To ensure passenger privacy, the CCTV units will be placed in common areas such as entryways near the doors, avoiding private compartments. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Railways, has green-lit a nationwide plan to install CCTV cameras across 74,000 train coaches and 15,000 locomotives, marking one of the largest public transport surveillance initiatives globally. The...
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Siemens Secures ₹7.73 Billion Contract for Nagpur Metro’s Advanced Signalling and Telecom Systems
Spanning 32 stations across a 43.8 km network, the project will deploy Siemens’ Metro Rail technologies to boost train frequency, enhance passenger experience, and uphold top-tier safety standards, the company said. Siemens Ltd has secured two separate orders from Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MAHA-Metro) worth ₹7.73 billion. The contracts cover the design, supply, installation and...
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DFCCIL Launches India’s First Private Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal on Western Freight Corridor
Spanning 120 acres, the New Sanjali Terminal marks DFCCIL’s first Gati Shakti Cargo facility developed on privately held land. The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL), which operates the nation’s railway freight corridors, has launched India’s first private Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal near Surat in Gujarat. Located on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor...
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Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s 300 km Viaduct Milestone
India’s first bullet train corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad has reached a significant milestone with the completion of 300 km of viaducts. This achievement was marked by the launch of a 40-metre-long full-span box girder near Surat, Gujarat. The project has leveraged indigenously designed and manufactured equipment, including straddle carriers, launching gantries, bridge gantries, and...
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HSR Needs Fast Tracking
A new report from The Infravision Foundation calls for the accelerated development of High-Speed Rail (HSR) to address India’s growing transport challenges. With every kilometre of High-Speed Rail (HSR) providing about five times the capacity of conventional rail, developing HSR on the Golden Quadrilateral and its diagonals—about 10,000 km—is expected to significantly boost rail capacity...
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Metro Rail sustainability suffering from affordability & connectivity
An affordable fare structure & an efficient last-mile connectivity are vital for Metro Rail The Second Metro Rail Conference was organised by FIRST Construction Council (FCC) in collaboration with Construction World and Infrastructure Today magazines In an unprecedented surge underscoring the vital role of metro systems in enhancing the quality of life and spurring economic...
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Noida Airport to soon link with rail routes
After a rapid rail corridor from the Delhi-Meerut line, Noida International Airport (NIA) is now set to be connected with the Indian Railways network. The state government had proposed to link the NIA with Bulandshahr’s Chola railway station, which is on the Kolkata-Amritsar eastern freight corridor. On the western side, it wanted the airport to...
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NF Railway enabling sustainable infra growth of North East
NFR provides uninterrupted services, connectivity & inclusive initiatives The North East (NE) region has a very special place in all developmental agendas of the Government of India. Indian Railways is significantly contributing towards the transformation of this region through better modes of transportation & connecting far-off areas with the mainstream, says Sunil Kumar Jha, GM, North...
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PM GatiShakti’s NPG recommends six infrastructure projects
Six infrastructure projects have been suggested by the Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti. The six projects, one from MNRE, three from the Ministry of Railways, and two from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, were assessed by NPG during a meeting, which then recommended them. The comprehensive development of these projects would...
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Metro neglect will cost us dear
Pratap Padode, Founder, FIRST Construction Council, supports Dr E Sreedharan’s suggestion that outlay for metro projects is woefully short Padma Vibhushan Dr E Sreedharan captivated the 150-plus audience at the Metro Rail Conference in Mumbai. He shared his learnings and recommended a course of action for the Government which he asked the FIRST Construction Council and Construction...