The constant change in Thane Metro Project and the delay in getting various permissions for the project have now increased the budget of the Internal Metro project by ₹2.64Cr. The said amount would be paid by the Thane Municipal Corporation to Maha Metro, which is implementing the project in the city. The proposal for the […]
Category: Railways
PM flags off 36 new local trains, dedicates two railway lines to nation
Ahead of the local body polls in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), which accounts for more than 20% of the state population, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off 36 new local train services on the Central Railway (CR) and dedicated to the nation the fifth and sixth railway lines between Thane and Diva […]
HC junks plea alleging fraud in DMRC-Reliance metro line deal
The Delhi high court on Friday refused to entertain a plea by a lawyer claiming a fraud of ₹7,100 crore in the deal between the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure for the construction of the Airport Express Metro line , saying that it was “half-baked”, “misconceived” and filed without […]
Indian Railways cancels 287 trains. Check full list here
The Indian Railways cancelled nearly 287 trains, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website showed. However, no reasons regarding the cancellation of the trains were cited. According to a report, the trains were scheduled to travel to/from Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, […]
Pune developers request govt not to raise RR rates
PUNE As the administration is trying to assess the changes in the Ready Reckoner (RR) rates, CREDAI Pune Metro, an apex body of real estate developers has urged the state government to not increase the ready reckoner rates this year. Last year, there was no revision in the rates, which are usually announced in April […]
₹12 lakh fine collected by Pune railway division for mask violations
PUNE The Pune railway division has collected ₹1,244,000 in fines from 6,645 travellers between April 2021 and February 2022 for not wearing masks in Pune railway station premises and on trains that halted at the station. The railways that began operations after the first Covid have time and again requested commutes to follow Covid norms […]
Metro project from Noida airport to Delhi’s IGIA is feasible: Yeida
The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) on Monday said that the Metro project from Noida international airport to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has been declared feasible and a detailed project report (DPR) will be ready by March 31. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which has been roped in to work on the […]
Audio system alerts inside local trains to avert accidents
MUMBAI In a bid to increase passenger safety and avoid local train accidents, collisions and derailments caused due to human errors, the Western Railway has started installing audio systems to warn the motorman about red signals during local train operations. Next Signal Red Alert Device (NSRAD) LED devices are being installed inside the motorman coach […]
Forest dept nod to clear 921 trees for New Delhi railway station revamp
The New Delhi railway station (NDLS) redevelopment project has received clearance from the state forest and wildlife department to remove 921 of the total 2,980 trees currently present at the project site, with forest officials saying that only 36 trees will be cut and the other 885 will be transplanted elsewhere. The remaining 2,059 trees […]
India to supply locomotives, technology to Bangladesh railways
India is ready to supply locomotives and passenger carriages and transfer technology for railway signalling systems to Bangladesh as part of ongoing cooperation between the two sides to improve connectivity. The matter figured when Bangladesh high commissioner Muhammad Imran met railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday and discussed various issues related to the railways sector, […]
Central railways to undertake work to stop flooding at tracks
MUMBAI In order to stop waterlogging on railway tracks during monsoon along the Central Railway, microtunneling work will be undertaken across railway tracks at Kurla and Chunabhatti railways stations. A pipe will be laid that will run across the railway tracks at Kurla and Chunabhatti railway stations in order to stop rainwater from flooding the […]
Couple jump before moving train in Lko, bodies found
A married man and a woman who was to get married in May, jumped before a moving train under Vibhuti Khand police station limits on Saturday midnight. Their mutilated bodies were found on railway tracks between Gomti Nagar and Malhaur railway stations, police said on Sunday. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination. The […]