India, Belgium to seal railway cooperation pact
August 1st, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Belgium, a founder of the 27-nation European Union, is set to seal a pact with India Thursday that seeks to leverage its expertise in developing ... Read more...
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Nigeria approves $1.5 bn for railway project
July 19th, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja, July 19 (IANS) The Nigerian government has approved $1.5 billion for a railway network modernisation project.The southwestern Lagos-Ibadan double track railway line modernization is one of the west African ... Read more...
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Bangladesh, India to start work on Feni bridge
May 5th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 5 (IANS) India and Bangladesh will start work next week to build a bridge over river Feni in Tripura for access to Bangladesh's Chittagong sea port to ferry ... Read more...
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China eyes ‘comprehensive’ transport network
March 21st, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 21 (IANS) China Wednesday announced plans to further improve the country's transportation system by 2015.Ten major transportation routes will be built by 2015, as well as a high-speed ... Read more...
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Dinesh Trivedi: Banerjee’s second choice as railway minister challenges his leader (Profile)
March 14th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) For long Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's trusted pointsman in New Delhi, Dinesh Trivedi, a trained pilot now in charge of the vast Indian ... Read more...
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Feasibility study for new Mumbai suburban rail corridors
January 13th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) In a bid to ease the inhuman conditions of commuting for Mumbaikars, the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation Friday invited proposals to conduct a feasibility study for ... Read more...
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China cuts railway budget
December 24th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) China has earmarked 400 billion yuan ($63 billion) for railway development in 2012, about a 15 percent drop compared to 469 billion yuan in 2011.The spending ... Read more...
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Nepal okays Trans-Asia Railway Network pact
December 21st, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 21 (IANS) Nepal has endorsed a pact that will enable it connect the railway lines it is planning to develop with Asian and European networks to facilitate the ... Read more...
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India to rebuild rail link in Sri Lanka
November 18th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Indian railways Friday signed a $149 million agreement for reconstruction of a 56-km railway line between Pallai and Kankesanthurai in northern Sri Lanka and ... Read more...
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Railway want PPP mode for high speed trains
November 4th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Stating that a high speed rail corridor can become a catalyst for India's economic growth, Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa Friday stressed ... Read more...
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World Bank offers India $975 mn loan for freight corridor
October 27th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The World Bank has offered India a $975 million loan for developing a freight corridor that will help improve the movement of raw materials and ... Read more...
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India approves new railway link with Bangladesh
September 21st, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 21 (IANS) The Indian government has sanctioned a new railway link to Bangladesh for easing surface communication in the mountainous northeastern states, a Tripura government official said ... Read more...
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Landslide blocks Konkan Railway, thousands stranded
August 30th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) A major landslide blocked tracks in a section of the Konkan Railway Tuesday, hitting services between Mumbai and the southern states and leaving thousands of people ... Read more...
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Pakistan Railways headed for disaster (Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) Pakistan's once efficient railway network, a relic from the British Raj, is inching towards collapse.The system is suffering from decrepit engines, unsafe rails and dangerous bridges, ... Read more...
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Government had shared inputs on threat to railway
July 11th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A day after a train bombing in Assam, the union home ministry Monday said it had shared with the state government "a number of intelligence ... Read more...
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‘Northeastern capitals on rail map by 2017′
July 2nd, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 2 (IANS) The Indian Railways will connect all the capitals of northeastern states with the rest of the country by 2017, a senior railway official said here ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar lauds China’s development
June 19th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 19 (1ANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who returned Sunday from his week-long China visit, said he was impressed by the country's development in the energy, infrastructure, tourism and ... Read more...
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Efforts continue to restore India-Bangladesh rail links
June 10th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 10 (IANS) Restoration of all pre-1965 railway connectivity between India and Bangladesh remains undecided despite talks of revival, but efforts are continuing, Indian officials said here Friday."There ... Read more...
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On history track: Punjab Mail chugs into 100th year (With Images)
June 7th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Once the preferred service for British officials disembarking at Mumbai and travelling up-country, the Punjab Mail entered its 100th year this month. It is the ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe to buy 14 locomotives from China
May 30th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Harare, May 30 (IANS) Zimbabwe plans to buy 14 locomotives for about $29 million from a Chinese company, a media report said.NRZ had already paid $2.9 million in advance in ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to have rail links
April 24th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India and Bangladesh have agreed to restore railway links in a bid to enhance people-to-people contact and boost bilateral trade and investments.Indian Commerce and ... Read more...
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Karnataka sets up panel to monitor rail projects
April 21st, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 20 (IANS) The Karnataka government Wednesday formed a coordination committee to monitor time-bound execution of pending railway projects across the state.The committee, headed by Chief Secretary S.V. Ranganath, ... Read more...
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UAE’s Etihad Rail, Etisalat sign agreement for IT service
April 13th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 12 (IANS/WAM) Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE's first railway network, Tuesday signed an agreement with Etisalat, a telecommunications company, to provide better services ... Read more...
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India, China to help build Ethiopia rail network
March 30th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, March 30 (IANS) India and China will help build a railway network across Ethiopia that would significantly improve the east African nation's transport system.India has pledged $300 million ... Read more...
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Railways plans massive development of vacant land
March 11th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The railways plans to utilise some of its 1.13 lakh acres of vacant land to set up factories, cold storages and perishable cargo centres, Minister ... Read more...
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Railway budget ignored Himachal: Dhumal
February 25th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Friday said the railway budget was disappointing as the interests of the people of Himachal Pradesh were ignored."The railway budget ... Read more...
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Railway budget aims to serve local political ends: Jayalalithaa
February 25th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Friday said that Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has "hijacked national resources" through her railway budget to serve local political ends.Reacting to the ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights - 5
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) More highlights from Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget presented in the Lok Sabha Friday.* Working expenditure during 2011-12 estimated at Rs.87,000 crore* Passing through a ... Read more...
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No increase in passenger fairs: Mamata
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that there will be no increase in passenger fairs and that the physically challenged people can enjoy concession in ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights 4
February 25th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) More highlights from Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget presented in the Lok Sabha Friday:* Upgraded class of air conditioned travel to be introduced shortly.* Anti-collision device, ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights 2
February 25th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Following are more highlights from Mamata Banerjee's railway budget, presented in the Lok Sabha Friday: * First coach from Rai Bareli factory in next three months.* ... Read more...
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Railway budget highlights - 3
February 25th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) More highlights from Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget presented in the Lok Sabha Friday:* Safety first priority; accident rate has come down.* Decision to start pilot ... Read more...
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Chinese minister sacked from party post
February 12th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 12 (IANS) The Chinese railway minister was Saturday sacked from his post in the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) for violation of discipline.Minister Liu Zhijun has been removed from ... Read more...
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Poll panel to consider single phase voting in Tamil Nadu
December 30th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) The Election Commission Thursday said it will consider the demand of single phase polling in the coming assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, given that four other states would ... Read more...
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China operating world’s longest high high-speed railway network
December 7th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec 7 (ANI): Chinese Railways Minister Liu Zhijun has claimed that his country is operating the world's longest and high high-speed railway network with a combined length totalling 7,531 kilometres.English.news.cn ... Read more...
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