A general body meeting of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday approved the proposed extension to 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 […]
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Bengaluru: Yesvantpur station upgraded at Rs 12 crore, wider roads, new passenger facilities introduced
The South Western Railways recently upgraded Bengaluru city’s second busiest railway station Yesvantpur at the cost of Rs 12 crore. The station in North Bengaluru has now been equipped with upgraded facilities, roofing and landscaping has been done in front of the station and the common and parking areas, including auto and cab stands, have […]
On Western Railway’s anvil, hybrid trains with AC, semi-AC and non-AC coaches
The Western Railway (WR) is planning to introduce hybrid local train coaches, which will have AC, semi-AC and non-AC compartments. Both the WR and Central Railway had recently conducted a survey among suburban commuters in which 70 per cent of the respondents had requested them to increase the trips or numbers of AC local trains […]
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Petrol and diesel price today: Prices of petrol and diesel continued to remain unchanged across the country for the 17th successive day on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. The prices of the key auto fuels were last revised on September 5 when petrol and diesel prices were cut by 15 paise per litre each in the […]
Bengaluru Metro’s tunnel boring machine Urja to achieve breakthrough today in presence of CM Bommai
Bengaluru Metro’s tunnel boring machine (TBM) Urja, drilling between Cantonment station and Shivaji Nagar station, will achieve a breakthrough on Wednesday at 10 am in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Urja, drilling a distance of 855 metres for over a year now, will be the first TBM to achieve a breakthrough on […]
PIL in Bombay HC against Metro 2B corridor construction near Juhu aerodrome
The Bombay High Court on Monday said that it will hear in an expedited manner a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the construction of overground Metro 2B corridor (DN Nagar to Mankhurd), passing through Swami Vivekanand (SV) Road in the vicinity of Juhu airport in Mumbai. The plea stated that the no objection certificate (NOC) […]
600th Kisan Rail service flagged off
The Central Railway on Sunday ran its 600th Kisan Rail, a multi-commodity train, from Sangola in Maharashtra to Muzaffarpur in Bihar. The Kisan Rail has been operational since August 7, 2020, and has transported around 2.08 lakh tonnes of fruits and vegetables across India. According to the Central Railways, the facility became popular among the […]
IIT-Kanpur Metro train will soon hit trial tracks
The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (UPMRCL) will soon start the trial run of the nine-km priority section between IIT-Kanpur to Moti Jheel. After the approval from authorities concerned and successful trial, the corridor is likely to be opened to public by January next year. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday remotely flagged off […]
Ahmedabad Metro connectivity to GIFT City by early 2024, says GMRC
India’s first International Financial Services Centre at GIFT City in Gandhinagar will be connected with metrorail network by the beginning of 2024, officials of Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) said on Saturday. GIFT City will be connected to the metro rail network under the Rs 5,384 crore Phase-2 of the Ahmedabad Metro project. The second […]
Grey Line: Delhi Metro’s Najafgarh-Dhansa Bus Stand corridor inaugurated
The Najafgarh-Dhansa Bus Stand extension of Grey Line of the Delhi Metro was inaugurated on Saturday, taking the mass rapid transit system further into the interior areas of Najafgarh. Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal jointly inaugurated the section via video-conference link, the DMRC said. […]
Shower rooms, reclining seats to buffets: Swanky lounge at New Delhi Railway station now open
Comfortable recliner seats, shower rooms, a business centre, buffets – the executive lounge at the New Delhi Railway Station, recently inaugurated by IRCTC, is slowly drawing in passengers. The lounge, designed on the lines of those at airports, is located on the first floor near platform 1. The entry charge is Rs 150, after which […]
Centre pushes Railways to reform, merge RVNL & Ircon, Rail Tel & IRCTC
The Cabinet Secretariat has asked the Ministry of Railways to act upon a series of recommendations including a merger of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd into IRCON, of Rail Tel into IRCTC, and a takeover of Braithwaite & Co Ltd by RITES. These proposals are part of a report on rationalisation of government bodies prepared by […]