Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) would have faced a capacity bottleneck had a rail infrastructure not been put up at its Hansalpur plant in Gujarat, said Rahul Bharti, executive officer (corporate affairs). Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated by video-conferencing on Monday India’s first in-plant automobile railway siding at the Hansalpur plant. The siding will allow MSIL […]
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PM inaugurates Marathwada Rail Coach Factory, launches various projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dedicated to the nation the Marathwada Rail Coach Factory and launched various other railway projects in Maharashtra, officials said. As part of launch of the projects via video conference from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, he also inaugurated five Jan Aushadi Kendras (for affordable and quality generic medicines) at the Lokmanya […]
New Vande Bharat Express trains among multiple projects unveiled in Bihar
Bihar on Tuesday got two new Vande Bharat Express trains as Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled multiple railway projects in the state, officials said. These were among the projects worth Rs 85,000 crore unveiled by the PM through video conference from Ahmedabad, they said. Governor Rajendra V Arlekar, Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha, Speaker Nand […]
PM flags off Rs 85K cr rlys projects; 10 new Vande Bharat trains launched
Ahead of the enforcement of the model code of conduct for Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off and laid foundation stones for projects worth Rs 1.06 trillion in Gujarat, including railway projects worth Rs 85,000 crore. The railway projects flagged off include 10 new Vande Bharat train services — a […]
Prime Minister Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat trains, extends 4 routes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 10 new Vande Bharat trains on Tuesday, significantly expanding India’s rail network, taking the total count to over 50 trains covering 45 routes nationwide. The Vande Bharat Express, a flagship initiative of the Indian Railways, has gained prominence for its high-speed, comfortable, and energy-efficient services. Currently, the Indian Railways operates […]
PM Modi unveils India’s 1st auto in-plant railway siding project of MSIL
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated India’s first automobile in-plant railway siding project of Maruti Suzuki (MSIL) at its plant at Hansalpur in Gujarat’s Mehsana district virtually from a function here. PM Modi, who visited Gujarat on Tuesday, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of Rs 85,000 crore railway projects, including the launch of […]
PM Modi virtually inaugurates over 270 railway projects in Odisha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday virtually unveiled over 270 railway projects in Odisha and flagged off the state’s third Vande Bharat Express train. The new railway projects included signalling systems, good sheds and a new Vande Bharat Express that will operate between Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar, officials said. These were unveiled by the PM virtually […]
PM inaugurates, lays foundation stone of Rs 85,000 cr railway projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of Rs 85,000 crore railway projects, including the launch of 10 new Vande Bharat trains. The PM launched the projects from Sabarmati area of Ahmedabad in Gujarat after visiting the Dedicated Freight Corridor’s (DFC) Operation Control Centre here. He laid the foundation stone […]
RVNL emerges as L-1 bidder for Central Railway project
The civil construction company announced that it has emerged as the lowest (L1) bidder for a project worth Rs 47.36 crore awarded by Central Railway. The scope of the project entails signalling and telecommunication work for provision of automatic block signaling on Khapri-Sewagram section of Nagpur Division. The time for the completion of the project […]
Jupiter Wagons bags Rs 957-cr order from Ministry of Railways
Jupiter Wagons on Monday announced that it has received a contract worth Rs 957 crore from the Ministry of Railways (railway board) for manufacturing and supply of BOSM wagons. The Railway Ministry had placed an order for the manufacturing and supply of 2,237 BOSM wagons. These wagons are specifically designed for the efficient transport of […]
PM to flag off two new Vande Bharat Express trains from Visakhapatnam today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off two more Vande Bharat Express trains from Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam via video conferencing on Tuesday (March 12). The two new trains will operate between Visakhapatnam-Puri and Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad. With this, the total number of Vande Bharat Express trains operational from Visakhapatnam will be three. During the occasion, PM Modi […]
Kochi Metro inaugurated by PM Modi, makes access to port city easier
People from the southern and eastern parts of Ernakulam district will have faster and easier access to the port city with the online inauguration of the completed phase 1B of Kochi Metro by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. The PM also inaugurated, virtually, the Tripunithura Terminal Metro station, which adds 1.16 km to the […]