Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, has produced an all-time record outturn of 1,862 coaches during the production year of 2021-22. This is highest ever and 24 per cent above the production of 1,500 coaches in 2020-21. Besides, the RCF turned out a record 841 AC coaches, thus registering an increase of 78 per cent premium coaches […]
Category: Railways
Railway awaits GVMC’s file for land for SCoR headquarters in Vizag
Vishakhapatanam: At a time the railway ministry is stating that it will create a new zone, South Coast Railway (SCoR), with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters, officials are facing trouble in arranging land for the creation of the headquarters. The railways has discussed three sites: 20 acres at Wireless Colony, adjacent to the DRM office at […]
Ministry rejects project report on Karnal-Yamunanagar railway link
Hopes of residents, who were expecting Karnal-Yamunanagar railway lines, have been dashed as the detailed project report (DPR) of the 64-km-long project to connect two districts was not approved by the Railways Ministry.
Amritsar: NFIR seeks filling up of 3L vacant jobs in railways, scrapping of NPS
On the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen’s (NFIR) sought filling up of 3 lakh vacant jobs in the Railways and scrapping of National Pension Scheme (NPS) during a national convention held in the foreground of the railway station here on Wednesday.
No written orders, but VIP lane introduced at Chandigarh railway station
Despite no written orders for demarcation of a separate lane leading to the main entrance at the Chandigarh railway station and lack of clarity on who all can avail of the privilege of using the lane, the Government Railway Police went ahead to introduce the controversial lane in the guise of managing traffic and ensuring […]
Railways likely to start ROB construction over Ludhiana-Dhuri railway tracks next week
The construction of a much-awaited railway overbridge (ROB) over the Ludhiana-Dhuri railway tracks near Gill village is likely to be started next week if all goes well this time.
Railways acts tough to check ticketless travel
The Firozepur Division of the Northern Railway has launched a special drive against ticketless travel, especially in the wake of the ongoing festival season and spurt in the passenger traffic.
Electrification for Undi-Narasapuram Rly line complete
KAKINADA: The South Central Railway has completed the electrification of railway tracks from Undi-Narsapur in West Godavari district and the trains will run on the electrified tracks soon. Diesel fuel trains will no longer run on these tracks. South Central Railway, commissioner railway safety, A.K. Roy inspected the electrification of the tracks from Undi to […]
Halted due to Covid, Shatabdi yet to resume service from Bathinda
Residents are upset as flights and Shatabdi Express from Bathinda to New Delhi have been lying defunct ever since the Covid outbreak, forcing them to travel in their own vehicles.
Kerala Assembly to hold discussion on SilverLine project
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly will on Monday afternoon hold a two-hour long discussion on the SilverLine project, as sought in a notice moved by some UDF MLAs, after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan agreed to the same. Vijayan said that since the project was important for the future development of the state, he was open to […]
Rs 4,000 cr for Una-Hamirpur railway line
During an interaction with mediapersons here on Sunday, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur said the 45-km, Una-Hamirpur railway line would be constructed at a cost of Rs 4,000 crore.
Faridabad residents’ hopes dashed as Metro project gets no funds in Budget
The proposed Metro project between Faridabad and Gurugram getting no Budget allocation has dashed the hopes of residents from various sections of society. The project proposal was first mooted in 2016.