Railways
Railways looks to triple share in freight traffic to 3 bn tonnes by 2030
03 Jan 2018
From now, Indian Railways will award projects only to bidders from those countries that allow Indian firms to participate in their development projects, railway minister Piyush Goyal has said
Despite PM’s ‘Make in India’ call, IR opens global bidding for Rs2,000-cr contract
23 Dec 2017
The bids were opened on Friday despite the PMO writing a scathing letter to the Railways after the global tender was floated on 28 November seeking priority for domestic manufacturers
PM to flag off Hyderabad metro tomorrow
27 Nov 2017
Delhi Metro has lost over 3 lakh riders a day after 10 Oct fare hike
25 Nov 2017
In an ominous sign for the financial viability of the proposed Bullet Train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, it has emerged that Delhi Metro lost over three lakh commuters a day after a steep fare hike came into effect on 10 October
L&T wins Rs8,650-cr contract for Mumbai Trans Harbour Link
18 Nov 2017
The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link will serve as an economic gateway to Navi Mumbai connecting it to Nhava Sheva Port, the Mumbai Pune Expressway and the Mumbai Goa Highway
Bullet Train? Trains on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route go half-empty
01 Nov 2017
A Right To Information query has revealed that over 40 per cent of seats on all the trains on this sector remained empty between July and September this year, causing a loss of Rs30 crore to Western Railway in just three months
State initiative may see Missouri included in list of top 10 future routes linked by Hyperloop track
05 Oct 2017
Stampede in Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road Railway Station kills 22
29 Sep 2017
Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s disaster management squad reported a total of 55 casualties in the Elphinstone Road stampede, which include 22 dead and 33 injured
New Rajdhani train to cut Mumbai-Delhi travel time by 4 hours
19 Sep 2017
Railways is looking at the possibilities of increasing train speeds by either using two engines while retaining the number of coaches at 24 or reducing the number of coaches to 14 with a single engine
Modi, Abe lay foundation for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train
14 Sep 2017
The train would cover the 508-km stretch between Mumbai and Ahmedabad in 2 hours 7 minutes stopping only at Surat and Vadodara and in 2 hour 58 minutes if it stops at all 10 stations - Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand and Sabarmati
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