Railways
Railways opens CST-Panvel high-speed corridor for FDI
06 Dec 2014
While the railways can allow a foreign investor to put in the entire amount, Indian Railways is willing to provide up to 20 per cent the project cost by way of viability gap funding
China to help build Delhi-Chennai high-speed rail corridor
25 Nov 2014
Once completed, the high-speed train on the Delhi-Chennai route could take around six hours to cover the 1,750 km distance against the 28 hours it takes to cover the distance at present
Suresh Prabhu wants Railways to be real growth engine
19 Nov 2014
The new railway minister has hinted at a major overhaul of Indian Railways, involving several new projects and new initiatives involving private and foreign participation
Delhi Metro ranks ahead of Paris, Singapore in public satisfaction
29 Sep 2014
The survey, conducted by Global Metro Benchmarking Groups NOVA and CoMET to access overall customer satisfaction, was carried out across 18 international Metro systems
Alstom paid bribes to win Delhi Metro contract, finds UK probe
11 Sep 2014
Legal filings published after the first London court hearing on Tuesday stated that the Alstom unit had disguised corrupt payments as consultancy agreements
PM dedicates Katra-Udhampur rail link to nation
04 Jul 2014
Govt moves to allow 100% FDI in railways
19 Jun 2014
The investments required to modernise and expand the 161-year old Indian rail network, exceeds what the government can provide
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