Indian Railways earned Rs 1,229 cr from cancelled waiting list tickets

Indian Railways has reported earnings of Rs 1,229.85 crore from cancelled waiting list tickets between the years 2021 and 2024 (up to January). This information was disclosed in response to a Right to Information (RTI) request filed by activist Vivek Pandey from Madhya Pradesh. The Railway Ministry’s data also indicated a consistent increase in revenue […]

India’s first underwater metro surpasses 70,000 passenger count on day 1

The Howrah Maidan-Esplanade metro section, which passes below the Hooghly river through the country’s first under-water transportation tunnel, carried more than 70,000 passengers on the first day of its operation, an official said on Saturday. Commercial operation on the stretch started on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated it on March 6. The number […]

Cabinet approves Rs 8,400 cr for two corridors of Delhi Metro under Phase-4

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two corridors of the Delhi Metro under Phase-4 of the national capital’s development plan, which will cost Rs 8,399 crore. The 20.7-kilometre-long corridors will connect the Inderlok station on the Red/Green Line of the Delhi Metro to the Indraprastha station on the Blue Line, and Lajpat Nagar to Saket […]

Delhi metro: Govt approves Inderlok-Indraprastha, Lajpat Nagar-Saket links

The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of two new metro corridors of Delhi Metro’s Phase-IV project. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur. This includes a metro link that will connect Lajpat Nagar and Saket and another to connect Inderlok […]

Oriental Rail Infra arm bags order worth Rs 1,249 cr from Indian Railways

Oriental Rail Infrastructure announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Oriental Foundry has received an order from Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways to manufacture and supply 3,055 BOXNHL Wagons worth Rs 1,249 crore. Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), Indian Railways has increased the order quantity of BOXNHL Wagons from 2,964 Nos. to 3,055 Nos. BOXNHL Wagons […]