The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train is a “dream project of this country and of national importance and in public interest”, the Bombay High Court said on Thursday dismissing a petition filed by Godrej & Boyce company challenging acquisition proceedings initiated by the Maharashtra government and the NHSRCL in Mumbai’s Vikhroli area for the project. A division […]
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Solapur, Shirdi Vande Bharat train fares announced ahead of flag off
Ahead of the flagging off of the Vande Bharat Express services on the Mumbai-Solapur and Mumbai-Sainagar Shirdi routes in Maharashtra on Friday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Central Railway announced the fare structure. The one-way fare without catering service on the CSMT-Solapur Vande Bharat train will be Rs 1,000 for chair car and Rs 2,015 […]
Northeast Frontier Railway will finish electrification till Haldibari by middle of 2023
The Northeast Frontier Railway will finish electrification till Haldibari — the last station on the India-Bangladesh border along the New Jalpaiguri-Dhaka route — by the middle of this year and will also replace a number of old passenger coaches. “The work of electrification is going on in the NFR zone in full swing. Work is […]
New Vande Bharat Express trains from Mumbai to undergo trials in ghat sections before launch
Two soon to be launched Vande Bharat Express trains from Mumbai will undergo trials in the hilly ghat sections on the city’s outskirts without deployment of additional locomotives before their inauguration, railway officials have said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to launch Vande Bharat Express trains on Mumbai-Solapur and Mumbai-Shirdi routes on February 10, […]
IRCTC bids exceed target
The sale of the government’s 5 per cent stake in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) got over-subscribed on the first day of the offer with institutional investors putting in bids worth Rs 3,775 crore. In the two-day offer-for-sale (OFS), the Centre is selling four crore shares or 5 per cent stake in […]
Vande Bharat train awaits NJP: Railway
The railways have decided to launch the service of a Vande Bharat Express – a semi-high-speed passenger train — from New Jalpaiguri station next year. “Indian Railway has decided to introduce a Vande Bharat Express from NJP next year. The route will probably be from NJP to Howrah. Another route, that is from NJP to […]
Three killed, seven injured as goods train derails in Odisha
A goods train derailed at Korai railway station in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Monday morning, with wagons ploughing into waiting passengers, killing at least three of them and injuring seven others, officials said. East Coast Railway (ECoR) officials said that the accident took place around 6.44 am when some people were waiting at the platform […]
Railway safety nod paves way for Joka to Taratala Metro commercial run by December
A portion of the Joka-Esplanade Metro corridor has received clearance from the commissioner of railway safety, paving the way for commercial services. Commercial runs between Joka and Taratala are expected by December, said Metro authorities. “The commissioner of railway safety has given the clearance. It is subject to certain stipulations which are to be addressed […]
Mumbai: 27-hour mega block on Central Railway route for dismantling British-era Carnac Bridge
The Central Railway (CR) will conduct a 27-hour mega block from Saturday night to dismantle the British-era Carnac Bridge between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Masjid Bunder station in south Mumbai. The mega block will start at 11 pm (on November 19) and end at 2 am on November 21, due to which the […]
Dhaka train tickets now at Guwahati too
Tourists and traders from the Northeast, who wish to travel to Dhaka by the bi-weekly Mitali Express, can now book their tickets at the Guwahati railway station itself. Earlier, one had to travel to New Jalpaiguri or Calcutta in neighbouring Bengal to purchase tickets for the train that connects New Jalpaiguri in Bengal with the […]
Centre approves Rs 10,000-crore plan to modernise three major railway stations
The Union Cabinet has approved Rs 10,000 crore for the redevelopment of the New Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway stations, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said Wednesday. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday. Briefing the media, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the design of these […]
Eastern Railway to run additional local trains for Durga Puja
After more buses for puja revellers, now there’s good news from Eastern Railway ahead of Durga Puja. The authorities have decided to run several local trains to facilitate pandal-hoppers across the state. Eastern Railway has decided to run additional 50 pairs of local trains for Durga Puja. Kolkata’s Durga Puja is even grander this year […]