MUMBAI: The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited and Central Railway have announced that they have provided stabling siding capacity for six local trains (EMU rakes) at Juinagar station. The project, which began in September 2022 and was finished in August 2023, was undertaken by MRVC and CR at a cost of Rs 39 crore. This […]
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Railways freeze gauge conversion project
Ahmedabad: The Indian Railways has announced that it will not proceed with the meter gauge conversion project along the Junagadh-Visavadar stretch until it receives approvals from the State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) and the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL). “The Railways aim to ensure transparency. As the new guidelines necessitate permission from both SBWL and […]
Crack on track delays trains in Chennai
CHENNAI: A crack on a track between Thiruninravur railway station and Nemilichery railway station delayed some trains in Chennai s on Wednesday morning. Bodinayakanur-MGR Chennai Central Express train was detained at Thiruninravur railway station for close to half an hour after the crack was detected on the fast line around 7.15am. The train reached Chennai […]
Metro 6 car shed at Mumbai’s Kanjurmarg to come up above Eastern Express Highway, flood level
MUMBAI: The ground level for the Metro Line 6 car shed at Kanjurmarg will be built above the level of the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) and the local flood level, said metropolitan commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee. Mukherjee said the land for the car shed has been planned outside the Coastal Regulation Zone area, ensuring compliance with […]
Bombay HC clears the decks for Western Railway to raze building in way of 6th line
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday paved the way for construction of the sixth line of Western Railway (WR) – from Mumbai Central to Borivli – after it allowed three families of a Vile Parle (E) building 15 days to temporarily vacate it so that half the building can be razed for the project. […]
Railways announces 10 lakh ex gratia for kin
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the kin of workers who died in the bridge collapse in Mizoram on Wednesday. He also announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs 2 lakh for those who suffered minor injuries and Rs 50,000 for minor injuries. Earlier, even PM Modi […]
Southern Railway announces additional Onam special trains
CHENNAI: Southern Railway will operate additional special trains in view of the Onam festival. No 06049 Tambaram – Mangaluru Central special fare special will leave Tambaram at 3.30pm on August 26 and September 2 (Saturdays) and reach Mangaluru Central at 9.30am the next day. No 06050 Mangaluru Central – Tambaram special fare special will leave […]
Two trains to and fro Chennai cancelled
CHENNAI:South Central Railway has cancelled two trains between Chennai and Visakhapatnam due to work to commission a third line between Gunadala and Vijayawada. Cancelled trains No 22801 Visakhapatnam – MGR Chennai Central weekly superfast express leaving Visakhapatnam at 7pm on August 25. No 22802 MGR Chennai Central – Visakhapatnam weekly superfast express leaving MGR Chennai […]
Kilambakkam railway station by 2024-end
CHENNAI: By the end of 2024, a railway station that can accommodate a 12-coach train may be set up in Kilambakkam to improve connectivity to the yet-to-be-opened Kalaignar Karunanidhi Bus terminus. Southern Railway has submitted the draft station design to the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (Cumta) for integrating proposed skywalk design into it. According […]
Subway to replace rly crossing at Wimco Nagar
Chennai: The state highways department will soon begin construction of a new vehicular subway at Wimco Nagar railway crossing at an estimated cost of 21 crore. The street at which this crossing is located connects Thiruvottiyur High Road (Chennai-Ennore Road) on the eastern side, and Manali-Jothi Nagar side on the west. On an average, the […]
New Garia-Ruby Metro this December, till Kolkata airport 2 yrs later
KOLKATA: Metro Railway has set a December 2025 deadline for the commissioning of the Kolkata airport Metro station, Metro Railway general manager P Uday Kumar Reddy said on Tuesday after inspecting the 32km corridor’s alignment from New Garia to Kolkata airport. The Orange line, as it’s called, will reach Metropolitan on EM Bypass in December […]
Train schedules to be readjusted
Bengaluru: The Chennai-Mysuru-Chennai Shatabdi Express will run six days a week from December 20. The train will be available on all days, except Thursdays. Earlier, it did not operate on Wednesdays. Vande Bharat Express will continue to run six days a week with the exception of Wednesdays from December 20. SWR officials said the rescheduling […]