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November 7, 2019 | Infrastructure

Six bidders vie for Indian Railways ETCS Level 2 pilot project

SIX companies have responded to an Indian Railways (IR) tender to install ETCS Level 2 on 650km of lines at an estimated cost of Rs 15bn ($US 211.4m).

November 5, 2019 | High-speed

India’s first HS line now expected to open in 2023

INDIA’s first high-speed rail project - a 508km line linking Mumbai and Ahmedabad - is facing land acquisition problems and is likely to miss the August 2022 opening target.

October 31, 2019 | Infrastructure

Commissioning underway on Indian Eastern DFC section

THE Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) is commissioning the 194km New Bhadan - Khurja section of the 1318km Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor in Uttar Pradesh.

October 25, 2019 | Fleet

IR to create locomotive and passenger coach subsidiaries

INDIAN Railways (IR) has revised plans announced in June to merge eight of its production units into one corporation and now says it will form two subsidiaries instead.

October 18, 2019 | Metros

Kolkata Metro East West Line delayed again

THE scheduled start of commercial operation on the first 5.7km stretch of Kolkata’s East West metro Line 2 connecting Sector V with Salt Lake Stadium has again been delayed.

October 14, 2019 | Infrastructure

Indian Railways to tender construction of new freight lines

INDIAN Railways (IR) is due to release two global tenders worth Rs 170bn ($US 2.4bn) to build 550km of freight lines under a public-private partnership (PPP) along the planned 1856km Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), which is being part-funded by the World Bank.

October 8, 2019 | Metros

Delhi Metro opens first section of Grey Line

THE initial 4.2km section of the Delhi Metro Grey Line (Line 9) from Dwarka, an interchange with the Blue Line, west to Najafgarh opened on October 4.

October 7, 2019 | Fleet

Indian Railways to procure 60 new trains

INDIAN Railways is set to offer global tenders to acquire 60 160km/h EMUs at an estimated cost of Rs 380bn ($US 5.3bn) for use on main line services.

October 3, 2019 | News

Indian Railways plans privatisation of passenger trains

INDIAN Railways (IR) has announced to plans to invite private and international operators to bid to operate passenger trains on a lease basis on 25 selected routes covering distances from 500 to 700km.

September 12, 2019 | Metros

Testing begins on Navi Mumbai metro

THE chief minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra, Mr Devendra Fadnavis, officially flagged off the first test run on the Navi Mumbai metro in a ceremony at the line’s Taloja depot on September 10.

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