The Supreme Court Monday pulled up the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) for trying to “overreach” its earlier order that allowed the corporation to seek the felling of 84 trees in Aarey forest for a Metro car shed project. The court directed the corporation to pay Rs 10 lakh as penalty. The top court […]
Category: Railways
Railways to disband regiment, monetise prime land
The railways have decided to commercialise a prime piece of land, measuring around 65 acres, on road connecting Chandigarh and Panchkula, with dense green cover and wildlife, which will fall vacant after the disbanding of the 1101 Railway Engineer Regiment of Territorial Army (TA) later this month. As reported by The Indian Express, the railway […]
MMRDA likely to get 15 hectares of Kanjurmarg land for Metro 6 depot
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is set to obtain 15 hectares of land for the Metro 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar-Jogeshwari-Vikhroli-Kanjurmarg) depot. The state government has directed Mumbai’s Suburban Collector to hand over the Kanjurmarg plot for the depot construction, said officials privy with the matter. By this week all formalities will be completed, […]
Metro 11 alignment set for revision to make it feasible for commuters
THE PROPOSED Mumbai Metro 11(CSMT, GPO to Wadala) alignment will be revised, making it more feasible for commuters and also profitable, said Ashwini Bhide IAS, Managing Director of the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC). The Metro was recently handed over to MMRC from MMRDA by the state government since this line is underground and MMRC […]
SC gives MMRCL permission to fell 177 trees at Aarey Colony for Metro 3 car shed project
The Supreme Court Monday gave the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) permission to fell 177 trees at the Aarey Colony for the Metro 3 car shed project. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s tree authority granted the MMRCL permission to fell 177 trees on March 15, after the MMRCL was allowed by the Supreme Court to […]
Haryana gives nod to proposal for Delhi-Hisar airport rail link
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved a proposal of rail connectivity between IGI Airport Delhi and Maharaja Agrasen International Airport Hisar via Bijwasan –Gurgaon – Garhi Harsaru – Sultanpur – Farukhnagar – Jhajjar for freight as well as passengers. Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal on Wednesday said that the proposal will be sent […]
Kolkata Metro runs through tunnel below Hooghly, first in India to complete under-river journey
Kolkata Metro Wednesday (April 12) became the first metro rail in the country to make an under-river journey as its rakes passed through an underwater tunnel below the Hooghly river. Kolkata Metro general manager P Uday Kumar Reddy travelled from Mahakaran to Howrah Maidan station in rake No. MR-612, which crossed the Hooghly river at […]
DMRC emerges as ‘lowest bidder’ to operate, maintain Mumbai Metro’s Line 3: Officials
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has emerged as the “lowest bidder” to operate and maintain the 33.5-km Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro, officials said on Thursday. Mumbai Metro’s proposed Line 3 will run from Aarey to Cuffe Parade, covering 27 stations. The process will pave the way for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) […]
Legal hurdles cleared, MMRDA gets green signal for Mumbai Metro lines 2B & 4
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) received the green signal for the Metro line 2B between DN Nagar and Mandale, as the Bombay High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the no-objection certificate (NOC) issued by the aviation authority pertaining to height restrictions near the Juhu airport. The MMRDA coordinated with […]
Kerala to get Vande Bharat Express, BJP starts celebrations
Kerala, which had witnessed intense protests due to which the state government had to shelve its proposed flagship Silver Line semi-high-speed rail corridor project, will get a new Vande Bharat Express train from the Centre soon. Though an official announcement is yet to come, the state BJP leadership confirmed on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra […]
Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail corridor: Nadiad-Anand HSR station becomes first to complete concourse level
The Anand-Nadiad station of the upcoming Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSRC) has become the first station of the corridor to complete the concourse level of the station Wednesday. The slab work, which began in September, comprised nine portions that were completed on April 12, a release from the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) said […]
Record 1.7 lakh commuters travel on Metro 2A & 7, highest in four months
The Mumbai Metro Line 2A and 7, on Monday, reported its highest ridership at 1,70,248 commuters on a single day. The official further said that when Phase 1 of both Metro Line 2A and 7, which covers 20-km stretch between Aarey and Dhanukarwadi, became operational last year April, the average number of dally commuters was […]