Union Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated the Stage 1A of Chennai Metro Phase-1, from Little Mount to Airport in Chennai.
Category: Railways & Metro Rail
Post
Post
Talgo completes trial runs in India
The Indian Railways has completed the final trial run of high-speed train Talgo. It covered the 1,384-km Delhi-Mumbai route in a record time of 11 hours and 42 minutes, clocking up to 150 km an hour.
Post
MMRC tweaks plan for Metro-III project
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) may be pushing for quick environment clearance to get its showpiece coastal road project off the ground, but the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has pointed out basic shortcomings that could further delay the project.
Post
Delhi Metro touches 33-lakh ridership mark
Delhi Metro ridership has breached the 33 lakh mark, reaching an all-time high. During August, nine out of the ten daily ridership records of the mass rapid transit system have been logged.
Post
Railways calls off deal to manufacture Japanese locos
The Indian Railways (IR) has called off negotiations with a Japanese consortium for the acquisition and indigenous manufacture of Next-Gen locos of 9,000 horsepower under what had been proposed as a Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreement.
Post
Railways may renegotiate DFC loan condition
The Railways is contemplating to renegotiate loan condition with Japan for procuring high horsepower electric locomotives for the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) as the procurement award is stuck over the pricing front.
Post
Mumbai Metro starts structural health monitoring
Aging, deterioration and extreme events like earthquakes and hurricanes can take a toll on roads, bridges and other structures.
With damage and defects often invisible, and to alert the authorities to potential problems and even impending catastrophic failure, the Mumbai Metro One has commissioned the world´s first real-time advanced Structural Health Monitoring System (SHMS) for Asia´s tallest cable stay bridge across the Western Express Highway (WEH)
Post
Railways goes solar, to fit solar panels on coaches
According to officials, the Indian Railways (IR) will provide 20 non-air conditioned coaches fitted with solar panels to Kangra Valley and Kalka-Shimla sections of Himachal Pradesh on a trial basis.
Post
First Green Train Corridor inaugurated
The Ministry of Railways has inaugurated the First Green Train Corridor from Rameshwaram to Manamadurai, free from human waste discharge from trains on July 24, 2016.
Post
Railway Min and Haryana Govt sign JV
A Joint Venture (JV) agreement was signed between Ministry of Railways and Government of Haryana to expand Railway network in the state. The Ministry of Railways has taken initiative for formation of JV Companies with states.