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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

Railways to outsource onboard services, no large-scale privatisation plans

In reply to a query in the Rajya Sabha, the ministry said that while private players will be allowed to run trains, the responsibility of its safety lay with the railways.

Railway Protection Force to recruit 4,500 women constables: Piyush Goyal

Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi said the recruitment process is going on

Railway Ministry acts upon 3,000 tweet complaints daily

Railway Ministry's Twitter handle has logged 3.78 lakh tweets so far

Railway Ministry working on $5 billion fund to finance projects

The proposed fund, which will be anchored by the World Bank, will be of seven years