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Tata Consulting-led JV lowest bidder for Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR consultancy
Joint Venture of Tata Consulting Engineers Limited, Consulting Engineers Group Ltd., Aarvee Associates Architects Engineers and Consultants Private Limited, PADECO Co. Ltd. has quoted the lowest bid for an amount of Rs 1,111 crores for the work 'Project Management Consultancy Services' for the construction of civil works packages for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project.Financial bids for the work 'Project Management Consultancy Services for the construction of civil works packages for Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project were opened on Monday.According to a release by the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited, this includes supervision of all 13 civil works packages including Viaducts, Concrete/Steel bridges, Tunnels (Undersea & Mountain tunnels), Civil work of all 12 stations, Maintenance depots, and Training Institute building."Joint Venture of Tata Consulting Engineers Limited, Consulting Engineers Group Ltd., Aarvee Associates Architects ...
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Jindal Steel first private firm to get "regular supplier" tag from Railways
With this, Indian Railways, its arms and track-laying contractors can source 60kg 880 grade (90 UTS) Rails made by JSPL for their ongoing and upcoming projects
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L&T, Tata Projects, JMC, NCC in race for India's first bullet train tender
Technical bids for the design and construction of 237 kilometres of mainline for Mumbai- Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor were opened on Wednesday.
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White elephants
Govt must first evaluate the feasibility of bullet trains
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Railways identifies six routes for high-speed, semi high-speed corridors
In a briefing ahead of the Union Budget, Yadav said the six corridors include the Delhi-Noida-Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi (865 km)and the Delhi-Jaipur-Udaipur-Ahmedabad (886km) sections
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High speed, auto doors: 10 things that make Vande Bharat India's top train
The Vande Bharat Express, also known as Train 18, boasts a host of features, including plastic-bottle crusher machines, a spacious pantry with a deep freezer, revolving seats and cattle guard
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Kerala Cabinet gives nod to Rs 66,079-cr semi-high-speed railway project
The project will be executed by Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL), a joint venture of the Government of Kerala and Ministry of Railways
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High-speed overnight intercity train to soon cut your travel time
The trains will run on 10,000 km high-speed rail corridors
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Watch out airlines. High-speed rail now rivals flying on key routes in Asia
In Asia and Europe, super-fast locomotives are comparable to air travel in price and door-to-door speed
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High Speed Rail: A necessary step forward
A frequent criticism has been whether the funds being used for HSR would not have been better used in improving safety and expanding traditional rail capacity
