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Vijayawada Metro Rail

In 2016 tenders were called for construction of a two-line heavy metro network. Work on this was halted by 2018 due to the cost not being supported by projected traffic. Since then the scheme has been reworked as a light metro, with three-car trains to operate from 750 V DC ...
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Visakhapatnam Metro Rail

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the planned 42·5 km Visakhapatnam Metro Rail network in Andhra Pradesh had been expected to take place in February 2019, but were delayed. The network would have three lines serving 38 stations. Line 1 would run for 30·8 km from Kommadi in the northeast to NAD Junction ...
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Navi Mumbai Metro

Opened 2023, India’s 16th metro. Single line serving 11 stations. See Navi Mumbai network map. Also see: Mumbai Metro for neighbouring network. Work on the first phase of Line 1 began in May 2011, opening on November 17 2023 from CBD Belapur northeast to Khargar and Pendhar, where there is ...
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Pune Metro (PMRC)

Opened 2022, India’s 15th metro. Two-line metro serving 23 stations. See Pune network map. Maharashta state approved funding in October 2013, but revision of the Phase I alignment delayed the 2014 planned start of work. Maharashtra Metro Rail Corp Ltd (Maha-Metro) was founded on January 23 2017 with construction begun ...
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Mumbai Port Trust Railway (MbPTR)

Operates in the port area and environs of Mumbai between Ballard Pier and the main yards at Wadala where there is connection to Central Railway. AddressPort HouseShoorji Vallabhdas MargBallard EstateMumbai - 400001IndiaPhone+91 22 6656 4150Fax+91 22 2261 1011Emailrailwaymanager@mumbaiport.gov.inWebsitemumbaiport.gov.in Traffic YearFreight tonnes(million) 2021-22 0·605 ...
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Lucknow Metro

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corp Ltd
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Northern Railway (NR – India)

First line opened 1859. See India network map. Northern Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur, Lucknow, Moradabad. The network serves 763 stations across Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand states. In April 2003 ...
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Southern Railway (SR – India)

First line opened 1853. See India network map. Southern Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising six divisions: Chennai, Madurai, Palakkad, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Thiruvananthapuram. The network stretches from Gudur in the northeast to Kanyakumari in the south, serving 561 stations primarily in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, with ...
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North Western Railway (NWR – India)

First line opened 1853. See India network map. North Western Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaipur and Ajmer. The network serves 444 stations mainly in the state of Rajasthan, together with southwestern Haryana, and includes three lines crossing south into Gujarat ...
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South Western Railway (SWR – India)

First line opened 1853. See India network map. South Western Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Bengaluru, Mysuru and Hubballi. The network serves 309 stations, mainly in the state of Karnataka, but includes lines into Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra and Goa. SWR was founded ...
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Western Railway (WR – India)

First line opened 1853. See India network map. Western Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh). The network serves 632 stations mainly in the state of Gujarat, but also western parts of Madhya Pradesh and ...
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Ministry of Railways, India

The Ministry of Railways is responsible for overseeing operation of the state-owned rail network. Reporting to it is the Railway Board which is responsible for overall control and planning of the rail network, while day-to-day operation is in the hands of 16 Zonal railways (below) and 68 divisions. The Zonal ...
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Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Ltd (RMGL)

Opened 2013, India’s fourth metro. Single route with 11 stations. See Delhi network map. From a loop around the Cyber City development Gurgaon’s privately-funded metro connects at Sikandarpur with Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line. This initial section opened on November 14 2013. (5·1 km, 6 stations), and was extended south from ...
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Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR – India)

First line opened 1875. See India network map. Northeast Frontier Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Lumding, Rangiya, Katihar, Alipurduar and Tinsukia and serving 433 stations. The Lumding division is to be split, with a new Silchar division to be created covering the south ...
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National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR)

Represents railway workers across India. Address311 ChilakalagudaSecunderabad - 500071IndiaPhone+91 40 2750 0199Emailnfirindia@gmail.comWebsitewww.nfirindia.com
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North Eastern Railway (NER – India)

First line opened 1875. See India network map. North Eastern Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Lucknow, Varanasi and Izzatnagar. The network serves 324 stations mainly in the north of Uttar Pradesh and northwest Bihar, with some routes into Uttarakhand; it also handles most ...
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South Eastern Railway (SER – India)

First line opened 1853. See India network map. South Eastern Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Adra, Chakradharpur, Kharagpur and Ranchi. The network serves 331 stations mainly in the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha. The South East Central Railway was until April ...
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Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC)

Opened 2019, India’s 11th metro. Single line serving 21 stations. See Delhi network map. Approved in 2014 with construction begun in 2015, Phase 1 opened on January 25 2019 (29·7 km, 21 stations). It runs from Noida Sector 51, near Delhi Metro’s Blue line/Line 3 Sector 71 station, on an ...
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Nagpur Metro Rail Corp Ltd

Opened 2019, India’s 13th metro. Two routes with 36 stations. See Nagpur network map. Government approval for a two-line, 37 station metro was given in February 2014, with the first section of Line 1 opened for limited service on March 8 2019 from Sitabuldi on the south side of the ...
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Varanasi Metro Rail Corp Ltd (VMRCL)

Metro project on hold. Central government approval for a two-line metro was received in May 2016; however, a review in 2017 and resubmission of the project led to its rejection in June 2018. The line would have run southeast from BHEL via Varanasi Jc station to Banaras Hindu University (19·3 ...