Gandhinagar: The state government on Sunday said Rs 8,332 crore has been allocated by the Union government in 2023-24 for the upgradation of railway stations and railway infrastructure in Gujarat. Chief minister Bhupendra Patel and other ministers attended a function for the reconstruction of the Asarwa railway station on Sunday, where PM Narendra Modi virtually […]
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Tejas Express halt at Tambaram extended due to demand
CHENNAI: Southern Railway has extended the experimental halt for the Tejas Superfast Express at Tambaram station until further advice after residents complained that advance ticket bookings after August have been unavailable since last month. “We were not able to book the train for travel after August 26, as the station has been deleted from the […]
Trains cancelled due to line work
Chennai: Railways has cancelled some trains and rescheduled a few others due to work on commissioning a third line between Manubolu and Gudur stations on the Vijayawada-Gudur section. The changes will be effective from August 10 to 15. The trains that have been cancelled are: No 06745 Sullurupeta-Nellore MEMU express special leaving Sullurupeta at 7.50am. […]
Suburban stations to sport new look, feel
CHENNAI: Railway stations, especially suburban ones, are not going to be the dull and rundown facilities anymore. Those boxy, yellowred cement and limestone facades with uneven floors and jail-like grilled counters are set for a metamorphosis as Southern Railway plans to redevelop most of them into swanky, airport-like facilities in the next five to six […]
SCR to realign new rail line in Dornakal-Miryalaguda
Hyderabad: In order to minimise losses to farmers affected by the new railway line between Dornakal and Miryalaguda, the South Central Railway (SCR) has said that it was open to the idea of changing the alignment. In response to a plea by MP Nama Nageswara Rao, SCR general manager Arun Kumar Jain said that the […]
When extended Bengaluru Metro’s Purple Line opens, Tin Factory chaos may also ease
BENGALURU: When the 2-km Metro line between KR Pura and Byappanahalli opens later this month-end, one of the city’s most infamous bottlenecks in the Tin Factory area could also see some relief. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) was tasked with road widening, construction of bus bays and skywalks projects in the area near […]
NDLS revamp: Pre-bid meeting done, project to cost Rs 4,700cr
NEW DELHI: The railways have started the redevelopment process for New Delhi railway station by holding the pre-bid meeting on Friday. The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) said that the meeting, to help prospective bidders understand the project’s details and scope of work, was held online and offline. Twelve construction companies attended it, among them […]
Caller warns of ‘serial blasts’ on Mumbai local train, arrested
MUMBAI: Police control room on Sunday received a threat call from a man regarding serial blats on a local train in the city, reported news agency ANI quoting Mumbai Police officials. “The caller said that serial blasts will take place on a local train in Mumbai,” said police. The caller said there were bombs on […]
Modi government has made railway journey risky, says Congress’s Randeep Surjewala
NEW DELHI: On a day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country, Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala accused the central government of making train journey risky and unsafe. In a tweet in Hindi on Sunday, Congress’s Rajya Sabha MP said, “Instead of repeatedly showing the […]
No hike in rail fares in name of station revamp: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
NEW DELHI: There has been no hike in fares in the name of station redevelopment project, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the revamp of 508 stations across the country. Vaishnaw said about Rs 25,000 crore needed for the redevelopment project will be allocated […]
20 railway stations in Jharkhand to be redeveloped at Rs 886.7 crore
RANCHI: Twenty stations will be redeveloped in Jharkhand at a cost of Rs 886.7 crore as part of the ‘Amrit Bharat Station Scheme’, officials said on Sunday. These are among the 508 stations in 27 states, the foundation stone for the redevelopment of which will be laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Among the stations […]
PM Modi lays foundation stone for redevelopment of 508 railway stations, says opposition playing negative politics
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the world’s attitude towards India has changed completely and the country’s prestige, on a global scale, has increased. “Today, the focus of the entire world is on India. India’s prestige, on a global scale, has increased. The world’s attitude towards India has changed,” PM Modi […]