North Eastern Railway (NER) is rapidly transforming and remodeling itself, said NER general manager Chandra Veer Raman here on Wednesday while addressing a joint meeting of office bearers of various railway organisations to seek their suggestion for increasing the income of railway, improving punctuality and minimising expenditures. Raman stressed on the need to re-skill the […]
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Watch| Mahindra Bolero transforms into rail inspection vehicle for world’s highest railway arch bridge
In a widely circulated video, a Mahindra Bolero car is seen transformed into a rail inspection vehicle and is being used to lead Ashwini Vaishnaw inspection trolleys across Jammu & Kashmir’s Chenab bridge, which is claimed to be the world’s highest railway arch bridge, on his recent site visit. Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra group […]
Law tweak to save Delhi Metro assets from seizure
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has proposed to amend section 89 of the Metro Railways (O&M) Act, 2002 to eliminate the possibility of any metro railway asset – including funds — from being seized by court orders, days before a deadline for operator to clear ₹4,700 crore dues which, if it […]
Monday Musings: Pune Metro will soon expand service, it’s time people change mindset
As the inauguration of the next stretch of Pune Metro Rail draws closer, Punekars have mixed feelings. They are happy that Metro service will expand from Garware College tod Ruby Hall Clinic and Phugewadi to Civil Court interchange, but the delay has already killed the enthusiasm for many who purchased properties in the past one […]
Over 16k people traveled on the first day of Bengaluru’s new metro line: Report
On the first day of the newly inaugurated KR Puram – Whitefield metro line, over 16,000 passengers used the service, reported The Times of India. The metro line was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday during his visit to Bengaluru. According to the report, The KR Puram – Whitefield metro line saw footfalls […]
Yamunanagar-Karnal rail line to cost ₹1,173 cr, Vaishnaw tells Parliament
Union minister of railways Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Parliament on Friday that the tentative cost of the Yamunanagar-Karnal railway line in Haryana will be ₹1,173.24 crore and the land for the project is being provided free of cost by the state government. Vaishnaw was replying to a question by Sushil Kumar Gupta, Aam Aadmi Party […]
RRB NTPC Result 2019 for Chandigarh region out at rrbcdg.gov.in, link here
Railway Recruitment Board has released RRB NTPC Result 2019 for Chandigarh region. Candidates who have appeared for the recruitment process for RRB CEN – 01/2019 can check their names on the official notice available on official website of RRB Chandigarh at rrbcdg.gov.in. As per the official notice, based on their performance in CBTs (1&2) and […]
Metro Arbitral award: DMRC seeks review of HC verdict on plea by DAMEPL
The Delhi high court on Thursday asked the Union government and the city government to take instructions on whether they would give loans and guarantees to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to pay the unpaid arbitral award to Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL), after the corporation moved court with a review plea against […]
Indian railways reduces fare of AC 3-tier economy class tickets
Railways on Wednesday issued an order to restore the fare for AC 3-tier economy class travel which had been withdrawn in November last year when it was merged with AC 3-tier. Despite the restoration in price, Railways will continue offering linen to passengers, the order indicated. The present order has withdrawn an earlier circular in […]
BMRCL to run seven trains on KR Puram – Whitefield metro line. More details
The newly built KR Puram – Whitefield metro line in Bengaluru will haveseven trains running with the time frequency of 10 – 12 minutes, said MP PC Mohan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating this metro line on March 25 in his seventh visit to the poll bound state this year. This new metro […]
NHAI wants more Metro trains between Delhi and Gurugram to reduce snarls on NH-48
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to increase the frequency of trains between Gurugram and Delhi on the Yellow Line (Samaypur Badli-Huda City Centre) and on the Blue Line (Dwarka Sector 21- Noida Electronic City) so that more people can travel by the Metro instead of […]
Railway laying 5K km track in country every year: Railway Board member
Member, Railway Board (Infrastructure), RN Sunkar on Sunday said the Indian Railway was laying 5,000 km track every year to expand and strengthen rail infrastructure in the country. He also said in days to come, the track-laying work will be increased to 10,000 km per year. Holding a meeting in the office of general manager, […]