On Thursday, prime minister Narendra Modi will be in Mumbai to inaugurate a slew of projects, including Lines 2A and 7 of the Mumbai Metro. The city’s traffic police have, therefore, put in place traffic restrictions, and appealed to commuters to plan their journey accordingly. The Mumbai Traffic Police gave the following details on its […]
Category: Railways
This tech park in Bengaluru to get a direct metro rail access
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Bengaluru’s Namma Metro and ITPL (Information Technology Park Limited) for direct access to the metro line from the tech park located near Whitefield, announced the metro department. The BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited) also announced that a walkway will connect both Pattandur Agrahara metro station […]
Assessing co-benefits from metro rail in India
Rapid population growth and the expansion of metropolitan regions are defining features of India’s economic growth story. The number of Indian cities with populations above one million increased from 23 in 1991 to 53 in 2011. The average population density has also snowballed to 464 persons/sq km in 2020, 13 times more than the United […]
Fog effect: Passengers stranded as trains delayed in Ludhiana
The fog-induced delay in trains reaching Ludhiana railway station on Monday left the passengers stranded in the biting cold, with some of the trains arriving 8 to 10 hours late. The trains which were running behind their scheduled time on Monday were Himgiri Express, which was late by 9:30 hours, and Sachkhand express by 5 […]
Developing sectors residents demand representation in GMDA RAC
Residents and resident welfare associations (RWAs) of developing sectors have demanded that representatives from resident bodies be included in the recently reconstituted residents advisory council (RAC) of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GDMA). Their demand was also echoed by Badshahpur MLA Rakesh Daultabad, who wrote on January 5 to chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who […]
Pelting stones at moving trains: Railways mulls strict action, launches awareness drive
Thrill-seeking mischievous youngsters endangering passengers’ safety by pelting stones at speeding trains have the railways worried. Some young men and teenagers were found to be throwing stones at trains, especially the premium superfast ones such as Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Vande Bharat that pass through populated areas, for fun as a way to compete among themselves […]
SC turns down plea to stop Noida metro work: ‘Cannot put back clock’
Noting that the entire metro rail project is complete and running, the Supreme Court has refused to stop the Noida metro’s operations for the want of an environmental clearance. The court was hearing an appeal filed against a May 31, 2016 order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), directing that all metro rail projects need […]
Ambala railway division collects ₹4-crore fine in December
Making a revenue collection of 34% higher than the target, the Ambala railway division has collected ₹4.19 crore from ticketless travellers in December, officials said on Saturday. The earning is said to be higher than the target of ₹3.15 crore. In a statement, senior divisional commercial manager Hari Mohan Singh said that the ticket checking […]
Maha-Metro installs girder at Sangamwadi railway crossing
The work between Ramwadi station and Civil Court is complete and Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) has also installed steel girders on Sangamwadi railway crossing line, said officials on Thursday. The steel girder on this route was installed in two parts. The total length of this steel girder is 45 meters and the approximate […]
‘Metro causing vibrations, noise’: HC junks plea by Saket residents seeking damages
New Delhi The Delhi high court has rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by several residents of south Delhi’s Saket area, seeking remedial measures as well as compensation from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for causing noise pollution and vibrations due to the running of trains on the nearby underground Yellow Line. A […]
Surprise inspection of Shastri Bhawan: Train personnel in firefighting: CS to fire department
Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Durga Shankar Mishra has directed fire department officials to impart training to all personnel about how to save themselves and others in the event of a fire accident in an office compound. He issued directions in this regard while making a surprise inspection of offices and various sections situated in Shastri […]
Stone pelted at Vande Bharat Express in West Bengal on Day 2 of its operation
Unidentified miscreants on Monday pelted stones at the newly-launched Vande Bharat Express in north Bengal’s Malda on the second day of the train’s journey after it was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 30. Even though no passengers were injured, the glass of a door of coach number C-13 was shattered because […]