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.
Category: Railways & Metro Rail
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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
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Delhi Metro completes viaduct
The Delhi Metro announced the completion of its construction of a cross-over viaduct above the existing operational line at east Delhi's Karkarduma Metro station, 21 m above the ground. Calling it a rare feat,
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L&T to construct Doha Metro project
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won a Rs 4,510-crore order from Qatar Railways Company for design and construction of the Gold Line of the Doha Metro project. The company has an order book of Rs 1.7-lakh crore and has given an order growth forecast of 15 per cent for 2013-14.
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Noida Metro gets Centre’s nod
The Metro rail link between Noida and Greater Noida has got a green signal from the urban development ministry. In a board meeting held on Wednesday, the ministry approved Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC)
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New Board of Trustees at CHPT
The Union government has reconstituted the Board of Trustees of Chennai Port (ChPT) for a period of two years from April 2014 to March 2016. Chairman Atulya Misra has been retained as ex-officio chairman of the trust. The reconstituted board has 20 members. There are seven ex-officio members on the board representing the Ministry of Shipping, Customs, State government, the Defence Services, Indian Railways, Coast Guard and Mercantile Marine Department.