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The MoR has initiated a proposal to install TRI-NETRA (terrain imaging for diesel drivers infrared, enhanced optical and radar-assisted) systems on locomotives for enhancing the vision of locomotive drivers in bad weather. It will comprise […]

IR has decided to conduct trials of Talgo coaches in order to increase the speed of express trains. Speed trials were conducted on the Bareilly-Moradabad section of Northern Railway up to speeds of 115 kmph. […]

Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDCL) has signed a development agreement with the consortium of Prakash Asphalting and Toll Highways (India) Limited and Bansal Construction Works for the re-development of the Habibganj railway station. […]

The Japanese government has sanctioned technical and financial assistance for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR project. The Japan International Cooperation Agency has conducted feasibility studies which suggest that 65 per cent of the corridor will be constructed […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has received an interim report for five high speed rail (HSR) projects – the Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Chennai, Delhi-Kolkata, Delhi-Nagpur and Mumbai-Nagpur corridors. The High Speed Rail Corporation has been formed to […]

The central government has accorded in-principle approval for the development of four new railway lines along the India-China border. Final location surveys will be conducted on the proposed lines – the Pasighat-Parasuramkund-Rupai, Bilaspur-Manali-Leh, Missamari-Tawang, and […]

The Madhya Pradesh government and Indian Railways (IR) are expected to sign an MoU to form an SPV to implement the Manmad-Indore new rail line project. The Maharashtra government will also have a stake in […]

A JV agreement was signed between the MoR and the Haryana government for the expansion of the railway network in the state. So far, 17 states have expressed their willingness to form such companies and […]