Hyderabad: Industries minister K.T. Rama Rao came out strongly against railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for his remarks made in Hyderabad on Friday that there was no chance of setting up a railway coach factory in Kazipet, despite it being one of the assurances under the AP Bifurcation Act. In a release here on Saturday, Rao […]
Category: Railways
Height of apathy: UMTA sits on projects worth ₹1.53 lakh crore
HYDERABAD: The Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) has failed to make progress in key infrastructural projects which would change the face of the city, including the Metro Rail line to the Shamshabad airport, last mile connectivity for Metro Rail, high speed rail connectivity in the Hyderabad-Warangal-Vijayawada-Chennai corridor and bus rapid transport system (BRTS) in the […]
Railways to run special trains to accommodate Holi rush
With almost all trains to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other destinations in eastern and northeastern region running full and confirmed reservation being unavailable till the end of April due to the upcoming ‘Holi’ festival, the Northern Railway has decided to run ‘Holi special’ trains during the third and fourth weeks of this month.
Heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh, three trains cancelled in Padugupadu-Nellore section
New Delhi: The Eastern Central Railway has cancelled three trains due to heavy rains and waterlogging at the bridge in the Padugupadu-Nellore section on Monday. The trains that have been cancelled include 22352 Yashwantpur-Patliputra Express, 12295 Bengaluru-Danapur Sanghamitra Express and 06509 Bengaluru-Danapur Express.
Work on Railway coach workshop near Kurnool to be expedited
KURNOOL: Hope is pinned on the completion of a railway coach midlife workshop at Kurnool as the local MP sought intervention of the Gadwal collector to solve the contentious land issue. About 7.5 acres of land that falls on the Telangana side ran into dispute as the landowners sought a higher compensation. The issue is […]
Telangana: Congress and BJP demand Metro for Old City
Hyderabad: Congress Legislature Party leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and BJP floor leader Raja Singh on Monday demanded the state government to explain why the Metro Rail project was being delayed in Old City. Participating in a debate, Bhatti said “The Congress government brought Hyderabad Metro Rail project, which connects Old City till Falaknuma in the […]
Karnataka CM sets 2024 deadline to complete Phase-2 of Bengaluru Metro
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday asked officials to complete the second phase of Bengaluru Metro work by 2024, a year before the deadline. “You have set a deadline of 2025 for second phase, but you finish it by 2024. You re-plan and reschedule it so that you can complete it at the […]