Railway approves plan to attract unconventional trafficAccording to officials in the know, the movement of trucks on the New Palanpur and New Rewari Section of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DF...
20 Apr, 2023, 07.53 PM IST
Rail Roko: Farmers squat on rail tracks, train services hit in Punjab, Haryana, UP, RajasthanSKM had announced a nation-wide rail roko program on October 18. An NWR spokesperson said rail traffic on Bhiwani-Rewari, Sirsa-Rewari, Loh...
18 Oct, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
25 trains affected due to Bharat Bandh: Indian Railways"More than 20 locations are being blocked in Delhi, Ambala, and Firozepur divisions. About 25 trains are affected due to this," a spokesper...
27 Sep, 2021, 06.28 PM IST
10 firms show interest in railways' 'roll on-roll off' service on Western Dedicated Freight CorridorTen organisations participated in the pre-bid conference, including the Konkan Railways. The Ro-Ro service consists of the carriage of load...
26 Feb, 2021, 07.40 PM IST
PM Modi dedicates Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor to nationhrough video-conferencing, Modi also flagged off the world's first double-stack long-haul 1.5-km-long container train hauled by electric tr...
07 Jan, 2021, 07.19 PM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate 306-km stretch of WDFC on Jan 7: PMOModi will also flag off the world's first double-stack long-haul 1.5-km-long container train hauled by electric traction from New Ateli-New...
05 Jan, 2021, 06.44 PM IST
Farmers sit in protest on a side of Delhi-Jaipur national highway as Haryana cops put up barricadesA farmer from Rajasthan who was among those who wanted to march to Delhi against the Centre's new farm laws said they will "force the gover...
13 Dec, 2020, 07.51 PM IST
Railways gets environmental clearance for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet trainAddressing a virtual press conference here, Railway Board Chairman and CEO, V.K. Yadav said, "Requisite Wildlife, Forestry and Coastal Regu...
01 Dec, 2020, 03.57 PM IST
By 2021, freight trains can ply on 40% of freight corridor: DFCCILThe dedicated freight corridor has a western corridor of 1,504 kms from J N Port in Mumbai to Dadri in Uttar Pradesh and an eastern corrido...
20 Nov, 2020, 09.11 PM IST
World's 1st electrified double-stack container tunnel near Haryana may be operational in a year: OfficialEngineers had to blast through 2,500 to 500 million-years-old proterozoic rocks to build the world's first electrified double-stack contain...
24 Jul, 2020, 09.23 PM IST
Trial run of double-stack freight train conducted on Rewari-Madar sectionA trial run of a double-stack freight train on the newly built 306-km-long Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (...
27 Dec, 2019, 08.20 PM IST
Missing several deadlines, Railways' freight corridor project sets new targetThe project, comprising the Eastern and Western corridors, aims to speed up the movement of freight while easing the congested routes for p...
04 May, 2018, 01.07 PM IST
More than 800 trains hit due to Jat stirThe Jat stir in Haryana has severely hit the movement of more than 800 trains, and seven stations in the state were set on fire by the agit...
20 Feb, 2016, 07.22 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu assures Manohar Lal Khattar of completion of pending rail projectsHaryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today discussed railway projects in his state with Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, who ass...
06 Aug, 2015, 11.17 PM IST
Railways plans to harness solar power in a big wayRailways is planning to come out with a solar policy for procuring 1000 MW solar power in the next five years.
04 Jun, 2015, 09.27 PM IST
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to launch first CNG train from Rewari tomorrowPrabhu has given emphasis on use of alternative fuel in train operation including use of solar & wind power to reduce dependence on convent...
12 Jan, 2015, 09.55 PM IST
DFCC awards Rs 6,700 crore Rewari-Palanpur contract to Sojitz and L&TThe Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation has awarded its first contract for the Western freight corridor to the consortium led by Sojitz
08 Jun, 2013, 06.30 PM IST