Rail Lines

Deoband-Roorkee rail line approved, cuts Delhi-Dehradun distance by 40 km

According to a press release from the Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Office (CMO), a successful speed trial was recently conducted on this section at 122 kmph

Vande Bharat train to Kashmir: PM Modi to launch service on April 19

The long-awaited train will initially operate on the Katra-Baramulla route, before being extended to Jammu

1st phase of Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail line to be completed by 2026: Dhami

The first phase of the long-awaited Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail project will be completed by the end of 2026, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Saturday after visiting the project site at Karnaparayag-Simai. A tunnel is being made as part of the project at Karnaprayag-Simai. "It is a unique project. You can see how difficult it is to make tunnels in the hills. However, work is progressing at a fast pace. By the end of 2026, the first phase of the project will be operational," Dhami told reporters in Karnaprayag. It will prove to be a milestone in the development of Uttarakhand, he said. Dhami was in Karnaprayag to garner support for BJP candidates in the forthcoming urban local body polls slated for January 23. Once the rail project is completed, the journey to the mountains will become easier and tourism will get a big boost, he said. It will make the pilgrimage to Chardham extremely convenient, besides opening up new employment and self-employment avenues, D

Upcoming rail lines will enhance connectivity to Simlipal reserve: Vaishnaw

The laying of foundation stones for three rail lines in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district by President Droupadi Murmu will enhance connectivity to the Simlipal forest reserve, besides offering other benefits such as giving a boost to the local economy and development of backward areas, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Murmu laid the foundation stones for the three rail lines -- Bangiriposi-Gorumahisani, Buramara-Chakulia and Badampahar-Kendujhargarh -- at Bangiriposi in Mayurbhanj district on Saturday. Vaishnaw, who attended the ceremony at Bangiriposi, said Simlipal was declared a biosphere reserve by the UNESCO World Network and it is considered among the world's top 50 most sought-after places. "According to Time Magazine, if you have to visit 50 best places in the world, Simlipal is one of those. These three upcoming rail lines will provide easy connectivity for tourists to this place, along with many other cultural and heritage centres," he said. "Besides, these

Kavaraipettai train accident: Restoration work to be completed by Oct 13

Restoration of the railway lines at Kavaraipettai near here where the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati express derailed after ramming into a goods train on Oct 11 night, has been intensified, and the section with four lines will be restored by early morning of October 13, the railway said on Saturday. Terming the collision as an unfortunate incident the railway said of the four lines at Kavaraipettai, the UP line and UP Loop line were expected to be restored tonight while two other lines were expected to be restored by early morning tomorrow. The restoration efforts are being carried out with maximum urgency and precision to ensure the safety of tracks, signals and other operational aspects, said Southern Railway Chief Public Relations Officer M Senthamil Selvan. The Southern Railway was working in close collaboration with all relevant authorities and agencies to handle the situation with the utmost care, he said in a release here. The key agencies including the National Disaster Response

Cabinet approves Rs 18,036 cr railway line connecting Manmad and Indore

309-km rail line will give connectivity for 3 million people, add 26 MT freight

End of the stone age: Railways to upgrade rail tracks at select stations

The current tracks have greyish ballast stones scattered around them to keep the tracks in their place and curb derailments. But these stones require regular monitoring and replacement

PM Modi to dedicate 2 key railway lines in Gujarat to nation on Monday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate two key railway lines in poll-bound Gujarat to the nation on Monday, officials said. These are the section of the Asarva (Ahmedabad)-Himmatnaga-Udaipur Gauge Converted Line and the Lunidhar-Jetalsar Gauge Converted Line. The entire 299-km stretch of the Ahmedabad (Asarva) Himmatnagar Udaipur section has been completed at Rs 2,482.38 crore. Major stations on this section are Ahmedabad, Shamlaji Road, Himmatnagar, Nandol Dahegam, Dungarpur, Prantij and Udaipur. "This section will be a great relief to the locals of these areas in terms of connectivity to the rest of the country. It will also benefit tourists, traders, manufacturing units and industries around this region. "The tiles and ceramics industries in Himmatnagar can reap the benefit of this rail project as they can seamlessly transport their wares to customers across the country," the Railways said. It also said that his line will aid industrialization in the region by providing be

Land lease continuity for Rail landholders, more clarity for Concor sale

Latest Railways circular also offers details on various terms of the new 'land lease policy' approved by Cabinet last month; existing landholders can extend their lease for up to another 35 years

India set to have 180k km highways, 120k km rail lines by 2025: Report

The country is on course to build more national highways and rail lines during the decade ending 2025 than it has cumulatively done between 1950 and 2015, a report said on Wednesday. The total length of national highways is expected to reach 1.8 lakh kilometres, while that of the railway lines 1.2 lakh kilometres by 2025, Bank of America Securities India said in a report. Between 1950 and 2015, the nation built only 4,000 kilometres of national highways, taking the total length to 77,000 kilometres in 2015. However the highway length is on course to cross 1.8 lakh kilometres by 2025 -- more than double the existing length -- in ten years time. When it comes to the rail network, the nation had only 10,000 kilometres of rail lines in 1950, which rose to 63,000 kilometres in 2015. But it is slated to touch 1.2 lakh kilometres in 2025, the report said. The port capacity which was only 777 MTPA in 1995 rose to 1,911 MTPA in 2015 and is on course to more than double to 3,000 MTPA by 2025

Two railway links to connect India and Nepal soon: Foreign Secretary

Shringla extensively delved into the importance of connectivity for the expansion of India's overall engagement with the countries in the region

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

Will SAIL-BSP be able to complete the Indian Railways order this fiscal?

Company racing towards fulfilling railways' requirement of 1.35 million tonne

Govt may invite foreign firms to set up rail-making units in India

The government is likely to ask for an Expression of Interest from global companies

SAIL-BSP inches closer to produce world's longest rail

The single-piece rail will have a length of 130 metres, and will require only a single weld