Navi Mumbai: CIDCO completes trial run of metro from Pendhar to Central Park

The Oscillation trials of the Navi Mumbai Metro line from Pendhar station to Central Park station covering a distance of 5.14 kilometers was completed on Tuesday. The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), which is the nodal agency for the construction of Metro in Navi Mumbai, is planning to open a part of the metro […]

Tenders worth Rs 3,002 cr awarded, work for Phase-1 of Surat Metro begins

The construction work for Phase-1 of the Rs 12,020-crore Surat Metro rail project has begun after tenders worth over Rs 3,002 crore for various civil works, including those for the underground section, were awarded by the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC). Work has started on the 21.58-kilometre corridor between Sarthana and Dream city, officials of […]

Land for bullet train project: VMC seeks standing panel nod

The Land Estate department of the Vadodara Municipal Corp-oration (VMC) has sought the approval of the Standing Committee to initiate the process of handing over land in its jurisdiction to the National High Speed Rail Corpor-ation Limited (NHSRCL) for the upcoming Ahmedabad-Mumbai high speed rail corridor, popularly called the bullet train project. The proposal before […]

Environmentalists oppose BMC plan to fell, transplant trees in Bandra East, Andheri East

Environmentalists on Wednesday opposed BMC’s plan to fell 66 and transplant 225 trees in Bandra East and Andheri East to make way for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train and Metro 7 projects. Public hearings for felling and transplantation of these trees were held on Wednesday. Environmentalist Zoru Bhathena said, “As over 200 trees are involved, the […]

SWR to conduct safety inspection of newly laid double track in South Goa

The South Western Railway (SWR) Monday said that the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) will conduct the inspection of newly laid double line between Sanvordem – Chandorgoa – Margao Section, a 15.64 Km stretch, as a part of doubling of the railway track between Tinaighat-Vasco-da-Gama in South Goa on September 23. It also said that […]

Maharashtra: 12 villages in Palghar decide to give up land for bullet train project

Land acquisition for the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited’s (NHSRCL) Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project has gained momentum in the last one month with 12 villages in Palghar district, which were covered under PESA (Panchayats – Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, passing resolutions through their gram sabhas to give up land for the project. The bullet […]

Central Rly completes microtunnelling at Masjid station to prevent flooding

The Central Railway has completed microtunnelling work at Masjid Railway Station to avoid flooding on tracks on the stretch without disturbing normal train movement. Microtunnelling is a trenchless solution for constructing small diameter tunnels, used especially for projects that require the tunnel to cross under dense traffic roads, railways and rivers. Officials claimed that a […]