indian Railways. The top eight stations in Kerala are also seeing an increase in revenue, with Thiruvananthapuram leading with 281.12 crore rupees. Thane (Mumbai) boasts the highest number of passengers with 93.06 crore, followed by Mumbai Kalyan at 83.79 crore and New Delhi at 39.36 crore. Thiruvananthapuram recorded 1.31 crore passengers. India has 28 stations in the highest group, Non-Suburban Group-1 (NSG-1), considering both passenger numbers and revenue. Central Railway, including Mumbai, has the most stations in this group with eight, followed by Southern Railway with three (Chennai, Egmore, and Tambaram). There are no Kerala stations in this group. Six stations that were in NSG-2 in 2017-2018 have now moved up to NSG-1.

Due to heavy rainfall in South India, train operations have been disrupted for two consecutive days. The Tatnagar-Ernakulam Express, along with 11 other trains, has been cancelled. Several trains, including those from Tatanagar, Dhanbad, Jasidih and Hatia, have been diverted due to line blockages near Vijayawada and Coimbatore. The disruptions are...
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caused by rainwater flooding tracks and erosion beneath them.

The Railways has decided to replace the discontinued triweekly Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express service with Garibrath triweekly special trains. These trains will operate from Ernakulam Junction to Yelahanka from September 1st to 7th. The 13-coach trains will depart from Ernakulam at 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, and the return...
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trip from Yelahanka will commence at 5:00 a.m. on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday.

The recent discontinuation of the tri-weekly Vande Bharat Express train running between Ernakulam and Bengaluru has sparked outrage among commuters and politicians. The train's withdrawal, despite high occupancy rates and the upcoming Onam festival, has been met with criticism, with many highlighting the impact on Kerala residents working in Bengaluru who...
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rely on this service for travel back home. The decision has been attributed to platform constraints at Bengaluru, but there are calls for the service to be reinstated as a special train or even regularized as a daily service, especially given the anticipated increase in travel demand during the festive season. The Railways are exploring options for special trains and increasing the frequency of existing services between Kerala and Bengaluru.

The Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat special train has been suspended due to the failure of authorities to issue a notification extending the service. The train, which began service on July 25, had high booking rates. The Southern Railways has suggested delaying the train's departure time from Bengaluru to 6:30 am, but the...
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Southwest Railway hasn't made a decision yet. Meanwhile, several other train services have been cancelled or delayed due to maintenance works near Angamaly railway station. Additionally, several special trains have been added from Bengaluru and Chennai for the Onam vacation season.