Mar 20, 2020 Kalyan Yard Remodeling project The Kalyan yard remodeling project has got a fillip, with the Central Railway (CR) announcing that the tender for the project has been floated. The project includes construction of an additional six platforms dedicated for outstation trains (long distance/mail express).
Mar 20, 2020 5 Nos ROB bridges in connection with the Dimapur The company has bagged an order from Northeast Frontier Railway for the construction of substructure (in pile foundation) of 5 Nos ROB bridges in connection with the Dimapur (Dhansiri)-Kohima (Zubza) new line project. The time period for the execution of the project is 18 months.
Mar 20, 2020 Supply of Train Collision Avoidance Systems Contract The company has received an order from South Central Railway for supply of train collision avoidance systems. The contract is executable over the next 18 months.
Mar 05, 2020 Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru corridor The corporation has invited bids for survey and drafting of alignment design for a 435 km-long Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru corridor that will cut the travel time between Chennai and Mysuru to less than two hours. A new dedicated high-speed line will be built to run trains at speeds up to 300 kmph.
Mar 05, 2020 Jiribam-Imphal railway line tunnel The Jiribam-Imphal railway line tunnel No. 4 was inaugurated recently. At 2,265 metres, it is the second-longest tunnel connecting Tupul and Imphal. There are seven tunnels planned in total. The remaining tunnels would be completed soon.
Mar 05, 2020 5,000-crore for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project The Central government has allocated Rs. 5,000-crore for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project in the Union Budget 2020-21 through a special fund – Extra-Budgetary Resources (EBR). The 508-km corridor is estimated to cost Rs. 1.10 lakh crore.
Mar 05, 2020 Revolutionizing 50 New Stations by Indian Railways Indian Railways has proposed to invest as much as Rs. 50,000 crore to redevelop 50 stations across India by 2020-2021.
Feb 24, 2020 Installation of video surveillance systems Indian railways plans to install internet protocol (ip) based video surveillance systems (vss) at railway stations to improve safety.
Feb 05, 2020 Semi High-speed rail project aerial survey to begin soon The semi high-speed rail project between Ahmedabad and Rajkot. The aerial survey for the 220-km project, along the highway connecting two major cities of Gujarat, will be carried out using helicopter. The survey will study vehicular traffic, its movement and direction, congestion points, elevation and turns along the highway. An agency for aerial survey will be appointed soon.