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Alstom's e-locos approved for freight locomotives to run at 120 kmph

Electric locos allow heavy freight trains to haul 6,000 tonnes at a top speed of 120 kmph and they are expected to increase the average speed by at least 20-25 kmph

BHEL, L&T, Welspun, IRCTC among 15 firms in fray for running private trains

Rail ministry had invited RFQ for private operation of passenger trains over 12 clusters consisting of 140 Origin-Destination pair of routes with launch of 151 modern trains

MoS Railways Suresh Angadi passes away due to coronavirus at AIIMS

Suresh Angadi is also the first sitting minister to have died after testing positive for the infection

Indian Railways' clone train scheme: A friend of waitlisted passengers

These trains will be operated as an alternative to existing trains, when the actual trains will have a large number of waitlisted passengers

More special trains being planned, states being consulted: Rail Ministry

To ease passenger movement in high-demand areas, the Railways will run more special trains apart from the 230 plying currently, for which consent has been sought from state governments

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

Will resume services when Centre gives go-ahead: Kolkata Metro

The Metro Railway here said on Thursday that it will restart services on receiving the go- ahead from the Union Home Ministry and the Railway Ministry.

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

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

Indian Railways to start private train services by 2023, all 151 by 2027

The railways has said that 70 per cent of the private trains will be manufactured in India which will be designed for a maximum speed of 160 kmph

Pune-Nashik rail line project gets nod; link to boost movement of goods

MRIDC (also known as MahaRail) will be implementing the project, which had been pending approval for long

Coronavirus updates and highlights of last 24 hours: All you should know

In view of the surge in daily new cases in Maharashtra, the state government is likely to extend lockdown in major coronavirus hotspots, including Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Malegaon and Solapur

Concessional tickets only for students, patients, Divyangjans: Railways

Indian Railways resumed passenger train operations from today, nearly after two months the services were stopped due to the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown.

Railways to resume passenger service in phases with strict safety norms

Passengers can make advance reservations seven days earlier from the normal four months before the date of journey. On cancellation, only 50 per cent of the fare would be refunded

Lockdown 3.0: Political slugfest breaks out on migrant workers' rescue

Sonia Gandhi's move forces central government to bear 85% of cost of migrant travel, states to bear 15%

Bengal: Passengers held up as 50 local trains cancelled by Eastern Railway

Overcrowded buses and choc-a-block ferries along and across the Hooghly river added to the pain of the daily commuters

A lowdown on India's controversial private train concept

The Railway Board has made it clear that none of the physical operations and infrastructure - including safety-related operations - will be handled by private players

NITI Aayog pitches for bringing in private players for train operations

The paper, prepared for discussions with stakeholders, has split the 100 routes into 10-12 clusters

If anybody destroys railway property shoot them at sight: Suresh Angadi

The minister further asserted that it is taxpayers' money and to develop one train it takes years together

Railway spends Rs 22,000 crore on salary, pensions; finances take a hit

The minister said railways spend a lot a funds on cleanliness, running suburban railway trains, gauge conversions and others