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New Delhi: Travelling on Delhi-Bhopal route is going to be a wonderful experience. As per recent development, Indian Railway’s Train 18 will be the first engineless train for inter-city travel. This new train comes with an amazing technological interface and enhanced hospitality. The train also comes with a separate pantry for each and every coach. Passengers will be served better quality food and enjoy their travel. According to the plan the train will come with a mini pantry attached to each coach. This aims to improve food services akin to those served in high-end trains like Shatabdi. Railway official while interacting with Financial Express online report shared that they are in process of importing equipment. These can be used to chill drinks and heat food. The design and facilities in mini trains will be like Shatabdi but with this imported equipment it would be easier to serve warm food and drinks to passengers. The idea is to offer the best customer experience to those tr...

New Delhi: The  Indian Railways  will start trials for indigenously-built and much-awaited semi- high speed "Train 18" from next month, a senior official of the ministry said, three months after its scheduled unveiling. Once, successfully tested, it shall be inducted in the railways fleet. The Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), which is a technical adviser to the Indian Railways, will conduct testing and give its validation to the train. Rather than being pulled by a locomotive, "Train 18" sets are powered by traction motors fitted underneath each coach to render them self-propelled, just like metro trains. The made-in-India fleet was earlier scheduled for roll-out in June. The Train 18, which is built by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, would promote Make in India, and is capable of running at a speed of 160 km per hour, the official said. The Train 18, which is built ...

New Delhi : Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) bags one of the most talked about and highly anticipated Indian Railways global crore tender. The estimated value of the tender is Rs 25,000 crore and JSPL will cater to 20% long rails requirement of railways. Steel Authority of India (SAIL), till now was catering to the demand of Indian Railways. They were providing ‘long rail’ to the railways. This time however, SAIL expressed their inability to meet the demand of rails. It is then Indian Railways invited tenders from global players. With JSPL winning the tender, they will now meet the 20 percent of the deficit demand. SAIL will be meeting 80 % of the total demand. The estimated total requirement of Indian railways is 487,000 tonnes of rails. NA Ansari, CEO of JSPL on an enthusiastic note informs that this is a historic moment for JSPL. It is indeed a great achievement to win a global bid. All the top manufacturers of the rails had participated in it. Ansari also shares th...

Kolkata: According to a communication issued by the Indian railways to West Bengal government needs to remove around 2,000 squatters of substantial land which was acquired for the Airport-Barasat metro of Kolkata Metro Rail Project to have any chance of completing it. The administration had so far managed to remove close to 1,000 squatters from various Metro construction sites. But both the railways and the state government acknowledge that getting double the number of people to shift from just one stretch is a gargantuan challenge, said by a senior railway official of the state government. Because of some technical hurdles on the construction of the 3.5 km stretch from the proposed airport metro hub till new Barrakpore the metro railway had already submitted an alternative plan to the railway board. As now the rest of the route will be underground the encroachment would now be entailed and the expenditure will rise for about two and a half times. The estimated cost is Rs. 500-600 c...

New Delhi: Good news for commuters who are directly catch metro rail after coming out from Indian Railways. Those rail passengers who want to take the service of Metro trains at their destination without going through auto-taxi or bus, they will not have to work much harder for this. Under multi-model integration plan, DMRC and Indian Railways planning to connect major railways and metro stations through Skywalk. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Indian Railways have approved the construction of such Skywalks, which will provide rail passengers directly to the metro station as soon as they come out of the platform. Skywalk connecting two terminals for easy commuting (representative image) By making them passengers will not have to use the road to get out of one station and reach another station. In this way, they will get rid of traffic problems, as well as save time. Preparations are on to begin work on two major railway stations, New Delhi and old Delhi stations. The Indi...

New Delhi: Good news for commuters who are directly catch metro rail after coming out from Indian Railways. Those rail passengers who want to take the service of Metro trains at their destination without going through auto-taxi or bus, they will not have to work much harder for this. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Indian Railways have approved the construction of such Skywalks, which will provide rail passengers directly to the metro station as soon as they come out of the platform. Skywalk connecting two terminals for easy commuting (representative image) By making them passengers will not have to use the road to get out of one station and reach another station. In this way, they will get rid of traffic problems, as well as save time. Preparations are on to begin work on two major railway stations, New Delhi and old Delhi stations. The Indian Railways will give land to the skywalk at New Delhi station, while the DMRC will bear the expenses incurred. Skywalk will be buil...

