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Big Boost to the Railway Sector: The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved construction of six Railway Lines and a Railway bridge to cater to both increased passenger and freight … Continued
Indian Railways will equip gangmen with a modern device called ‘Rakshak’ as part of a move to augment safety of its employees involved in track maintenance. Gangmen, now redesignated as track maintainers, are most vulnerable to getting run over by … Continued
In order to bring transparency and efficiency in tender process for carrying out Works Contracts of Indian Railways, Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhu Inaugurated and Launched Works Module of Indian Railways E-Procurement System (IREPS) and Implementation of ‘e-Tendering in … Continued
Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated Implementation of E-enabled Track Management System (TMS) & Mobile Application of TMS on Indian Railway and Track Inventory Management System on Northern Railway today i.e. 11th January, 2016 at Rail Bhawan, New … Continued
The Sethusamudram project consists of dredging operations on the Palk Strait across what is known as the Adams Bridge. This is supposed create a canal across the strait. It will facilitate movement of ships from the western to the eastern … Continued
Station development on Indian Railways is a continuous exercise. Works pertaining to modernization/upgradation of station are undertaken depending upon identified need, availability of funds, etc. Accordingly, New Delhi station has been developed in various phases. With a view to make … Continued
Various measures taken by Indian Railways to prevent accidents at level crossings are as under: Progressive elimination of unmanned level crossings by (i) closing unmanned crossings having NIL/negligible Train Vehicle Units (TVUs), (ii) merger of unmanned level crossing with nearby … Continued
Approximately a total of 8350 hectares of land has been acquired by Railways in the last three years and the current year. Railways have vacant land and most of the vacant land is in the form of narrow strips along … Continued
Station development on Indian Railways is a continuous exercise. Works pertaining to modernization/upgradation of station are undertaken depending upon identified need, availability of funds, etc. Accordingly, New Delhi station has been developed in various phases. With a view to make … Continued
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation for use of Non-potable Water released after treatment from sewage/effluent treatment plants located in Ganga and Yamuna River zones for various … Continued