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Patna Metro Rail Corp

An initial phase of a metro for Patna, consisting of north-south and east-west routes (31 km, 24 stations), was approved by Cabinet on February 13 2019. The standard gauge network will be electrified at 25kV AC, with opening planned by 2028. On March 10 2020 Delhi Metro Rail Corp invited ...
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Mumbai Railway Vikas Corp (MRVC) Ltd

MRVC is a joint venture of the Ministry of Railways and the government of Maharashtra and was established in July 1999 to implement the rail element of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP). Faced with extreme overcrowding and network capacity constraints, the project aims to segregate suburban operations from mainline ...
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Pipavav Railway Corp Ltd (PRCL)

This public-private partnership, jointly owned by the Ministry of Railways and Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd, was set up to improve access to and from the port of Pipavav by converting Western Railway’s 250 km metre-gauge Surendranagar–Pipavav line to broad-gauge, construction of a new 20 km link into Pipavav Port, and ...
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North Central Railway (NCR – India)

First line opened 1853. See India network map. North Central Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Allahabad, Jhansi and Agra. The network serves 333 stations mainly in the southwest of Uttar Pradesh state, but also includes lines in eastern Rajasthan and northern Madhya Pradesh. ...
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South Central Railway (SCR – India)

First line opened 1853. See India network map. South Central Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Secunderabad, Hyderabad and Nanded, and also three further divisions at Vijayawada, Guntur and Guntakal. These are expected to form much of the new South Coast Railway (see below). ...
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South East Central Railway (SECR – India)

First line opened 1853. See India network map. South East Central Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Nagpur, Bilaspur and Raipur. The network serves 233 stations mainly in the state of Chhattisgarh, but also has extensive lines in southeast Madhya Pradesh and east Maharashtra, ...
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West Central Railway (WCR – India)

First line opened 1853. See India network map. West Central Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Jabalpur, Bhopal and Kota. The network serves 292 stations mainly in the state of Madhya Pradesh, but includes the Mathura – Kota – Nagda main line and branches ...
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Bhartiya Railway Mall Godam Shramik Sangh (BRMGSS)

Trade union representing Indian railway warehouse workers AddressD-86 Sahyog ViharDwarka Sector-3MatialaDelhi 110059IndiaPhone+91 11 2533 2828Emailcontact@brmgss.orgWebsitebrmgss.org
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West Bengal Transport Corp Ltd (CTC)

First line opened 1890; network now comprises 6 routes. See Kolkata network map. Formerly Calcutta Tramways Co (1978) Ltd. A once-extensive network has been scaled back, with continuing abandonments through the last decade compounded by construction work for the city metro. Just six short city-centre routes remain, with a small ...
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MetroLink Express Gandhinagar & Ahmedabad

Gujarat Metro Rail Corp Ltd
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Kolkata Port Trust Railway (KoPTR)

Operates railway networks linking to and around the ports of Kolkata (23 km) and Haldia (112 km). Address15 Strand RoadKolkata - 700001IndiaPhone+91 33 2230 3451Fax+91 33 2230 4901Emailchairman@kopt.inWebsitewww.kolkataporttrust.gov.in Traffic YearKolkataHaldia All figures in million tonnes 2021-22 5·91 24·27 ...
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Kolkata Metro

Opened 1984; India’s first metro. Four lines, serving 48 stations. See Kolkata network map. Line 1, operated as a division of Indian Railways (West Central Railway), was extended south from Mahanayak Uttam Kumar to Kavi Nazrul in August 2009 (5·9 km, 4 stations), and on to Kavi Subhash in October ...
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Kochi Metro Rail Ltd

Opened 2017, India’s eighth metro. Single route serving 25 stations. See Kochi network map. Work began on this elevated metro line in June 2013, with an initial section from Aluva southwest to Palarivatom opened on June 17 2017 (13·1 km, 11 stations). This was extended south to Maharaja’s College on ...
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L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd

Opened 2017, India’s 10th metro. Three lines, serving 57 stations. See Hyderabad network map. The metro’s Phase 1 network comprises three elevated metro lines (total 72 km, 64 stations) using CBTC signalling, built by public-private partnership Larsen & Toubro Metro Rail and operated by Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd. On November ...
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Eastern Railway (ER – India)

First line opened 1854. See India network map. Eastern Railway is a zonal constituent of Indian Railways, comprising divisions centred on Howrah, Sealdah, Asansol and Malda. The network serves 453 stations mainly in the state of West Bengal, as well as the east of Jharkhand and southeast of Bihar. Sealdah ...
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High Speed Rail Corporation of India Ltd

HSRC was established in 2012 by the Ministry of Railways to develop and implement high speed rail projects. A feasibility study for a line from Mumbai to Ahmedabad was completed in 2015, with the project now being implemented. Further feasibility studies cover other links in the ‘Diamond Quadrilateral’ core (Delhi ...
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Guwahati Metro Rail Corp

Approval from the Assam state government was given on January 18 2017 for an initial metro route. Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority’s proposal for a first metro line is for an elevated standard gauge alignment from the airport and Dharapur in the west to Narangi in the east via the main ...
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Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp of India Ltd (DFCCIL)

This special-purpose vehicle was created by Indian Railways in 2006 to plan, develop, finance, construct, maintain and operate two initial freight trunk lines. The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor runs from Mumbai to Delhi via Vadodara – Ahmedabad – Palanpur – Phulera – Rewari (1520 km), alongside existing lines except the ...
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Konkan Railway Corp Ltd (KRCL – India)

This is a joint venture of the Indian government and the governments of the three states through which the line runs (Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka) with Kerala. See India network map. The Konkan Railway follows India’s west coast south from a junction with Central Railway at Roha just south of Mumbai, ...
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Jaipur Metro Rail Corp Ltd (JMRC)

Opened 2015, India’s sixth metro. Single line serving 11 stations. See Jaipur network map. Test running on the first phase of Jaipur’s Pink line began in September 2013, with the line opened on June 3 2015 (9·6 km, 9 stations). From Mansarovar (location of the depot) in the southwest, the ...