The Railway authorities have issued a public notice to the people of Banbhulpura in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district to remove 4,365 encroachments within seven days, failing which the demolition process will be started. The move comes after the Uttarakhand high court on December 20 ordered the demolition of constructions over encroached railway land at Banbhulpura in […]
Category: Railways
Uttar Pradesh: New electrified broad gauge DFCCIL double rail line completed
The new electrified broad gauge Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) double rail line from New Karchana-New Sujatpur bypassing Prayagraj city has been completed. It has a total route length of 62.65 km, say officials aware of the matter. The trial run of goods train comprising 53 wagons loaded with coal was successfully done […]
Namma Metro to extend train services on New Year night in Bengaluru. Details
The metro rail services on the New Year night in Bengaluru will be extended from the usual timings, announced Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) on Thursday. The metro department also announced that the trains will be operated at a frequency of 15 minutes during the extended hours. In a statement, BMRCL said, “In view […]
RRTS trials to start soon in phased manner for 17km section in Ghaziabad
The trial run on the 17km priority section in Ghaziabad of the regional rapid transit system (RRTS) will begin in a “phased manner” in the coming days in December, said officials of the National Capital Region transport corporation (NCRTC), which is executing the 82km-long project. This will be India’s first RRTS corridor and will link […]
Trains being used to smuggle drugs, illicit liquor in Prayagraj: Police
Smugglers involved in transportation of illicit liquor, marijuana and drugs are now using trains for moving smuggled items. As per GRP records, 64 smugglers have been arrested since January, double than last year when 28 smugglers were arrested. “The rising number of smugglers arrested at railway stations in Prayagraj division indicates that gangs involved in […]
Train services on Delhi Metro’s Pink Line hit as bird drops wire
Train operations on the Delhi Metro’s Pink Line that connects Majlis Park and Shiv Vihar were disrupted for more than hour on Monday after a bird dropped an external wire on the overhead power line, officials aware of the problem said. It caused an “earth short circuit”, they added. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said […]
Class act: 2 decades of Delhi Metro, the great leveller
New Delhi: It is 9am on a Tuesday and Rajesh Singh, 30, is travelling by the Metro to Gurugram on the Yellow Line. Singh, who lives in Seelampur in a rented room and works as a carpenter in Gurugram, takes the red and the yellow line almost every day. Sitting next to him is Piyush […]
Haryana rail corporation preparing report for IGI-Hisar airport connectivity
: The Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (HRIDC) is preparing a detailed project report for railway connectivity between IGI Airport, Delhi and Maharaja Agrasen Airport in Hisar. The alignment of the route will link Bijwasan Gurugram- Basai Dhankot- Sultanpur- Farukhnagar- Jhajjar- Asthal Bohar – Rohtak- Dobh Bahali and Hansi. Chief secretary Sanjeev Kaushal, who presided […]
Railways to replicate Chandigarh parking model in Ambala Cantonment
Amid hue and cry over the pick-and-drop parking system at Chandigarh railway station, Ambala Railway Division has also decided to replicate the model at Ambala Cantonment railway station, officials said on Thursday. The new system was introduced in the union territory in September primarily to counter traffic congestion outside the railway station during the arrival […]
IRCTC’s Shri Jagannath Yatra tourist train initiative to start on January 25
Under the Railways’ ambitious Bharat Gaurav initiative, the Shri Jagannath Yatra tourist train will embark on its maiden journey on January 25, covering prominent pilgrimage and heritage destinations of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, the IRCTC said. Besides Puri’s Jagannath Temple, the tour includes a visit to the ancient holy city of Varanasi, Gaya […]
Chandigarh railway station revamp on fast track
Conceived a decade ago, redevelopment of the Chandigarh Railway Station is finally on track with the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) awarding a ₹462-crore tender for the project, which is expected to be completed within 15 months once construction work commences. The tender to redevelop the station on an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) model […]
DMRC to launch Rs7,000 crore rights issue to repay DAMEPL
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday launched a rights issue worth ₹7131.28 crore for its equity stakeholders, with funds raised to be utilised to pay an arbritral award of ₹4,500 crore to the Anil Ambani-controlled Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL). Through a rights issue, a company can raise funds from its […]