MUMBAI: Railways is set to begin work on the extension of the Mumbai suburban railway network in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) with a 28 km corridor to connect Murbad in Thane district with Kalyan. The ₹863 crore project was approved by the Railway ministry in 2019 and is expected to be completed by 2027. However, […]
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Delhi Metro’s Tughlakabad line to pass beneath 17 active railway tracks
The upcoming Silver Line, connecting Tughlakabad to Aerocity as part of Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 expansion, will pass under 17 pairs of active railway tracks for which the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has already sought permissions from the Indian Railways, officials said. While Delhi Metro lines have passed below railway tracks in the past too, […]
In February, Ludhiana railway station officials recovered ₹1.30 crore from ticket violators
After a successful checking drive initiated during Diwali and Chhath Puja last year, Ludhiana railway officials are all geared up to catch ticket violators this Holi. In February, the checking teams in Ludhiana collected penalty to the tune of ₹1.30 crore from passengers travelling without tickets. “Thousands of such violators were caught during checking last […]
Railways to declare revised NTPC results in first week of April
The Railways will be declaring the revised non-technical popular categories (NTPC) recruitment results in the first week of April, the ministry announced on Thursday, two months after it set up a a high-level committee to examine the concerns of irregularities raised by NTPC candidates, in January this year. Hindustan Times had reported that the ministry […]
Officials involved in bullet train project to take course in Japanese
Officials involved in the bullet train initiative in India will take a crash course in Japanese language and culture to be able to better interact with Japanese colleagues, according to an internal communication of the National High Speed Rail Corporation on Friday. “These classes will be conducted both online and offline. It will be conducted […]
NGT imposes ₹20 crore penalty on RVNL over illegal soil lifting for railway line
BHUBANESWAR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed an interim penalty of ₹ ₹20 crore on state-owned Rail Vikash Nigam Limited (RVNL) over two of its contractors lifting huge quantities of soil and morrum for construction of a railway line in Odisha without the approval of local revenue authorities. In an order, a bench of NGT […]
Now, business houses can co-brand names of railway stations
With an aim of generating non-fare revenue, the Railway Board has allowed co-branding, station branding or semi-naming rights of railway stations. Following this, now names of brands or logos of government and reputed business houses can be prefixed or suffixed with the names of railway stations, informed railway officials. However, such an activity is a […]
18,439 passengers take Pune Metro ride on Monday
Pune: The second day of Metro on both routes — Vanaz to Garware college and Pimpri to Phugewadi — which started at 8am, saw 18,439 passengers till 7pm. The number was less than the inauguration day on Sunday when the count was 37,752 people and the metro service ended at 9.30pm. The impact of Monday […]
PMC draft budget: Public-Private Partnership to be key driver in project funding
PUNE As the seventh pay commission has brought on the additional salary burden on PMC, thus keeping the funds to other projects to a bare minimum. However, with ongoing projects like the river development, Metro and 24×7 water scheme, the civic body has decided to drive a large portion of its funding by executing the […]
Pune Metro to be operational from today. Check route, time table, fare chart
Pune Metro will be thrown open to the public on Sunday at 3pm after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates it at 11.30am at Garware College Station. Pune Metro has been developed by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited, which is a 50:50 jointly owned company of the Centre and the Maharashtra government. Here is all you […]
Your Space: Demand for new routes, student discount offers in Pune Metro
With the much-awaited Pune metro facility to start commercial operations on two routes from March 6, our readers share their expectations from the service in terms of cost factor, adaptability, accessibility, comfort and safety Need diverse routes It is a good thing that Pune metro will be starting its services for Puneites. When it comes […]
BEST to introduce 25 new routes for last-mile connectivity to Metro stations
MUMBAI: In a bid to provide last-mile connectivity to Metro commuters, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) plans to introduce 25 new bus services for passengers of Dahisar and DN Nagar Metro 2-A line, which is expected to be operational this year. BEST also plans to relocate some of the bus stands and stops […]