Rising beside the 14.8-metre Western Railway line, a bullet train bridge is set to reshape Ahmedabad’s skyline. A 36-metre-tall bridge—equal in height to a 12-storey building—is taking shape over the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, marking a major milestone in India’s first bullet train corridor. Spanning 480 metres, the bridge sits adjacent to the Western Railway’s...
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Indian Railways to Add 574 km Under ₹1.1 Trillion Multitracking Plan
Environmental gains are equally significant, with the projects expected to reduce oil imports by 160 million litres and curb carbon dioxide emissions by 5.15 billion kilogrammes, the equivalent of planting 200 million trees. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved four major multitracking projects that will expand...
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Rail Car Inspections Begin on Vaitarna-Kharbo Stretch; Western DFC Nears Completion
The event also marked the inauguration of Auto Location Hut (ALH) 199, a key node in the corridor’s signalling and telecommunication commissioning, marking the transition into its final phase of operational readiness. Rail freight corridor operator the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL) has initiated rail car movement on the Vaitarna-Kharbo section of...
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Railways to Begin Massive CCTV Rollout Across Trains to Boost Onboard Security
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...