Rail Lines

End of the stone age: Railways to upgrade rail tracks at select stations

The current tracks have greyish ballast stones scattered around them to keep the tracks in their place and curb derailments. But these stones require regular monitoring and replacement

PM Modi to dedicate 2 key railway lines in Gujarat to nation on Monday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate two key railway lines in poll-bound Gujarat to the nation on Monday, officials said. These are the section of the Asarva (Ahmedabad)-Himmatnaga-Udaipur Gauge Converted Line and the Lunidhar-Jetalsar Gauge Converted Line. The entire 299-km stretch of the Ahmedabad (Asarva) Himmatnagar Udaipur section has been completed at Rs 2,482.38 crore. Major stations on this section are Ahmedabad, Shamlaji Road, Himmatnagar, Nandol Dahegam, Dungarpur, Prantij and Udaipur. "This section will be a great relief to the locals of these areas in terms of connectivity to the rest of the country. It will also benefit tourists, traders, manufacturing units and industries around this region. "The tiles and ceramics industries in Himmatnagar can reap the benefit of this rail project as they can seamlessly transport their wares to customers across the country," the Railways said. It also said that his line will aid industrialization in the region by providing be

Land lease continuity for Rail landholders, more clarity for Concor sale

Latest Railways circular also offers details on various terms of the new 'land lease policy' approved by Cabinet last month; existing landholders can extend their lease for up to another 35 years

India set to have 180k km highways, 120k km rail lines by 2025: Report

The country is on course to build more national highways and rail lines during the decade ending 2025 than it has cumulatively done between 1950 and 2015, a report said on Wednesday. The total length of national highways is expected to reach 1.8 lakh kilometres, while that of the railway lines 1.2 lakh kilometres by 2025, Bank of America Securities India said in a report. Between 1950 and 2015, the nation built only 4,000 kilometres of national highways, taking the total length to 77,000 kilometres in 2015. However the highway length is on course to cross 1.8 lakh kilometres by 2025 -- more than double the existing length -- in ten years time. When it comes to the rail network, the nation had only 10,000 kilometres of rail lines in 1950, which rose to 63,000 kilometres in 2015. But it is slated to touch 1.2 lakh kilometres in 2025, the report said. The port capacity which was only 777 MTPA in 1995 rose to 1,911 MTPA in 2015 and is on course to more than double to 3,000 MTPA by 2025

Two railway links to connect India and Nepal soon: Foreign Secretary

Shringla extensively delved into the importance of connectivity for the expansion of India's overall engagement with the countries in the region

By March 2023, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland to have rail connectivity

he first train in the north-east region chugged out from the industrial city of Dibrugarh in eastern Assam 138 years ago

Will SAIL-BSP be able to complete the Indian Railways order this fiscal?

Company racing towards fulfilling railways' requirement of 1.35 million tonne

Govt may invite foreign firms to set up rail-making units in India

The government is likely to ask for an Expression of Interest from global companies

SAIL-BSP inches closer to produce world's longest rail

The single-piece rail will have a length of 130 metres, and will require only a single weld