rail infrastructure

Bengaluru, April 5 KRIDE announced on Sunday that it had invoked and cashed performance bank guarantees worth Rs 57 crore issued on behalf of L&T.K-RIDE, a joint venture between the Government of Karnataka and the Ministry of Railways, was created to promote rail infrastructure projects in the...

New Delhi, April 1 Two women members of Parliament raised railway connectivity demands in the Rajya Sabha during Zero Hour on Wednesday, seeking a stop for the Neelanchal Express at a station in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district and the expansion of rail infrastructure in Chhattisgarh's tribal...

Kolkata, March 31 Engineering major Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited announced on Tuesday that it had received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from JSW Group for the manufacturing and supply of 20 freight wagons, valued at approximately ₹421.38 crore, including GST.The order includes BLCS wagons...

New Delhi, March 22 The much-awaited tunnel boring machines to build the country's first undersea rail tunnel for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed bullet train project are on their way and will be delivered at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai on Monday, sources said.The customized TBM...

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade held the 110th meeting of the Network Planning Group in New Delhi to assess infrastructure projects. The meeting focused on improving multi-modal connectivity and logistical efficiency in line with the PM GatiShakti National Master...

Madurai, March 19 – Rail safety in Tamil Nadu is set for a major boost as Southern Railway moves forward with the implementation of the Kavach Train Collision Avoidance System on the Tiruchy-Tirunelveli corridor.The project, aimed at preventing accidents through advanced automatic protection...

Aizawl, March 17 – Mizoram Governor General V.K. Singh (retired) said on Tuesday that the ongoing railway project in the state includes plans to extend the railway line to southern Mizoram, connecting it with the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) in Myanmar, a move expected...

Amaravati, March 16 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday directed officials to develop the state as an East-West Cargo Corridor through cargo handling operations at various ports.During a review meeting on ports and fishing harbours, the chief minister directed officials...

New Delhi, March 15 Over the past eleven years, India has experienced a remarkable expansion of its metro rail network, making it the third largest in the world.From just a handful of operational lines in five cities in 2014, the network has grown to cover as many as 26 cities, crossing the...

New Delhi, March 11: The Indian Railways renewed 54,600 km of tracks during the 2014–2026 period to ensure safe train operations, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.Over 80 per cent of the rail network is now capable of sectional speeds of 110 kmph or more – up from 40 per cent in 2014...

New Delhi, February 27 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on March 1, during which he will inaugurate or lay the foundation stones for a series of road, rail, and other infrastructure projects, as well as launch three new Akashvani FM relay transmitters...

Lucknow, February 25 Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya visited the advanced manufacturing facility of RailOne GmbH in Nuremberg, Germany, as part of a state delegation, according to a government statement issued here on Wednesday night.Maurya was accompanied by the...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu Railway Division of Northern Railways is in the final stages of preparations to introduce the Vande Bharat Express between Jammu and Srinagar. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that amid growing speculation about the launch of the semi-high-speed train on this...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 24 – Veteran technocrat and former Konkan Railway Chairperson E. Sreedharan unveiled a revised design for a semi-high-speed rail corridor across Kerala on Tuesday, promising faster execution, lower costs, and minimal land acquisition compared to existing proposals...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 23 The Kerala government signed memoranda of understanding with three central public sector companies on Monday to implement a ₹2,000 crore logistics master plan at the Vizhinjam International Seaport, in a move aimed at transforming the state's maritime sector.The...

Meerut (UP), February 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Meerut Metro and Namo Bharat train from the Shatabdi Nagar station on Sunday, boosting high-speed intercity travel and rapid intra-city movement.From there, the Prime Minister also took a metro ride to Meerut South station...

New Delhi, Feb 15 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that productive spending is a key feature of his government's policies. He stated that the recently unveiled Union Budget deliberately avoids short-term populist measures and instead focuses on significant investments in...

The Centre has approved the construction of the country's first underwater twin-tube road-cum-rail tunnel project, which will be built under the Brahmaputra River in Assam. The 33.7-kilometer long, four-lane, access-controlled Greenfield connectivity project, which includes a 15.79-kilometer...

Guwahati, February 15 – Set to become a global engineering landmark, the Numaligarh tunnel under the Brahmaputra will be the world's second underwater tunnel capable of facilitating rail movement, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday, describing the project as a game-changer...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the Cabinet's approval for three multi-tracking projects covering various districts across Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, and Karnataka will strengthen rail infrastructure, reduce logistical costs, and create job opportunities for young people.Mr. Modi...