A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed recently between Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the 9.41 km-long extension of metro line from Dilshad Garden
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ER achieves record freight loading
Eastern Railway (ER) has set a record in freight traffic by loading 62.558 million tonnes in 2013-14, which was 3.73 per cent higher than the previous year. This was stated by RK Gupta, General Manager, Eastern Railway. Speaking on the occasion of the 59th Railway Week, Gupta highlighted the performance of ER during 2013-14.
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Major changes in rail sector
Railway Minister DV Sadananda Gowda intends to bring major changes in the railway sector and he would focus on the 'four S': safety, service, security and speed. PM Narendra Modi has already proposed bringing in speed trains and bullet trains, he said.
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V.K.Gupta Takes Over as Member Engineering, Railway Board
Shri. V.K.Gupta has taken over as new Member Engineering, Railway Board & Ex-officio Secretary to the Govt. of India. He succeeds Shri S.K.Jain who has superannuated from Railway Services. Prior to this appointment, Shri V.K. Gupta was General Manager, Northern Railway from 15.6.12 to 12.5.2014.
Belonging to the Indian Railway Services of Engineering of 1976 batch, Shri V. K. Gupta has graduated from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh with a Bachelors in Civil Engineering. Shri Gupta has
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DFC will be a game changer
Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) is readying itself by creating capacities and getting ready for the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project to complete, to add to its already existing majority stake in the container market.
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Forging ahead
Dedicated Freight Corridors are on the fast track with institutional finance from the World Bank and JICA. However, the roadmap for allied projects along the corridors is still not clear, writes Janaki Krishnamoorthi.
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DFCC will encourage use of latest technological innovations
Speaking with Janaki Krishnamoorthi, RK Gupta, Managing Director, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd provides an update on the Dedicated Freight Corridor project.
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It has become a fashion to discuss metro rail
Establishing a metro rail network requires a number of parameters to be met. But with the success tasted by the Delhi Metro project, many states have opted for this expensive mass rapid transit system.
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SR freight traffic goes up
Southern Railway (SR) freight loading has for the first time crossed the 40-million tonne (mt) mark. Rakesh Misra, General Manager, Southern Railway, said that during 2013-14, the zonal railway had recorded its best-ever loading of 42.403 million tonne of freight.
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KMRCL to purchase land directly
The Kerala government has decided to give Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) the authority for direct purchase of land for the project. This was decided at a high-level review meeting headed by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy