India rail industry news – Page 2
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NewsIndian Railways launches one-stop passenger app
INDIA: Indian Railways has launched RailOne, an all-in-one ‘super app’ covering passenger service functions which had been split across different smartphone platforms..
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NewsModi inaugurates India’s spectacular Kashmir rail link
INDIA: No less than 30 years after the project was approved, the Kashmir rail link connecting the region with the rest of the country has been inaugurated. Raghu Dayal reports.
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Metro Report InternationalChennai metro orders driverless trains
INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail Ltd has formally awarded low bidder Alstom a €135m contract to supply and maintain 32 three-car Metropolis trainsets for its Phase II expansion programme.
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NewsKonkan Railway to be merged into Indian Railways
INDIA: The quasi-independent Konkan Railway is on course to be merged into Indian Railways.
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Metro Report InternationalIndore metro Super Priority Corridor opens
INDIA: Passenger services on the Indore metro’s ‘Super Priority Corridor’ began on June 1, the day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially inaugurated the city’s first line by video link on the 300th anniversary of the birth of Queen Ahilyabai Holkar.
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NewsModi flags off Indian Railways WAG D9 electric locomotive
INDIA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the first of the 9 000 hp electric freight locomotives being produced by Siemens Mobility at Indian Railways’ factory at Dahod in Gujarat.
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NewsIndian and German firms to collaborate to supply rail batteries
INDIA: TKIL Industries and Hoppecke Batterie Systeme are to work together to develop and supply high performance battery systems in the Indian rail and metro markets.
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NewsLand allocated for Indian rolling stock factory
INDIA: BEML is to build a Rs18bn rolling stock factory in Madhya Pradesh which will significantly expand its production capacity to meet growing demand from Indian Railways as well as metro networks at home and abroad.
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Metro Report InternationalExtension brings Mumbai metro Line 3 nearer to completion
INDIA: The Phase 2A extension of Mumbai metro Line 3 was opened on May 10, running from Bandra-Kurla Complex to Acharya Atre Chowk.
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NewsIndian Railways unveils 9 000 hp electric locomotive
INDIA: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has inspected the first of the 9 000 hp EF-9K electric freight locomotives being produced by Siemens Mobility and Indian Railways at Dahod in Gujarat.
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NewsReplacement Pamban Bridge inaugurated
INDIA: The new Pamban railway bridge in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district was inaugurated when Prime Minister Narendra Modi operated the vertical lift span to facilitate the passage of a naval coastguard vessel.
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Metro Report InternationalMadrid and Delhi metros join forces to study urban freight shipments
INTERNATIONAL: The operators of the Madrid and Delhi metros have agreed to co-operate to assess how far their networks could be used for urban parcel distribution.
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Metro Report InternationalBengaluru metro train order increased
INDIA: Bengaluru operator Bangalore Metro Rail Corp has ordered a further seven six-car metro trainsets from BEML as part of the Phase 2 (Reach 6) network expansion project.
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Metro Report InternationalDMRC and Alstom selected for Chennai Metro Phase 2
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has been confirmed as low bidder for a 12-year contract to operate and maintain Phase 2 of the Chennai metro network.
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In depthElectrification: The energy-saving capability of transformers
Hitachi Energy has supplied its latest transformers to Indian Railways as part of the national electrification programme, leading to lower carbon emissions and railway operating costs.
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Metro Report InternationalDelhi Metro trials urban freight service
INDIA: Express logistics company Blue Dart has started testing the use of the Delhi metro network to transport express parcels as an alternative to the heavily congested roads of the National Capital Region.
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Metro Report InternationalState government evaluates Chennai metro expansion plans
INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail has submitted two detailed project reports to the government of Tamil Nadu for expansion of Chennai’s metro.
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NewsIndia to Kazakhstan sea and rail container service launched
ASIA: A rail and sea freight service from India to Kazakhstan has been developed by Kazakhstan’s KTZ Kedentransservice, Uzbekistan’s UTY subsidiary Uztemiryulkonteyner and Transport & Logistics Centre of Turkmenistan The 12 containers of ceramic tiles left the Indian port of Mundra in early March and will ...
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NewsMagRail technology company targets Indian rail market
INDIA: Rolling stock and rail infrastructure supplier Texmaco Rail & Engineering and European maglev and automation technology company Nevomo have signed a memorandum of understanding. The MoU covers collaboration on development and marketing of magnetic linear propulsion, autonomous freight and predictive track maintenance technologies in the ...
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NewsRail spending capped in cautious Indian budget
INDIA: Emphasising a continued focus on economic growth, the government has allocated Rs2·52tr for capital expenditure in the national rail network during the 2025-26 financial year starting on April 1. This is the same as the allocation for 2024-25, despite earlier expectations that gross budgetary support ...