The foot overbridge (FOB) linking the Yeshwantpur metro and railway stations may be delayed, with the BMRCL issuing a fresh tender lumping the work with the FOB projects of five other stations. Lack of safe accessways has been a major issue since metro operations began, especially after a woman passenger died while crossing the road […]
Category: Railways
Bids invited for suburban rail corridor
In a step forward for the suburban rail project, bids have been invited for the construction of the 25.57-km-long corridor between Benniganahalli and Chikkabanavara (Corridor 2). The Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited issued a tender for the design and construction of the line under the two-cover system where companies have to qualify for the […]
DDMA allows standing passengers in Delhi Metro trains, buses to tackle air pollution
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday allowed standing passengers in Metro trains and buses to augment the carrying capacity of the public transport systems to let more people use them instead of private vehicles in view of the prevailing air pollution. In an order, the DDMA said 30 standing passengers will be allowed […]
Mumbai: Man killed after tiff on suburban train
A 29-year-old man was killed at the Mankhurd railway station here on Saturday following a tiff inside a suburban local train, police said. The accused, who has a past criminal record, was arrested by the crime branch of Mumbai Police within six hours of the incident, an official said. Deepak Chandrakant Hire (29) was stabbed […]
Bengal-Sikkim rail link to be operational by Dec 2023: NFR
The 52-km-long rail line connecting Sevoke in West Bengal with Rangpo in Sikkim is now projected to be operational by December 2023, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) General Manager Anshul Gupta said on Saturday. Construction of the rail line, which will have six stations, started in 2009 when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was the […]
Maoists blow up railway tracks in Jharkhand, train services disrupted on Barkakana-Garhwa route
Members of banned CPI (Maoist) suspectedly blew up a portion of railway tracks in Jharkhand’s Latehar district in the early hours of Saturday, disrupting train services on the Barkakana-Garhwa route, police said. A blast took place on the railway tracks between Richughuta and Demu stations around 12.30 am, an officer said. Members of a CPI-Maoist […]
Special mid-night metro trains in Kolkata for third India-New Zealand T20 match
Metro Railway Kolkata will run special mid-night metro services for the India-New Zealand T20 international cricket match on Sunday, 21 November. “Metro Railway will run special midnight services for the convenience of the cricket lovers on the occasion of 3rd T20 International Cricket Match between India and New Zealand to be played at Eden Gardens…”, […]
Western Railways to introduce eight more AC local services from November 22
The Western Railway (WR) will introduce eight more air-conditioned suburban services here from November 22, an official said on Friday. With the new addition, the number of air-conditioned suburban services will increase to 20 from the existing 12, he said. “Eight new AC services will be introduced for the convenience of commuters in the suburban […]
NCC Ltd to build metro line from KR Puram to airport
Construction firm NCC Ltd has been awarded the contract of building the 37-km elevated metro line to the Kempegowda International Airport from KR Puram. The BMRCL issued a letter of acceptance (LoA) on Wednesday. Although the BMRCL had split the project into three packages, NCC Ltd emerged as the lowest bidder in all three tenders. […]
Start electric trains from Bengaluru to Tumakuru right away, don’t wait for VIPs: Passengers to railways
Passengers and activists want the railways to start running electric trains between Bengaluru and Tumakuru now that the section has been electrified and approved. On November 4, the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) approved the operation of electric trains on the 69.47-km line. The green signal has rekindled hopes of more trains being run between […]
Two more TBMs make breakthrough in metro tunnelling
Two more tunnel boring machines (TBM) working on the underground section of Namma Metro’s (Phase 2) Reach 6 line achieved breakthrough on Thursday. Contractors of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) have deployed 13 TBMs to work on the 13.76-km underground section, which is part of the Reach 6 line connecting Gottigere with Nagavara […]
Namma Metro: Two more TBMs make breakthrough
Two more tunnel boring machines (TBM) working on the underground section of Namma Metro’s (Phase 2) Reach 6 line achieved breakthroughs on Thursday. Contractors of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) have deployed 13 TBMs to work on the 13.76 km underground section, which is part of the Reach 6 line connecting Gottigere with […]