Chennai: The International Rail Coach Expo (IRCE) is all set to roll the carpets for reputed rail car and equipment builders in Chennai. The three-day expo that begins from Thursday will for the first time highlight rail coaches and train sets. The exhibition is ideal platform for those looking to showcasing their innovative products and technology to a worldwide audience. IRCE is a unique expo as it aims to bring various suppliers on one platform in order to create synergised association and partnering in Make in India initiative. The expo is organised and managed by Coach Factory, popularly known as ICF , under the Ministry of Railways, in coordination with CII (Confederation of Indian Industries) and RITES Ltd. – a PSU under Ministry of Railways Key Features of the Expo are as follows: Selected Rail Coach and train sets for exhibit for the first time in India 100+ exhibitors from 10+ countries Conferences/seminars on focused subjects on Rail Coach and Train sets Key brands fro...

New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that there is a plan to run a metro on Broad Guage railway line. The minister told reporters here that a memorandum of undertaking (MoU) is being prepared to sign between Nagpur Metro and Indian Railways . Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that there is a plan to run a metro on ‘Broad Gauges’ railway line Gadkari further said that this was his idea which the Railways has approved. Gadkari thanked the Coal and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and said, “First time this is going to be used in Nagpur.” He said that this Nagpur metro will run on the broad gauge railway line is suburban cities like Kotla, Bhandara, Ramtek and Wardha (satellite town ). “Nagpur Metro and Indian Railways will sign the Memorandum of Understanding after this about Karnataka elections”, he added. There will be four coaches in this air-condi...

New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that there is a plan to run a metro on Broad Guage railway line. The minister told reporters here that a memorandum of undertaking (MoU) is being prepared to sign between Nagpur Metro and Indian Railways . Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that there is a plan to run a metro on ‘Broad Gauges’ railway line Gadkari further said that this was his idea which the Railways has approved. Gadkari thanked the Coal and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and said, “First time this is going to be used in Nagpur.” He said that this Nagpur metro will run on the broad gauge railway line is suburban cities like Kotla, Bhandara, Ramtek and Wardha (satellite town ). “Nagpur Metro and Indian Railways will sign the Memorandum of Understanding after this about Karnataka elections”, he added. There will be four coaches in this air-condi...

New Delhi: Construction work in the country’s first high speed bullet train project on Mumbai-Ahmadabad route will start from January 2019. According to an official, the land acquisition work for 508 km long route will be completed by this year. This mega project of  1.08 lakh crores is expected to be completed in the end of 2022. “Railways is going to acquire 1400 hectares of land in Maharashtra and Gujarat for this project. Rs 10,000 crore will be spent in land acquisition. NHSRC is on way to reach the completion of the bullet train project. This agency will have the responsibility to operate high speed rail projects in the country itself”, National High Speed Rail Corporation Managing Director, Achal Khare said. Mumbai-Ahmadabad High Speed Bullet Train Project Data The Japanese International Cooperation Agency  (JICA) has also started to release funds for this bullet train project. After completing the project, the distance of Mumbai and Ahmadabad can be...

New Delhi: Construction work in the country’s first high speed bullet train project on Mumbai-Ahmadabad route will start from January 2019. According to an official, the land acquisition work for 508 km long route will be completed by this year. This mega project of  1.08 lakh crores is expected to be completed in the end of 2022. “Railways is going to acquire 1400 hectares of land in Maharashtra and Gujarat for this project. Rs 10,000 crore will be spent in land acquisition. NHSRC is on way to reach the completion of the bullet train project. This agency will have the responsibility to operate high speed rail projects in the country itself”, National High Speed Rail Corporation Managing Director, Achal Khare said. Mumbai-Ahmadabad High Speed Bullet Train Project Data The Japanese International Cooperation Agency  (JICA) has also started to release funds for this bullet train project. After completing the project, the distance of Mumbai and Ahmadabad can be...

New Delhi: Indian Railways is now showing interest to manufacture and supply metro rail coaches for Indian Metro Rail projects. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to buy coaches from the Railways for Metro projects that will be rolled out without external assistance.   Ashwani Lohani, Railway Board Chairman had written to housing and urban affairs ministry in last October stating that the railways were keen to partner with the ministry to make the rolling stock (coaches) available for Metro railway projects. He had mooted setting up of a dedicated unit for Metro coaches manufacturing through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with urban affairs ministry’s partnership with commitment to for 10-15 years. Sources said the PMO at a meeting held last month had suggested the urban affairs ministry to expedite standardisation Metro signalling system and promote captive buying of coaches from the railways be ...

New Delhi: Indian Railways is now showing interest to manufacture and supply metro rail coaches for Indian Metro Rail projects. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to buy coaches from the Railways for Metro projects that will be rolled out without external assistance.   Ashwani Lohani, Railway Board Chairman had written to housing and urban affairs ministry in last October stating that the railways were keen to partner with the ministry to make the rolling stock (coaches) available for Metro railway projects. He had mooted setting up of a dedicated unit for Metro coaches manufacturing through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with urban affairs ministry’s partnership with commitment to for 10-15 years. Sources said the PMO at a meeting held last month had suggested the urban affairs ministry to expedite standardisation Metro signalling system and promote captive buying of coaches from the railways be ...

