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In pictures: India's first regional rapid transit system train

The Centre on Friday unveiled the first look of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) train, it can attain a top speed of 180 kilometers per hour on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor

Weekly economic indicators: Recovery holding ground, but no major upswing

Government data on power, freight emerge as silver linings

Southern Railway's Chennai Division boost freight biz with new units, app

'Freight Seva' is a one-stop destination for information needs, such as incentive schemes of Indian Railways, types of wagons and commodities that can be transported, freight and parcel rates, etc

India, ADB sign $500 million loan for Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor

India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed a 500 million dollar loan, the first tranche of a total one billion dollar facility, to build a modern, high-speed 82-km Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system (RRTS) corridor that will improve regional connectivity and mobility in the national capital region.With a design speed of 180 km per hour and high-frequency operations of every five to ten minutes, the corridor connecting Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to Modipuram at Meerut in Uttar Pradesh is expected to reduce the journey time to about one hour from the present three to four hours.The RRTS will have multi-modal hubs to ensure smooth inter-change with other transport modes. The first tranche loan will support construction of the first of three priority rail corridors planned under the NCR Regional Plan 2021 to connect Delhi to other cities in adjoining states.The signatories to loan agreement were Sameer Kumar Khare, Additional Secretary (Fund Bank and ADB) at the ...

Retail visits show a pickup, and other weekly economic indicator insights

Traffic data also showing positive signs

Covid-19 effect: RTI finds 1.78 crore rail tickets cancelled in five months

The Railways has cancelled more than 1.78 crore tickets since March this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and refunded an amount to the tune of Rs 2,727 crore, a RTI has found.

Around 30,000 died near tracks in 3 years, says Railways to Niti Aayog

Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav's clarification came days after Niti Ayog CEO Amitabh Kant took note of the Railways' claim and questioned the reliability of the data

What is the special railway safety fund that is now facing Niti Aayog heat?

The Aayog says there is an absence of advanced technologies to improve the safety, using the fund. This was despite spending Rs 55,000 crore so far

In pics: Drone or 'ninja' UAVs for surveillance at railways premises

Indian Railways introduces drone-based surveillance system for rail security

Private train operators allowed to choose halt stations: Indian Railways

The private operators have to submit in advance to the Railways the list of such intermediate stations on the trains' paths where they are proposing halts in advance.

Coal India seeks 15% concession from railways for coal transportation

Out of 126 coal-based thermal plants linked with CIL, 14 plants located over 1,400 km distance are eligible for the freight concession presently.

How Railtel used the Covid-19 lockdown to boost Railways digital drive

While the initiative of e-office got a push in the last three months, the usage of the commercial bandwidth of Railtel increased 1.5 times and retail bandwidth by 2.25 times during the same period

All regular trains cancelled till August 12: Here's what you need to know

All special trains -- 12 pairs running on the Rajdhani routes since May 12 and 100 pairs operating since June 1 -- will continue

Full list of trains running till August 12: Here's all you need to know

All regular mail, express and passenger services as well as suburban trains have been cancelled till August 12

Covid-19 impact: All regular trains cancelled till August 12, says railways

Source said that the decision was taken keeping in mind the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the country

Border issue not behind cancellation of contract with China: Railway PSU

Officials said the Chinese firm was supposed to complete the work by 2019, but only 20 percent of the work has been completed so far.

In pics: Mumbai local trains resume for transporting essential staff

The Indian Railways restarted on Monday Mumbai suburban train services for transporting essential staff identified by the government

Mumbai local trains resume for 'essential' govt staff; rules framed

An estimated 125,000 essential staff, as identified by the state government, is expected to travel by these trains.

SC mulls giving 15 days to Centre, states to transport all migrant workers

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said state governments can tell as to how many more migrant workers need to be shifted and how many trains are required for that purpose

Internet speed to power: Weekly indicators show economy is picking up

Weekly economic indicators show a rise in economic activity in days leading up government announcing easing coronavirus lockdown