UNION RAILWAYS Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said that he will “take a detailed look” into the proposed project of converting into broad gauge and do electrification of railway line passing through the Gir sanctuary. The minister underlined that the Indian Railways doesn’t want to disturb any eco-sensitive zone or any environmentally-sensitive area of the […]
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Govt nod for railway line doubling in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved doubling of the Rajkot-Kanalus railway line in Gujarat and Nimach-Ratlam line in Madhya Pradesh. The project is estimated to cost Rs 1,080.58 crore and its escalated completion cost is Rs 1,168.13 crore, the government said in a statement. Total length […]
Cabinet clears doubling of tracks on Rajkot-Kanalus railway line
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday cleared a proposal of doubling of Rajkot-Kanalus railway line at the cost of Rs 1,080.58 crore with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stating that the existing single broad-gauge line was being operated at 157 per cent of its capacity and that another track was needed for faster […]
Cabinet clears doubling of Nimach-Ratlam railway line worth Rs 1,095.88 crore
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the doubling of the Nimach-Ratlam railway line at a total estimated cost of Rs 1,095.88 crore, Union Minister Anurag Thakur announced. Briefing the media on the key decisions taken by the Cabinet, Thakur said that the doubling of Nimach-Ratlam and Rajkot-Kanalus railway lines […]
Railway saloon shed built in 1880s demolished to make way for bullet train corridor in Vadodara
Vadodara city, which is known as the cultural capital of Gujarat, lost yet another part of its heritage on Tuesday as the red-stone railway saloon shed, situated between Platform 7 and the Pandya bridge, was demolished to make way for the under-construction Ahmedabad-Mumbai National High Speed Railway Corridor for the bullet train project. The structure, […]
Two coaches of Indore-Daund train derail at Lonavala station, no casualties
Two coaches of Indore to Daund special train were derailed near Lonavala on Monday morning while the train was entering Lonavala station. Around 80 passengers travelling in these two coaches were shifted to other coaches and no casualties were reported, officials said. The railway is conducting an inquiry into the incident. According to Central Railway […]
Railway Police suggests measures to stop misuse of premises
THE MAHARASHTRA Government Railway Police (GRP) has written to the general managers of Central and Western Railways to upgrade security on vulnerable railway premises that could be misused for crimes. The letter comes in the wake of the rape case at Ulhasnagar railway station, where a history-sheeter forcibly took a 14-year-old girl to an unused […]
US: At least 3 killed after Amtrak train derails in Montana
At least three people were killed Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana, an official with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office said. Dispatcher Starr Tyler told The Associated Press that three people died in the derailment. She did not have more details. Amtrak said in a […]
Finance to upgrade, World Bank offers plan for Railway expansion
The World Bank has outlined the role it can play as India looks to fund its ambitious National Rail Plan over the next 30 years, which envisages almost 8,000 km of high-speed corridors and another 8,000 km of dedicated freight corridors (DFCs), involving funds to the tune of Rs 40 lakh crore. The World Bank […]
Meet to discuss detailed project report on Mumbai-Hyderabad bullet train today
A MEETING to discuss the detailed project report of the proposed Mumbai-Hyderabad bullet train will be held at the Thane Collectorate on Monday at 11 am. District collector of Thane, Rajesh Narvekar confirmed the meeting. The distance between the two cities is 717km and it takes 15 hours to cover the distance. The train service […]
DMRC sold 3.55 million carbon credits from 2012-2018
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) sold 3.55 million carbon credits between 2012 and 2018, earning 19.5 crore, a DMRC spokesperson said. In 2007, Delhi Metro became the first metro/railway project to be registered under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) by the United Nations. The CDM is a project-based greenhouse gas offset mechanism under the […]
Metro line from Swargate to Katraj gets PMC nod, likely to become operational by June 2026
The Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC’s) general body on Wednesday approved the proposed extension of the Nigdi-Swargate corridor of Pune Metro. The 5.4-km-long stretch will be completely underground and will have three stations — Gultekdi Market, Padmavati Chowk and Katraj Junction. The project will require a total expenditure of Rs 4,020 crore of which Rs 323 […]