The apex decision-making body of Indian Railways has set a one‑month deadline, cautioning that violations will trigger termination of service contractors. The Railway Board, the apex decision‑making body of the Indian Railways, has issued detailed instructions to all 19 Zonal Railways on the management and disposal of garbage from trains during their journey. The directive...
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Indian Railways board approves 76 lifts at major ECR stations
Patna Junction to have four-lift due to large flow of passengers
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Three new DFCs to be announced soon
Come this October, the Ministry of Railways is likely to announce three new Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) for swift transportation of freight moment across the highly dense routes in India.
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Central Railway may get paperless ticket system next month
The railway board is considering introducing paperless ticketing on Central Railway (CR) along with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) and Cash/Coin Ticket Vending Machines (CTVM) for Mumbai suburban trains next month.
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RoB projects to get speedy clearance soon
The Union government is getting ministries and departments to work together to get things moving even though big-bang infrastructure initiatives have remained elusive. The often feuding railways and highways ministries, for instance, have decided to
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FDI Ultimate Game Changer
Though investment in infrastructure is expected to touch $1,025 billion in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012-17), many hurdles are choking investment inflows despite the government´s overdrive to attract funds. The government´s recent decision to open up the railway sector to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
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Project bonanza in offing with rail land leases
Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has prepared an action plan for fast tracking the development of 75 multi-functional complex (MFC) sites in current year for which bidding process is being initiated in phases.
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SER's freight load up
During the April-December 2012-13, freight loading by South Eastern Railway (SER) rose 4.56 per cent to 92.16 million tonne (mn t) as against 88.14 mn t during the year-ago period. Till December 2012, the performance of SER surpassed the target laid down by Railway Board. The division loaded 5.75 mn t more than the Railway Board target, an increase of 6.65 per cent.
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Kolkata Airport Metro Delay
Change in design and delay on the part of Railway Board to approve cost escalation, may affect the implementation schedule of the proposed Airport-New Garia Metro link in Kolkata. Originally estimated to cost Rs 3,951 crore, the project is already one year behind the scheduled deadline of 2015.
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Funds crunch may delay Kolkata airport metro project
Change in design and delay on the part of Railway Board to approve cost escalation, may affect the implementation schedule of the proposed Airport-New Garia Metro link in Kolkata. The 30-km line running along the eastern fringes of the city is executed by Metro Railway, Kolkata, a wing of Indian Railways.
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