Dubai, UAE: Indian Railways,  India’s national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways,  has announced participation at Middle East Rail 2018 , to talk about $140 billion worth of current and future rail projects that the government is building to upgrade country’s urban transportation network. U nder the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, UAE and in partnership with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and the Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime, the show will be held on  March 12 & 13   at Dubai International Convention Centre. Indian Railways Shri Mahesh Kumar Gupta, Member Engineering – Indian Railway Board, Indian Railways  will lead a high-profile delegation of railway officials and experts to share more details about the region’s largest railway network’s expansion plans and future growth prospects, be...

Dubai, UAE: Indian Railways,  India’s national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways,  has announced participation at Middle East Rail 2018 , to talk about $140 billion worth of current and future rail projects that the government is building to upgrade country’s urban transportation network. U nder the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, UAE and in partnership with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and the Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime, the show will be held on  March 12 & 13   at Dubai International Convention Centre. Indian Railways Shri Mahesh Kumar Gupta, Member Engineering – Indian Railway Board, Indian Railways  will lead a high-profile delegation of railway officials and experts to share more details about the region’s largest railway network’s expansion plans and future growth prospects, be...

Dubai, UAE: Indian Railways,  India’s national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways,  has announced participation at Middle East Rail 2018 , to talk about $140 billion worth of current and future rail projects that the government is building to upgrade country’s urban transportation network. U nder the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, UAE and in partnership with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and the Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime, the show will be held on  March 12 & 13   at Dubai International Convention Centre. Indian Railways Shri Mahesh Kumar Gupta, Member Engineering – Indian Railway Board, Indian Railways  will lead a high-profile delegation of railway officials and experts to share more details about the region’s largest railway network’s expansion plans and future growth prospects, be...

A lstom announced the completion of its first all-electric locomotive from its state-of-the-art locomotive facility at Madhepura in the State of Bihar, on schedule. In line with the Government’s and Indian Railways’ target towards 100% electrification and towards sustainable mobility, these new locomotives will not only bring down operating costs for the Railways but will significantly cut down greenhouse gas emissions as well. This first locomotive is part of a €3.5 billion order comprising 800 electric double-section locomotives signed in 2015 which contributes to the Ministry of Railways’ public-private partnership programme to modernise the country’s rail infrastructure. This agreement remains the largest Foreign Direct Investment in the railways sector to date and has a strategic role in creating a multiplier effect on the economy. This contract is also one of the biggest contracts in the history of Alstom. “Our operations in India are paramoun...

A lstom announced the completion of its first all-electric locomotive from its state-of-the-art locomotive facility at Madhepura in the State of Bihar, on schedule. In line with the Government’s and Indian Railways’ target towards 100% electrification and towards sustainable mobility, these new locomotives will not only bring down operating costs for the Railways but will significantly cut down greenhouse gas emissions as well. This first locomotive is part of a €3.5 billion order comprising 800 electric double-section locomotives signed in 2015 which contributes to the Ministry of Railways’ public-private partnership programme to modernise the country’s rail infrastructure. This agreement remains the largest Foreign Direct Investment in the railways sector to date and has a strategic role in creating a multiplier effect on the economy. This contract is also one of the biggest contracts in the history of Alstom. “Our operations in India are paramoun...

New Delhi: Indian Railways plans to invest $11bn into a signalling system project across the country to improve the safety of journeys. “We will bring the most modern technology of European Train Control System (ETCS) in India and it will be implemented across the country”, Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal said. The South Western Railway division of the Indian Railways has produced a pre-feasibility report for the 160km Bengaluru suburban railway in the southern state of Karnataka, which was approved in 2014 but no work has been completed. This railway would require an investment of $1.8bn. According to Goyal, 68km of the suburban railway network will be raised. Indian Railways also plans to invest $7.6bn to modernise the stations and deliver advanced rail coaches. The company has also proposed an equal cost-sharing arrangement between itself and Karnataka. “We can do a cost sharing of 50-50 between the state government and the Indian railways and against ...

New Delhi: Indian Railways plans to invest $11bn into a signalling system project across the country to improve the safety of journeys. “We will bring the most modern technology of European Train Control System (ETCS) in India and it will be implemented across the country”, Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal said. The South Western Railway division of the Indian Railways has produced a pre-feasibility report for the 160km Bengaluru suburban railway in the southern state of Karnataka, which was approved in 2014 but no work has been completed. This railway would require an investment of $1.8bn. According to Goyal, 68km of the suburban railway network will be raised. Indian Railways also plans to invest $7.6bn to modernise the stations and deliver advanced rail coaches. The company has also proposed an equal cost-sharing arrangement between itself and Karnataka. “We can do a cost sharing of 50-50 between the state government and the Indian railways and against ...