Bangalore's much-awaited metro rail was flagged off on 20 October. Like its counterpart in Delhi, its swanky stations include modern facilities of safety at par with international standards.
Category: Railways & Metro Rail
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8 inter-city rail lines to NCR
Eight inter-city rail corriÂdÂors in National Capital Region (NCR) are required to facilitate commuters as per a study report. The total cost of the rail link covering a distance of 640 km has been estimated at Rs 1,41,470 million.
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HCC, associates secure mega order
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) in a joint venture with DSD Brouckenbau GmbH, Germany and VNR Infrastructures, has bagÂged a Rs 987-crore order from the Northeast Frontier Railway to construct a rail-cum-road briÂdge
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Unity Infra bags orders
Unity Infraprojects has bagged orders worth Rs 403 crore. These include Rs 135.28 order from Rail Vikas Nigam Kolkata, Rs 83.81-crore contract from Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam, Gujarat,
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Rail freight rate hike
The Railways' decision for a more than 15 per cent across-the-board hike in freight rates hit hard on the industry at the time of high inflation.
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2 underpasses on Noida Extn route
The Noida Authority will soon begin construction of two underpasses on the Captain Shashikant Marg, which runs from the Noida City Centre towards Noida Extension.
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Bangalore Metro inaugurated
The first section of the Bangalore metro, now branded Namma Metro, was opened by Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath on October 20.
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India to get $975 mn WB loan for rail project
The World Bank (WB) has signed a $975 million loan agreÂement with the Indian government to build part of a massive freight railway line connecting north and eastern India. India is infusing huge investment into overhauling its ageing infrastructure network,
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HCC achieves day-lighting of Pir Panjal tunnel
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) achieved a major breakthrough of day-lighting the Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, constructed in the rugged terrain of Pir Panjal Mountains in Jammu & Kashmir.
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Mundra-Patli double-stack box train flagged off
The first double-stack container train between Mundra Port and Patli Inland Container Depot (ICD) in the National Capital Region (NCR) was flagged off on 21 October.The train was flagged off from Patli.