The South Central Railway (SCR) and Singareni Collieries Ltd (SCCL) have signed an agreement for a new railway line between Bhadrachalam Road-Sattupalli. A cheque for Rs 200 crore was also given to SCR by Singarenei Collieries. This new line is being jointly developed by SCR and SCCL for transporting coal […]
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Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase-I extension project from Washermenpet to Thiruvottiyur / Wimco Nagar (9.051 km) is expected to be completed in June 2020. This project is being implemented at an estimated completion cost of Rs 3,770 crore. In the meantime, a press release from Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) said […]
Indian Railways will invite bids to redevelop New Delhi and Mumbai stations. Speaking at the seventh PHD Global Rail Convention 2020, Railway Board chairman V K Yadav said modernisation gives an integrated approach for enhancing capacity of Indian railway ecosystem through multi-tracking railway connectivity across the country. He said, “Under […]
French consultation company Systra is expected to submit the detailed project report (DPR) for Thiruvananthapuram-Kasargode SHSR project by soon. Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd Managing Director Ajith Kumar said that the agency Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre (KSERC) would submit the survey report by March. After land purchase […]
Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) is planning to award tenders worth Rs 10,000 crore in 2020-21 as part of its efforts to monetise land. According to RLDA vice chairman Ved Parkash Dudeja, “In the coming days we will be coming up with more land parcels across megacities of the country, […]
Union Minister Jitendra Singh has said the landmark railway line, connecting the northeastern region with Bangladesh, will be ready by the end of 2021. According to Singh, when the construction of the railway line, between Agartala in Tripura and Akhaura in Bangladesh, will be completed, it will pave the way […]
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu has given nod to the proposal of Housing and Urban Development (H & UD) Department to set up elevated light rail system in Jammu and Srinagar to provide ‘best-in-class’ mobility. Department of Information and Public Relations, Govt of Jammu & Kashmir tweeted: “Lt […]
South Central Railway (SCR) has been allocated Rs 6,846 crore in the Budget including grants of Rs 2,856 crore for new lines. Doubling and third line and bypass works have been provided Rs 3,836 crore, while Rs 152 crore has been earmarked for traffic facilities. According to a release, of […]
A budgetary grant of Rs 1,542 crore for fiscal 2020-21 has been alloted for the ongoing Metro railway projects in Kolkata. Quoting a Metro official, a PTI report said the East-West Metro corridor, the first phase of which is scheduled to be inaugurated on February 13, has received a grant […]
The railway line between Agartala to Akhaura in Bangladesh will be completed by September 2021, according to officials. The process for acquisition of land and handing it over to the executing agency in both the countries has been completed, a PTI report said, quoting officials. The much awaited 15.6 km-long […]