The Planning Commission wants to increase the share of cargo moved by rail to 50-60 per cent by 2018 from the current 36 per cent.
Category: Railways & Metro Rail
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Dhamra's pvt rail line is R3i's first
The rail connectivity to Orissa's Dhamra port will be the first such connectivity project in the country under the Indian Railways' New Railways' Infrastructure for Industry Initiative (R3i).
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Concor plans hub
Container Corporation of India (Concor) is planning to develop its Shalimar terminal in Howrah, West Bengal into a hub for domestic traffic and is accordingly offering attractive packages to customers guaranteeing cargo.
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Rly coach wkshp soon
GPT Infrastructure, which has been assigned the task to complete the civil work of the railways' ambitious project, Coach Maintenance Workshop, coming up at Harnaut in Bihar.
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Hi-speed rail interests UK Co
UK firm Mott Macdonald will undertake a pre-feasibility study of the 993 km Delhi-Patna rail route as part of the government’s move to connect Patna with a high speed train.
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BSP bags Lankan rail orders
Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), the flagship entity of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL), has bagged a fresh order of exporting rails to Sri Lanka.
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IR's 709 km tracks in 2010-11
Indian Railways (IR) added a 709 km of tracks to its network during the financial year 2010-11.
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Govt to start Navi Mumbai Metro work by May
Maharashtra Government plans to start work on the first phase of Navi Mumbai Metro by May.
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IR seeks local talent
Indian Railways said it would rope in home-grown talent to develop world-class stations as foreign consultants were charging exorbitant fees.
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Mosmetrostroy, Gammon JV to build tunnels, stations
Chennai Metro Rail has decided to award the last big construction contract of tunnels and seven underground stations along Anna Salai, to a joint venture company of Gammon India and Mosmetrostroy of Moscow.