Railways
Mumbai’s iconic CSTM railway station up for grabs
25 Aug 2020
Railways plans to redevelop Mumbai’s iconic CSMT as also the New Delhi railway station on public-private partnership model, allowing commercial and residential development by the concessionaire, with lease rights of 60 years and 99 years, respectively
Bombardier may sell its $7 bn train business to Alstom: report
17 Feb 2020
If the deal goes through, the Canadian firm, which last week sold its 33.5 per cent stake in Airbus’s A220 programme, may well be exiting the train business as well
Rail fares up marginally from 1 January
02 Jan 2020
Railways conduct trial run of double stack freight train on Rewari-Madar section of WDFC
27 Dec 2019
Railways to undergo organisational restructuring
24 Dec 2019
Railways places orders for 44 Vande Bharat trains
23 Dec 2019
The new trains will provide an actual saving of 20 per cent in journey time and improve passenger throughput while offering a better travelling experience to the passenger
Alstom starts manufacture of train sets for Mumbai Metro
11 Dec 2019
A total of 31 metro train sets comprising of 248 cars will be manufactured at the company’s state-of-the-art plant at SriCity, in Andhra Pradesh
RDSO approves Alstom’s redesigned heavy-duty locomotive
15 Nov 2019
The redesigned 12,000 horse power locomotive with 22.5 tonnes axle load, which is upgradable to 25 tonnes with design speed of 120 kmph, will be a game changer for movement of goods trains on the Dedicated Freight Corridor
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