India rail industry news – Page 13
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NewsSolar-powered guard’s van unveiled
INDIA: A guard’s van equipped with solar panels and a toilet with biological waste digestion has been unveiled by Indian Railways. The Brake Van Z-frame Improved vehicle was modified by Indian Railways Organisation for Alternate Fuels with the assistance of Northern Railway’s Amritsar workshop. The four roof-mounted solar panels charge ...
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NewsNot just the budget
The Indian government’s plan to abolish the annual railway budget is a welcome move which could facilitate more wide-ranging reforms, suggests Raghu Dayal.
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NewsToshiba to open Hyderabad electrical systems plant
INDIA: On April 7 Toshiba Corp announced plans to build a rolling stock power conversion and train control system production facility in Hyderabad, which would supply domestic and export markets including the Middle East and Africa. Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) is being established as a dedicated railway systems ...
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NewsAir-conditioned EMU arrives in Mumbai
INDIA: The first air-conditioned electric multiple-unit built for Mumbai suburban services by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai was delivered to Central Railway’s Kurla depot on April 5. Following inspections, the 12-car 25 kV 50 Hz EMU is to be tested on the Thane – Panvel route by ICF, Central ...
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NewsIndia launches first 160 km/h ‘semi high speed’ train
INDIA: What the ministry describes as India’s ‘first semi-high speed train’ was launched by Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu on April 5. The Gatimaan Express between Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin station and Agra Cantonment is now the fastest train India, running at up to 160 km/h to give a journey time ...
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NewsIndian Railways to meet ‘desires of common man’ by 2020
INDIA: Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu set out a three-pronged strategy of ‘new revenues, new norms and new structures’ when he presented the 2016-17 Indian Railways budget on February 25. Rather than announcing ambitious new projects, Prabhu focused on ongoing programmes, optimising capacity and improving services. He said IR ...
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NewsMoR unveils Rs107bn capacity stimulus programme
INDIA: Following cabinet approval on February 17, a Rs107bn railway investment stimulus programme covering the double and triple-tracking of several routes has been announced by the Ministry of Railways. To be delivered through ‘extra budgetary resource and institutional funding’, the six schemes around the country are intended to increase capacity ...
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NewsBombardier opens Indian information services hub
INDIA: Bombardier Transportation has opened an information services hub at Gurgaon in the Delhi National Capital region. The new facility will work with the existing hubs in Canada and Germany to form an integrated team serving Bombardier Transportation locations across the world. Bombardier Transportation aims to ‘leverage the ...
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NewsWestern DFC electrification contract awarded
INDIA: Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp of India has awarded a consortium of L&T Construction and Japan’s Sojitz Corp a 42-month design and build contract worth Rs12·1bn covering the electrification of the 422 km Vadodara – Jawaharlal Nehru Port section of the 1 490 km Western DFC between Delhi and ...
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NewsSNCF studies options for 'semi high speed' trains in India
INDIA: France’s SNCF has begun working with Indian Railways on a one-year project to study the feasibility of upgrading the 245 km New Delhi – Chandigarh line to permit the operation of ‘semi high speed’ trains at up to 200 km/h, and has agreed to support the pilot projects for ...
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NewsBroad gauge reaches Tripura
INDIA: Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha watched the arrival of the first broad gauge trial train at Tripura's state capital Agartala on January 13. The start of passenger services will follow the completion of the conversion of the 227 km Badarpur - Agartala line from metre to 1 ...
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NewsIndian Railways unveils refurbished coaches
INDIA: A initial 24 coaches which have been fitted with new interiors, colour schemes and passenger amenities as a ‘model rake’ for a mid-life refurbishment programme were unveiled at Delhi’s Safdarjung station on January 11. Indian Railways said it was ‘committed with renewed vigour to improve upon the interior furnishing ...
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NewsIndia and Japan sign high speed rail memorandum
INDIA: Memoranda of understanding for the possible development of a Mumbai – Ahmedabad high speed line using Japanese technology as well as technical co-operation in the rail sector were signed by the governments of India and Japan on December 11-12, during an official visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ...
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NewsMitsubishi Electric opens Indian traction equipment factory
INDIA: Mitsubishi Electric Corp subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric India has opened a US$8m factory at Bidadi near Bangalore which will manufacture and maintain traction inverters, motors and other electrical equipment for metro rolling stock. Mitsubishi Electric is aiming for annual revenue of US$170m in the Indian transport equipment sector by 2020. ...
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NewsIndian Railways signs 12 000 wagon deal
INDIA: Indian Railways has signed agreements worth Rs25bn for the SAIL-RITES Bengal Wagon Industry joint venture to supply 1 200 stainless steel wagons and refurbish 300 existing wagons every year for the next 10 years. The two agreements will enable production to start shortly at a Rs1·2bn factory at ...
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NewsAlstom to supply 800 electric locos to Indian Railways
INDIA: The Ministry of Railways issued Alstom with a letter of award for a contract to build a factory and supply 800 twin-section electric locomotives on November 10, a day after announcing a similar deal with GE covering 1 000 diesel locomotives. The electric locomotive factory is to be built ...
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NewsGE wins 1000-locomotive Indian Railways deal
INDIA: On November 9 the Ministry of Railways issued GE with a letter of award for a US$2·6bn joint venture contract to develop a factory to supply and maintain 1 000 diesel locomotives. The contract is expected to be signed within 30 days. GE said the deal was the biggest ...
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NewsGoogle backs Indian station wi-fi roll-out
INDIA: As part of a strategy to widen access to the internet, Google has announced a project to provide high speed public wi-fi at 400 Indian Railways stations. Google is to work with telecoms company RailTel, which provides internet services via its lineside fibre network. Google aims to provide ...
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NewsKanchrapara EMU factory prequalification begins
INDIA: The Ministry of Railways has issued a request for qualifications for a contract to set to establish on a joint venture basis an electric multiple-unit and metro car factory at Kanchrapara, north of Kolkata in West Bengal. Around 150 acres of railway land has been allocated for the project. ...
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NewsPassenger security app launched
INDIA: An app designed to improve the security of passengers on Eastern Railway's suburban services has been launched by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu during a visit to the railway’s headquarters The Railway Mobile Instant Tracking Response & Assistance app can be used to alert the nearest Railway Protection ...