Category: Railways & Metro Rail

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MMRDA to set up metro car depot in eco-friendly way

MMRDA to set up metro car depot in eco-friendly way

Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) would set up the car depot for the proposed 33.5 km Colaba-Bandra-Seepz metro corridor in an environment friendly manner, UPS Madan, Commissioner of the authority said. The authority would prepare a plan for the construction of the metro depot to ensure that it does not have a negative impact on the environment. The depot would be built on a 30 hectare land in Aarey Colo

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Centre considers metro rail proposal of Assam govt

Centre considers metro rail proposal of Assam govt

The central government is said to be considering request from the Assam government for implementing metro rail project in the north eastern state. Metro rail projects are becoming popular across many cities in the country. The union urban development ministry has to clear a proposal to set up metro rail system in the country as it is partly financed by th

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Chief secy suggests master plan for metro extension

Chief secy suggests master plan for metro extension

During a meeting of the Special Task Force (STF), the Andhra Pradesh State Chief Secretary PK Mohanty suggested Hyderabad Metro Rail to prepare a master plan for future rail extensions. In order to meet the future needs of fast expanding city, Mohanty suggested the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority Commissioner NK Prasad and Hyderabad Metro Rail Managing Director NVS Reddy to develop a Master Plan for future Metro Rail extensions.
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Cabinet approves Rs 231 bn Mumbai metro line project

Cabinet approves Rs 231 bn Mumbai metro line project

The Rs 23,136 crore Mumbai Metro line-3, which would link Colaba, Bandra, Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone, received approval from the union cabinet recently. The cabinet also approved the plant to set up a joint venture between the centre and Maharashtra government with equal shareholding between them. In line with the Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Kochi metro projects, the present special purpose vehicle (SPV), calle

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Mumbai’s 3 central railway stations to get ROBs

Mumbai’s 3 central railway stations to get ROBs

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) got the green light from the Railways to build road overbridges (ROBs) at three central railway stations in Mumbai. This will help streamline traffic flow in the busy pockets of the suburbs. An officer of the BMC's Bridges Department said on June 28 that the railways has said that it would cooperate with the BMC to construct three bridges at Vidyavihar, Vikhroli and Nahur railway stations.

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UP cabinet clears phase I of metro rail project

UP cabinet clears phase I of metro rail project

At a cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, the Uttar Pradesh government decided to begin work on the first phase of the Lucknow metro rail project on North-South corridor. The project would be implemented on the lines of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). The state government formed the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) to oversee the construction work and finali

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High Court clears land acquisition for metro project

High Court clears land acquisition for metro project

The transport department of the West Bengal government received clearance from the Calcutta High Court for the land acquired to implement a part of the East-West Metro project. The department acquired land for construction of Central Station at Bowbazar in the city under the metro rail project. However, residents of the area opposed the land acquisition arguing that the state government failed to anno