The under-construction bullet train project has crossed a major milestone with the breakthrough on the 21 km undersea tunnel between Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and Thane, bringing India’s first high-speed rail corridor a step closer to completion. India’s first bullet train service on the upcoming Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor will operate with next-generation Shinkansen...
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Category: Metro rail and railways infrastructure
Global investors are eyeing India’s infrastructure sector
For India, transitioning from a $2.3 trillion economy to a $30 trillion economy by 2047 will need an incremental $20 trillion in urban economic output. India’s urban transformation is both a challenge and an opportunity, finds out Rakesh Rao, during his conversation with Clara Cutajar, Global Capital Projects & Infrastructure Leader, PwC; Jennifer Tay, Asia...
Metro Rail sustainability suffering from affordability & connectivity
An affordable fare structure & an efficient last-mile connectivity are vital for Metro Rail The Second Metro Rail Conference was organised by FIRST Construction Council (FCC) in collaboration with Construction World and Infrastructure Today magazines In an unprecedented surge underscoring the vital role of metro systems in enhancing the quality of life and spurring economic...
PM GatiShakti’s NPG recommends six infrastructure projects
Six infrastructure projects have been suggested by the Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti. The six projects, one from MNRE, three from the Ministry of Railways, and two from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, were assessed by NPG during a meeting, which then recommended them. The comprehensive development of these projects would...
Metro Rail needs a separate ministry: Dr E Sreedharan
Metro Rail experts meet in Mumbai at the METRO RAIL CONFERENCE 2023 organised by FIRST Construction Council on January 20, 2023 The ‘Metro Man of India’ Padma Vibhushan Dr E Sreedharan recommended a sustainable future model for the Indian metro claiming that, “The investment for metro projects in our country is meagre. Metro rail still is not being treated...
Improving Pace of Road Construction
India is accelerating in terms of road construction, but is it enough? Roads have forever been an integral part of the infrastructure for any country, as it drives the efficiency of transportation, and India, being the second largest road network in the world, is scaling new heights in getting richer in road construction. Click here...
Nagpur Metro Project Phase 1
A case-study depicting Afcons’ expertise into metro rail construction. A rapid and green transit network is at the heart of Nagpur’s transformation into a smart city. In a bid to give the city its first metro service, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd commissioned the 41.7 km Nagpur Metro Project Phase 1, with Afcons as one...
HMR is a Zero-Discharge Project that Advocates Green Mobility
KVB REDDY, MD & CEO, L&T Hyd Metro speaks about largest MRTS project. L&T-Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited is the largest PPP project in Asia and the largest MRTS in the world being implemented in PPP mode on DBFOT basis. The man helming this iconic project, KVB Reddy, MD & CEO, L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited...
Infrastructure plans in place to make Mumbai a global iconic city
SVR Srinivas, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA speaks his heart out… SVR Srinivas, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA helms the public infrastructure progress of the island city with a great elan. In an exclusive interview with Infrastructure Today, he speaks his heart out on the daily rigours put in by his proficient team to realise the metro dream, the...
India is on its way towards a growing world-class urbanisation
All set to stake claims to become world’s second largest rail network. Currently, there are 15 functioning metro rail systems in India with more than 800 km of operating metro lines. India is all set to add more than 1,000 km or metro rail connectivity by 2028, and thereby, stake claims to become the second...
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