The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has decided to reserve a five-metre lane for the metro corridor in its proposed Ring Road Project which features a range of modern amenities and infrastructural enhancements. As per the draft development project report (DPR), the Ring Road Project is set to encompass a five-metre lane reserved for […]
Category: Railways
Delhi Metro to run extra trips to cut vehicular pollution
A day after environment minister Gopal Rai held a high-level meeting to enforce Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap), the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Tuesday said it will add 40 train trips on weekdays across the Metro network from Wednesday to comply with the directions. “As part of the various […]
Delhi Metro to run 40 additional trips on weekdays across its network from tomorrow
The Delhi Metro will run 40 additional train trips on weekdays across its network starting this Wednesday. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), while making the announcement on social media platform X, said the move is part of the various measures adopted by the Delhi government to combat pollution under GRAP-II stage. “This has been […]
European Investment Bank delegation visits Agra Metro Rail Project
A three-member delegation from the European Investment Bank (EIB) visited the Agra Metro Rail Project and expressed their satisfaction with the pace of execution of the metro as well as the international quality and safety standards which are being adopted while executing the project, claimed officials at Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) in Agra. […]
Sahibabad to Duhai in 12 minutes: All about 1st rapid rail ‘Namo Bharat’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the 17km-long stretch of India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor on Friday. Of the 82.15 km Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor, the 17-km priority section between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot will be open to the public on Saturday. RapidX renamed to Namo Bharat Meanwhile, […]
RRTS launch: Traffic advisory ahead of PM Modi’s Ghaziabad visit; Check suggested routes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the 17-km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), India’s first rapid rail project on Friday. In the wake of PM Modi’s visit to the district, the Ghaziabad traffic has imposed several traffic restrictions and issued a traffic advisory for the hassle-free movement of dignitaries and […]
Modi to open RRTS corridor, trains to be called Namo Bharat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the country’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor on Friday — a 17-km priority stretch in Ghaziabad between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot. The trains operating on the corridor are set to be named Namo Bharat, officials associated with the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), the agency constructing […]
Uniquely-designed Vande Bharat trains to run in Kashmir soon: Railway minister
Vande Bharat services are expected to be introduced in Srinagar within this financial year after the Jammu-Srinagar line becomes functional, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Thursday. He said the semi-high speed train will also serve the people of Tripura once the railway line to the northeastern state gets electrified. The government plans to […]
Sahibabad-Duhai RRTS: System top speed 180 kmph, trains every 15 minutes; all you need to know
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), which will be called ‘Namo Bharat’. The 17-km-long priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor will be opened to the public on October 21. The priority section will have five stations — Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai and Duhai Depot. The foundation […]
MMRDA cancels bids related to Metro Line 6 project
Mumbai: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) cancelled bids related to the Metro Line 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar to Kanjur Marg), of rolling stock and fire safety tenders, on Wednesday. The decision was made as the tender documents failed to meet the mandatory guidelines instituted by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). A senior official on […]
Delhi-Meerut RRTS: PM Modi to unveil 17 kms stretch of Rapid Rail on Oct 20. 10 things to know
India’s first regional train service RapidX is set to begin on a 17-kilometre stretch on Friday,i.e October 20. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate this section on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) on that day in Ghaziabad. The complete corridor will be functional by 2025. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on October […]
Metro services disrupted thrice in last fortnight alone, inconveniencing commuters
PUNE: Pune metro services are facing repeated power- and technical- failure issues for quite some time now. So much so that metro services had to be suspended thrice in the past fortnight alone. At a time when commuters are facing hardships, metro officials are claiming that the problem will be resolved in a month. Shravan […]