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.
Category: Railways & Metro Rail
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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.
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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.
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Habibganj Railway redevelopment
An agreement was signed between Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) and Bansal Group for the redevelopment and modernisation of Habibganj Railway Station located in Bhopal, MP.
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HCC awarded Rs.1,750 cr contract by IRCON
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has been awarded a prestigious contract worth Rs.1,749.59 crore by IRCON International Ltd to construct two tunnels and a bridge on Katra - Banihal Section of Udhampur - Srinagar - Baramulla New BG Railway Line Project. The project will be completed in 30 months.
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Maharashtra plans Metro from Jogeshwari to Vikhroli
With four Metro projects reaching either the stage of execution or tendering, the state government will take up another Metro line - Jogeshwari to Vikhroli (Metro-6) - to connect the east-west corridor. The estimated cost of this project is around Rs.4,000 crore.
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DMRC to hand over two Metro stations
The DMRC will hand over two stations to the KMRL in August. The stations -û one at Cusat junction and the other at Kalamassery -will have finished structures, sans interior fittings.
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Vizag Metro derails
With Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu making it clear that his government´s immediate focus would be on the construction of Amaravati, including putting in place at the earliest a Metro rail system, the Vizag Metro Rail (VMR) project may remain in the backburner until then
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HCC achieves tunnel boring in crucial Delhi Metro III project
Infrastructure major Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has successfully achieved a major breakthrough by day-lighting the tunnel on the Dwarka-Najafgarh Metro corridor.
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Public projects require subsidy
At the moment, we have two new projects. We are working on a project on semi-high speed train to improve the travel time between Delhi and Chandigarh. This involves our recommending ways to reduce the trip to two hours instead of the present four. We are also cooperating on stations. Stations are living spaces and not just places where people come and go.