STRAP: Overall work on the project is three-fourths complete Mumbai: Mumbai’s first underground metro, the Metro Line 3 connecting Colaba to SEEPZ via the Bandra-Kurla Complex, will be floodproof. The metro stations are being built around 1.5 meters above ground level, and will also have removable floodgates at the entry and exit points to avoid […]
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NCR launches portals for incident investigation, asset monitoring
North Central Railways (NCR) launched two portals namely ‘incident investigation reporting portal’ and ‘asset monitoring portal’ here recently. The incident investigation reporting portal has been developed for uploading incident investigation reports. In this portal, the users can upload investigation reports of cases and they can be seen by all the departments and immediate corrective action […]
U.P.: 31 pairs of NR train to remain cancelled from Dec till Feb due to fog
The northern railway (NR) of Lucknow division has decided that 31 pairs of trains will remain cancelled for three months from December 1, 2022 till February 28, 2023 due to fog during the said period. Senior divisional commercial manager, NR, Rekha Sharma gave this information in a press note on Monday. A total of 42 […]
Cente approves another metro corridor for Gurugram
: Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal on Friday said that the Public Investment Board of the Central government has cleared 28.5 kilometres long metro connectivity between HUDA City Centre to Cyber City in Gurugram. This will cover the entire city of Gurugram. Kaushal said that it would give efficient and environment friendly transport system to […]
By 2041, Bengaluru to have 314 km of metro rail connectivity
Bengaluru Metro will have 175 km of tracks by 2025, Anjum Parwez, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) managing director, said Friday. Speaking at a tech summit in the city, he said, “By June 2025, Bengaluru metro will cover 175 kilometers… The second and third phase of the metro projects will also enhance metro connectivity […]
Centre nod to Gurugram Metro’s Huda City Centre to Cyber City corridor
The Haryana chief secretary, Sanjeev Kaushal, said on Friday that the Public Investment Board (PIB) of the central government has approved the 28.5km-long Metro rail corridor connecting Huda City Centre to Cyber City in Gurugram. This will cover the entire city of Gurugram. Kaushal said this will provide efficient and environment friendly transport to residents […]
NCRTC plans emergency exits at 16 locations across RRTS route
Ghaziabad: The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), which has undertaken the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project linking Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut with high-speed trains, has planned an emergency evacuation system (EES) for passengers. Sources on Friday said that the EES will be available in 16 locations across the 82-kilometre corridor for the safe […]
Vande Bharat on Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai route hits calf, suffers dent: Report
Nearly a week after it was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Vande Bharat Express train – on the Chennai-Mysuru-Bengaluru route – is reported to have been faced with a cattle incident. This was reported in Tamil Nadu’s Arakkonam on Thursday, The Times of India reported. The semi-high-speed train, which takes one stop […]
In a first, railway passengers to get regional food on board
Railway passengers will now be able to choose the food they want to consume while travelling by train, especially those suitable for diabetics, infants and fitness enthusiasts, including millet-based local products and regional dishes, the Railway Board said in an order on Tuesday. The board gave the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) the […]
Vande Bharat express between Bengaluru-Hubbali in proposal: Report
The South Western Railway has requested the railway board for another high-speed Vande Bharat train service between Bengaluru and Hubbali in Karnataka, reported The Indian Express. According to the report, the general manager of South Western Railway even informed Lahar Singh Soriya, the BJP MP from Karnataka about the appeal. The manager wrote a letter […]
Mumbai: Trains will be affected on these suburban railway lines for 27 hours from November 19
The Central Railway on Thursday announced a 27-hour `block’ from the night of November 19 for dismantling the British-era Carnac Bridge between CSMT and Masjid Bunder on its suburban line in Mumbai. No local trains will ply between the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Wadala station on the Harbour line, and no local as […]
Modi to inaugurate Mysuru-Chennai Vande Bharat train today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate the Mysuru-Chennai Vande Bharat train, the first in south India and the fifth in the country. The semi-high-speed train will cover the 500 km distance between the two cities in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in six hours and 30 minutes. Modi will flag off the inaugural train […]