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Central Railway (CR) is gearing up to inaugurate the second phase of the Seawoods-Belapur-Uran corridor, spanning 27km, on October 26. A tentative plan exists for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the line virtually while he would be at an event in Shirdi.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; }...

MUMBAI: An integrated metro car shed for Metro Lines 4, 4a, 10 and 11 will come up on a 435-acre plot (174 hectares) at Mogarpada in Thane as also the coastal road. The estimated cost of the four metro routes is Rs 28,700 crore.With this allotment, the state government has provided land for car shed for nearly 11 metro routes except 7 and 7A. Metro Line 8 (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International...

MUMBAI: For the convenience of Navratri revellers, there will be 14 additional services of Metro between 10.30 pm and 12.20 pm between October 19 and 23 on Line 2A and 7 (Gundavli-Dahisar-Andheri west). At present, services on this corridor operate between 5.55 am and 10.30 pm on weekdays (Monday to Friday). These 14 additional services will be operated in the interval of 15 minutes. The last Metro will...

MUMBAI: Thousands of pass-engers on Harbour line were inconvenienced on Monday as the 38-hour rail block for the Panvel suburban yard remodelling work got extended by more than four hours. With services resuming at 5.40pm instead of 1.37pm, the situation on stations between Belapur and Panvel was chaotic as platforms got crowded with no trains plying in either directions. Upset, several passengers were...

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) enthusiasts have expressed concern over the closure of the century-old pit line at the Ooty heritage railway station as part of the ongoing development work under the Amrith Bharath Station scheme. The pit line is an extended rail structure meant for servicing of engines and brakes at the station.The Heritage Steam Chariot Trust (HSCT) on Saturday demanded that the...

KOLKATA: The ambitious Purple Line Metro Corridor project, connecting Joka to Esplanade, continues to make significant strides in Kolkata's ever-expanding metro network. With the Joka–Taratala segment having been inaugurated on December 30, 2022, and the Majherhat Metro station nearing completion, the construction work for the Majerhat to Esplanade section of the Purple Line is now in full swing. The...

NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro has increased the operational speed of Metro trains on the Airport Express Line to 120 kmph starting Sunday, officials said. The total journey from New Delhi station to newly-built Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 station will take about 21 minutes, they said. "Prime Minister Narendra Moditook a metro ride to reach the new station at Dwarka Sector-25.The train he travelled in moved at...

BHUBANESWAR: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the Indian Railways has completed construction of 450km rail line in Odisha during the financial year 2022-23, which is a record since Independence. He said this while flagging off a new train Bhadrak-Nayagarh Town-Bhadrak MEMU in Cuttack.“From 2009 to 2014, Railways had managed to complete construction of around 53km of rail line work...