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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

Railway, e-mobility key growth drivers in India: Hitachi ABB Power Grids

The company has seen its capacity returning to 90% of the pre-Covid-19 level and already received orders totalling 60 per cent of that in the January-March period

Second Kisan Rail leaves for Jharkhand's Tatanagar with milk tankers

The second Kisan Rail left Bihar's Barauni for Jharkhand's Tatanagar with milk tankers on Thursday

Railways ready to run 'Ganesh' special trains, awaiting Maharashtra's nod

Railways is set to run Ganapati Special Trains following social distancing norms amid the Covid-19 crisis

Paswan pushes for setting up grain storage units on railways' surplus land

Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday held a meeting with his railways counterpart Piyush Goyal and pushed for fast-tracking a proposal to set up grain storage facilities

Andhra govt requests dedicated freight corridor connectivity to its ports

The Andhra Pradesh government has requested the Railways to extend its dedicated freight corridor connectivity to ports in the state

Bombardier reports earnings miss due to high rail costs, Covid-19 crisis

The maker of business jets and trains recorded a $435 million charge in its rail business during the second quarter, mainly related to costs for several late-stage projects in the UK and Germany

DoT willing to give 5 MHz from premium band to Railways, but for a price

Dept wants Railways to use the airwaves for non-commercial purpose and meet its remaining needs through the delicensed spectrum

Railways move over 500,000 files, 1.2 mn documents online during lockdown

Due to availability of e-office, majority of file work in Railways can continue smoothly without physical presence in offices

Railways staring at Rs 35,000-40,000 crore drop in earnings this fiscal

The railways has inched ahead of 2019's freight loading by managing to load 3.13 MT of goods on July 27 as compared to 3.12 MT on the same date last year

Insurance may get 'strategic sector' tag under new privatisation policy

Other sectors that could get the 'strategic' tag are railways, oil and gas, defence, space and atomic energy

After stints at Railways and Air India, Ashwani Lohani joins GMR Group

Move could a boost for the company, as it was in the process of expanding in Railways sector by showing interest in private train project, station redevelopment and dedicated freight corridors

Railways to move towards QR code-enabled contactless ticketing: Official

Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said while 85 per cent train tickets are currently being booked online, a QR code will also be available for those buying tickets from counters

Railways ends Chinese firm's contract for telecommunication work: Official

The work was to be executed on a 417-km section of the corridor between Kanpur and Mughalsarai

Foot-operated flushes to ionised AC air, post-Covid train coaches are here

The features, detailed in a booklet circulated by the Railways, include a host of foot-operated fixtures including taps, soap dispensers, lavatory doors, flush valves and door latches

Projects including bullet train on track despite lockdown: Railways

The completion of the DFC and the resultant decongestion of the railway network is also essential for the beginning of the 151 private train services in April 2023

Pvt trains to share gross revenue including onboard earnings with Railways

The Railways recently floated a Request for Qualification (RFQ) inviting private entities to operate passenger trains on its network

From Tatas to Adani, private players train sights on railway privatisation

Railways holds meet with prospective bidders prior to RFQ

RITES renews pact with Coal India for rail infra business, other projects

The MoU has been renewed for five years

Private trains by 2023. Here are trading strategies for rail-related stocks

Rail-related stocks are back in focus after Indian Railway said that India is likely to see its first privately operated train running by April 2023