Railways

The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme launched in 2022 by the Railway Board to transform travel experience has a good start in southern India. A total of 90 stations falling under the Southern Railway’s six zones have been identified for upgradation under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. The list of 90 stations...

The devastating multi-train collision on 2 June in Odisha's Balasore district, which claimed 275 lives and left more than 1,000 injured, as usual, snowballed into a political slugfest, with demands made for resignation of Union Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The rail accident, being described as one of the worst in...

The 17-km priority corridor of the Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot is set to begin its service soon, a report in the Economic Times Said. The priority stretch with five stations — Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai and Duhai Depot — was previously, supposed to be...

Upbeat at the success of the Vande Bharat express train, Indian Railways is now working to roll l-out three versions of the semi-high-speed train. The three new variants — Vande Metro, Vande Chair Car and Vande Sleepers are expected to be rolled out by February-March next year, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw...

In a first for the hill state of Uttarakhand, the first Vande Bharat train connecting Dehradun and Delhi will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually on Thursday (25 May). The inaugural run will be held on 25 May from Dehradun, departing at 11 am. The 22458 /22457...

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), in a first-of-its-kind exercise, has completed the mid-life refurbishment of 10 train sets which were inducted in the first phase. The refurbishment process includes installation of CCTV system, fire detection system, mobile charging facilities and LCD- based dynamic route map, refurbishment of wooden floor...

Another 80 km of Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg, between Shirdi and Bharvir village in Igatpuri taluka in Nashik district, will be ready for public use next week. The Shirdi-Bharvir stretch will be inaugurated on 26 May by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, as reported by Indian...

The Ghaziabad-Aligarh Expressway has achieved a remarkable feat of laying Bituminous Concrete over a distance of 100 lane kilometre in just 100 hours, creating history in the process. The milestone has been undertaken by the Ghaziabad Aligarh Expressway Private Limited (GAEPL) which maintains the 118-km toll road project from Ghaziabad to Aligarh on NH...

The second coach of RAPIDX — the rapid rail between Delhi and Meerut — will be reserved for women to ensure a safe and comfortable travel for them. The reserved coach will have a seating capacity of 72 and will be over and above the additional 10 seats reserved for...

The Haryana government on Monday (15 May) gave its approval to the Delhi-Gurugram-Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror-Alwar and Delhi-Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) projects. The approval came during the RRTS meeting chaired by chief secretary Sanjeev Kaushal in Chandigarh on 16 May. Delhi-SNB Project The Delhi-Gurugram-SNB (Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror Urban Complex) RRTS corridor will be elevated for 70 km...