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Railways issues tender to develop Mumbai's CST station, seeks pvt firms

The estimated cost of the project is around Rs 1,642 crore, says company entrusted with bids

'Disclosure of prices reason for scrapping Vande Bharat trains tender'

The Indian Railways cancelled its global tender for manufacturing 44 sets of semi-high speed Vande Bharat trains

Railways cancels tender for 44 Vande Bharat trains after Chinese JV bids

The JV was formed between the China-based CRRC Yongji Electric Company Limited and the Gurugram-based Pioneer Fil-med Private Limited in 2015

Despite Covid, freight loading for Aug so far better than last year: Rlys

Railways said that on August 19, the freight loading was 3.11 million tonnes and the earning was Rs 306.1 crore, while on August 19, 2019, the freight loading was 2.97 MT and earning of Rs 300.82 cr

Railways defends 'zero fatality' claim after NITI Aayog questions data

Kant had said in a letter to the Railway Board Chairman that over 2,000 people lost their lives in the Mumbai suburban network every year and that too must be considered while reporting fatalities

Railway's largest infra project to be delayed by 6 months due to Covid-19

According to the latest data from the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation Limited (DFCCIL), the agency has completed 56 per cent of its contractual work on WDFC and 60 per cent on EDFC

Cabinet eases procedure of selection for Railways, PSU bank jobs

National Recruitment Agency to be used for conducting common eligibility test

Railways mulls inflation-linked user charges at redeveloped stations

The Railway Board will soon come out with norms to make it part of bid conditions

Platform ticket price hiked to maintain social distancing: Railways

People who have confirmed train tickets will be allowed at stations, says Railway Board chairman.

Railways procures drones to protect assets, ensure passenger safety

The purpose of the drone deployment is to provide a force multiplier and aid the deployed security personnel

Mumbai traffic, Railway earnings: What weekly indicators tell about economy

Economic activity that ground to a halt with the shutdown for the coronavirus has now begun to slowly come back

Railways gains lost ground, betters last year's August loading by 7% so far

While on August 12, the railways loaded 3.12 MT of freight, last year on this day, it loaded 2.74 MT

Railways to run 162 special trains towards Konkan ahead of Ganesh festival

The Central Railway is all set to run 162 special trains towards Konkan region for Ganpati festival, the bookings for which will open from August 15

NGT slams MoEF for delay in norms for emission from railway engines

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel said that despite its 2017 direction the matter is still pending and has not been finalised by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)

Railways trusts competition; rules out fare regulator for private trains

Railway board chairman VK Yadav had earlier stated that the ministry is considering setting up a regulatory authority in the future

Pvt trains must maintain 95% punctuality; penalty on delay: Rly draft plan

Private operators also have to pay penalties for misreporting their revenue or in case of train cancellations for reasons attributable to them

23 companies attend Railways' meeting for operating private trains

A total of 23 companies, including some PSUs shown interest in operating private trains in the country as they participated in the second pre-application conference for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in passenger trains project organised by the Ministry of Railways on Wednesday.The participants included Alstom Transport India Limited (Ltd), BEML, Bharat Forge, BHEL, Bombardier Transportation India, CAF India Private Ltd, Gateway Rail, GMR Infrastructure Ltd, Hind Rectifiers Limited, I-Board India Pvt Ltd, IRCTC Limited, ISQ Asia Infrastructure Investments Private Ltd, Jasan Infra Private Ltd, JKB Infrastructure Private Ltd, L & T Infrastructure Development Projects Ltd, Medha, Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited, PSGG Technologies Pvt Ltd, RK Associates & Hoteliers Private Ltd, Siemens Limited, Sterlite Power and Titagarh Wagons Limited.In the meeting, which was held virtually, Railway Board Members along with NITI

Freight rates on coal supply: CIL asks for discount, Railways says no

The national transporter has indicated that it has no plans to give concession for distances between 701 to 1400 km

Bombardier, Alstom, 21 others attend meeting on private trains: Railways

The Railways has invited 12 Request for Qualifications for private participation in operation of passenger trains over 109 origin-destination pair of routes

Top Headlines: Murthy's warning on GDP, PVR eyes the bigger picture, & more

Here are the top headlines on Wednesday morning