On September 28, 2016, Bengaluru´s last TBM for the city´s Metro rail project broke through, marking the end of TBM tunnelling on the Namma Metro phase 1. The Robbins operated machine, known as ¨Krishna¨, bored a 750 m (2,460 ft)
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Category: Railways & Metro Rail
Prabhu lays foundation stone for elevated rail line
Union Minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhu has laid the foundation stone for the construction of a 4-km Elevated Rail Line on the Rohtak-Gohana stretch in Haryana
First reach of Kochi Metro by April 2017
The work on the first reach of the Kochi Metro is expected to be completed by April 2017
Railway stations to be developed like Smart Cities
In a major initiative, railway stations and adjoining areas will be redeveloped on ´Smart City lines´ for enhancing passenger amenities, easy access to stations and enabling optimal utilisation of land at railway stations.
DFC: India inks agreement with WB
A Guarantee Agreement for World Bank (IBRD) lending of $650 million to the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd for the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
World-class infrastructure is the need of the hour
Infrablaze 2016, a flagship event of the Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), witnessed an audience made up of students and equally enthusiastic academicians.
Three new DFCs to be announced soon
Come this October, the Ministry of Railways is likely to announce three new Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) for swift transportation of freight moment across the highly dense routes in India.
Two lines approved in Mumbai Metro corridor worth Rs.25,535 crore
Maharashtra has approved two lines - D N Nagar-Bandra-Mankhurd and Wadala-Ghatkopar-Thane-Kasarvadavli in the Mumbai Metro corridor, worth Rs.25,535 crore
Two lines approved in Mumbai Metro corridor
Maharashtra has approved two lines — D N Nagar-Bandra-Mankhurd and Wadala-Ghatkopar-Thane-Kasarvadavli in the Mumbai Metro corridor, worth Rs 25,535 crore.
Land allocation for $100 bn DMIC project to begin in October
The $100-billion Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor will kick off land allotments next month and those eyeing plots are said to include big global investors like Ikea, Kia Motors and China Railway Construction Corp, reports the Economic Times.





