Around 40 lakh railway employees will join the postal, defence and other Central government employees in the indefinite strike from July 11, working president of All India Railwaymen Federation (AIRF) N Kanniah has said.
Category: Railways & Metro Rail
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Vizag Metro may miss next polls
The Vizag Metro Rail envisaged to decongest the ever growing traffic and to provide rapid transport may not be commissioned in the election year of 2019.
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Jail permits Metro rail work on its land
In a welcome move, Central Jail authorities have permitted Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL) to start its work on jail land even though land transfer is yet to take place.
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Underground Metro-3 plan
The Revised Draft Development Plan 2034 of BMC has highlighted another major loophole in the proposed Metro-3 corridor underground station at Flora Fountain. In addition, the heritage committee approval for the project is also pending
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Indian Railways kicks off Talgo trial run
Indian Railways (IR) has started the first trial run of a nine-coach semi-high-speed train, imported from Spain and manufactured by Madrid-based Talgo. If successful, it would put India into a select club of nations with operational semi-high speed capacity of 160-200 km per hour.
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Fare Fixation Committee for Delhi Metro notified
The Ministry of Urban Development has notified the Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) for recommending the passenger fares for Delhi Metro network in Delhi and its extension to NCR.
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Bhopal, Indore to have light Metro rail
Bhopal and Indore will have driver-less light Metro rail instead of the Metro rail which the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to finance, according to officials of the Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Company.
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Construct Mumbai Metro underground, demands group
A group of NGOs and citizen groups (under Apna Mumbai Abhiyaan), wants the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to construct the Mumbai Metro line II underground.
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Special provision for environment
Giving top priority for clean environment, Indian Railways has decided to earmark 1 per cent of estimated cost of any project for environment works.
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Safety First, (High) Speed Later
Our performance in Railway safety has not been very good. Accidents happen with regularity, and fatalities mount. Railways have a very well-oiled system of relief rrains, enquiries and compensations