Page 76 - Indian Railways

South Western Railways to run 40 pairs of special trains from Sept 12

According to a statement issued by the SWR on Saturday, these services shall be in addition to the Shramik specials and the special trains, which are already in operation

No blankets in AC coaches even after pandemic subsides: Railway Board chief

The railway passengers traveling in AC Coaches will have to travel with their own blankets and bedsheets "even after the pandemic subsides", said Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav

80% land acquisition for bullet train complete in Gujarat, says official

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR), also known as Bullet Train Project, has been sanctioned with a target to be completed by 2023

Bullet train project risks delay due to land acquisition, Covid: Railways

63 per cent of the land need for project has been acquired yet, says official

Indian Railways to conduct exams from December 15 to fill 140,000 posts

The national transporter received 24.2 million applications for 140,000 vacancies

Railways to run 80 new special trains from Sept 12; bookings from Sept 10

Yadav said the Railways will be monitoring all the trains that are currently in operation to determine which trains have long waiting list

Karat requests Goyal's intervention on SC eviction order of jhuggi clusters

Brinda Karat wrote a letter to Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal requesting his intervention on the Supreme Court judgment of August 31, directing the removal of all jhuggi clusters on railway land

Railway Board restructuring gets green flag: Vinod Yadav to be first CEO

The current restructuring will be a zero-cost exercise and money will be saved by surrendering posts in the board and stopping duplication of work

CII launches plan to nurture new businesses, to work with DPIIT on strategy

Will provide policy inputs, identify new growth segments and set up international partnerships; wants govt to invite other nations to participate

SC orders removal of 48,000 slum dwellings around railway tracks in Delhi

The removal of the slums has to be completed within 3 months. The apex court also directed that no court should grant a stay in the matter

ACC approves appointment of V K Yadav as Railway Board's first ever CEO

The Cabinet had earlier approved the restructuring of the Railway Board, whose strength has been cut from eight to five, as part of large scale reforms initiated by the national transporter

Western Railway saves Rs 3 cr by generating solar power at 75 stations

These rooftop solar plants generate a whopping 8.67MW

Railways permits NEET, JEE students special services in Mumbai on exam days

The Railways will permit students appearing for NEET and JEE exams and their guardians to travel by the special suburban services in Mumbai on exam days, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Monday. Supporting students appearing for NEET & JEE exams, Railways has permitted them, and their guardians to travel by special suburban services in Mumbai on exam days. General passengers are requested not to commute, he said in a tweet. The admit cards of the candidates appearing for JEE and NEET will be considered as authority to enter suburban stations with parents or guardians on exam days, a statement issued by the Railways said. While the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is scheduled to be held on September 13, engineering entrance exam JEE-Main has been planned from September 1-6. In the press statement, the Railways said permission has been received from the Ministry of Home Affairs and candidates appearing for JEE and NEET are allowed to travel by the special ...

Traffic, power generation and others weekly economic indicator insights

Although numbers are better than June, traffic growth is now stagnating in major cities and electricity generation is slipping even as pollution in the capital showed signs of falling again

By March 2023, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland to have rail connectivity

he first train in the north-east region chugged out from the industrial city of Dibrugarh in eastern Assam 138 years ago

Salient features of the New Delhi Railway Station redevelopment plan

The Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA) has invited bids from private developers for the redevelopment of New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) into a world-class railway station

All you need to know about the New Delhi Railway Station redevelopment plan

Based on the initial bid, the Rs 6,500-crore project will include a mix of retail, office, and hospitality developments in an area near central Delhi's Connaught Place

Railways meets solar power developers for zero carbon emission goal

The railways has developed a mega plan for installing solar plants of 20-GW capacity by utilising its vacant land by 2030

DFC delay: Rlys blames sluggish work by contractors, slow land acquisition

the Railways has identified sluggish work by contractors, law and order situation at some places and slow progress in land acquisition by states among key bottlenecks for this ambitious project

Planning surplus land to generate 20 GW of renewable energy: Goyal

Indian Railways plans to use its surplus land to generate 20 GW of renewable energy from 'Made in India' solar or wind equipment to power its network, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.