Mumbai: The Indian Railways is conceptualising a shorter version (eight-car) of its pet project Vande Bharat trains, which currently run with 16 coaches. With 400 Vande Bharat trains planned, the railway ministry believes that the demand for these trains on routes connecting tier-2 cities would be less and hence, shorter trains will serve the purpose […]
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Bengaluru Metro services halted between Mysore Road to Kengeri from Jan 27 – 30: Report
Bengaluru’s Namma Metro services will be disrupted along the purple line from Friday to Monday as authorities will be commissioning works for the extension of the line. Services will be affected between Mysore Road and Kengeri metro stations, Times Now reported. The metro usually runs from 5 am to 11 pm every day. However, the […]
Railway to construct security fences at rail crossings to prevent stone-pelting, accidents
PUNE: The Pune Central Railway will erect security walls on both sides of hotspots in rural parts of its jurisdiction to prevent instances of stone-pelting and accidents involving animals and human beings crossing or venturing onto the railway tracks. The Pune Central Railway comprises the Pune to Lonavala, Pune to Miraj and Pune to Daund […]
Crime on railways in MMR doubled in 2022
Mumbai: Crime on railway premises in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has doubled in 2022 as compared to 2021. However, the Government Railway Police (GRP) officers claimed that the number of crimes in 2021 was low as there were Covid-19 restrictions enforced that year. According to the statistics provided by GRP, last year, 13,799 crimes […]
RRB NTPC Level 3 result, cut-off marks announced, details here
RRB NTPC Level 3 Result: Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has announced non-technical popular category result and cut off marks (CEN 01/2019 – NTPC GRADUATE AND UNDER GRADUATE) for pay level 3. Candidates can check RRB websites to know commercial cum ticket clerk NR results and cut-off scores. A list of RRB websites where candidates can […]
Ludhiana railway station set for revamp, survey begins
Commencing the initial phase of the much-awaited redevelopment of Ludhiana railway station, the survey of the existing infrastructure at the station has begun. The construction company, which has been awarded the contract to rebuild the railway station at an estimated cost of ₹478 crore, has set up a makeshift office near the parking lot of […]
PM Modi to flag off Mumbai Metro lines: 5 things to know about Lines 2A and 7
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Maharashtra on Thursday to launch several projects worth around ₹38,800 crore. He will also inaugurate two metro lines, estimated to cost around ₹12,600 crore, at 6pm today in Mumbai. It is set to open to the public from 4pm on January 20. The Mumbai Traffic Police has issued […]
Maha-Metro awaits Centre’s nod to extend two Pune routes
PUNE Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (Maha-Metro) is awaiting approval from the central government for extension of two routes–Swargate to Katraj (underground) and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to Nigdi (elevated). Both proposals are with the central government, said officials. Brijesh Dixit, managing director of Maha-Metro, said, “We have got all the necessary approvals and […]
RRTS train clocks 160km/hr in infra test run in Ghaziabad
A Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) train achieved a top speed of 160kmph — this is among the top speeds achieved by trains in the country — during a test run on the 17km priority stretch from Duhai depot to Sahibabad in Ghaziabad on Thursday. The run was for an infrastructure test with an operational […]
Metro subway to connect Aerocity station and Mahipalpur
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is set to build a pedestrian subway connecting the Aerocity Metro Station with the nearby locality of Mahipalpur, thereby improving accessibility to the Capital’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday. This subway, the officials said, will pass under the busy Mahipalpur flyover […]
‘Guess this station’: Railway Minister shares stunning pics of railway line, asks people to name them
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has posted several pictures of a snow-clad railway station surrounded by scenic mountains and has asked his followers to guess its name. He even shared a hint in the caption. It says, “Heaven on Earth.” The unusual yet interesting share by the Railway Minister expectedly attracted several eyeballs. While many rushed […]
MNNIT to develop glass fibre freight wagons for Indian Railways
In a first, a team of researchers of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT)-Allahabad will develop rustproof and light weight freight wagons for the Indian Railways. This indigenously developed wagon will be used for transportation of salt, informed MNNIT officials. The wagon would be made of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) material and will […]