Category: Railways

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a slew of development projects in the Uttar Pradesh city on December 30, including an airport and a redeveloped railway station, and flag off two new Amrit Bharat and six new Vande Bharat trains, his office […]

BENGALURU: Following a report in TNIE on Friday (December 22) on stalled Metro construction work headlined ‘Metro work stalled as ‘real’ land owner pours waste oil on pillar’, work resumed after five days on Saturday. BMRCL Director, Projects and Planning D Radhakrishna Reddy, told TNIE, “BMRCL MD Anjum Parwez apprised Police Commissioner B Dayananda about […]

BENGALURU: In a major fillip towards operating more train services in the South Western Railway Zone, the Railway Board has sanctioned automatic signalling between Yesvantpur and Arsikere stations for Rs 218.75 crore. The project will cover a distance of 165.86 km and is expected to be completed in three years, said an official release. “Bengaluru […]

BENGALURU: Work on five Metro pillars near Tin Factory on the Outer Ring Road line has halted for the last four days after a person, claiming to be the actual owner of a piece of land on which the pillars were coming up, ensured that waste engine oil was splashed on the structures on one […]

CHENNAI: In view of Cyclone Michaung, the Southern Railway has cancelled 120 trains scheduled from December 3 to 6. Railway officials said that the majority of the trains passing through Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have been cancelled following the prediction of heavy rain and it will affect both daily and weekly trains heading from Chennai, […]

KOCHI: Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) is all set to begin work on the construction of the Chilavannoor Bund Road Bridge after the state government approved a tender worth Rs 38.77 crore. The initial work, including the demolition of the existing bridge, will begin by the end of this month. With the final approval from […]

CHENNAI: Rescue efforts to save children who land in railway stations due to various reasons, including trafficking, have been seriously compromised as Childline helpdesks functioning in Central, Egmore, Villivakkam, and Tambaram railway stations in the Chennai railway division have been shut for the past two months. The helpdesks were closed after the Union government issued […]

CHENNAI: Advertisements by a private company announcing to operate three pairs of special trains at a premium fare from Chennai to Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Ernakulam via Madurai and Tirunelveli from November 9 to 13, around Deepavali, has raised eyebrows over their fares and for starting bookings before getting approval. Although Southern Railway officials said the […]

BENGALURU: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has recently submitted a revised proposal of Phase-3, to the centre for approval. In the revised proposal, the cost has been reduced significantly, as only three-coach trains would be deployed for one of its corridors, instead of the regular six-coach trains. Phase three of Metro has been […]

BENGALURU: While the commissioning of the Metro line from RV Road to Bommasandra is being eagerly awaited by employees in Electronics City, another portion of the 48-km Doubling Project between Baiyappanahalli and Hosur comes as a huge relief for commuters. The Heelalige station, in the vicinity of Chandapura, is located 3 km and 5 km […]

CHENNAI: Chennai Metro Rail has deployed 350 water pumps with various capacities to monitor rising water levels and to bale out water from flooded areas during the monsoon, a release said. The pumps have been set up at all three corridors of Phase-2 project: Corridor 3 (Madhavaram Milk Colony to Siruseri-SIPCOT), Corridor 4 (Lighthouse to […]

MADURAI: The Madurai Division of Southern Railways (MDSR) has recorded a ticket-checking revenue of Rs 1.08 crore from 16,042 penalty cases in the month of October. The division’s total ticket-checking earnings so far, from April 2023 to October 2023, now stands at Rs 5.93 crore, according to a statement from the division. In the statement, […]