A Rs 2,193 crore rail push: Govt greenlights Katra safety, Howrah-Delhi capacity and Chennai suburban boostIndian Railways has greenlit three significant infrastructure projects totaling Rs 2,193 crore. These projects will boost safety on the Jam...
19 May, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
Chennai suburban rail gets Rs 993 crore boost with Arakkonam-Chengalpattu projectIndian Railways has approved the Arakkonam-Chengalpattu Doubling Project. This Rs 993 crore initiative will boost the Chennai suburban rail...
19 May, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
Bengaluru Suburban Railway project progressing, says Ashwini VaishnawThe Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project is making strides across all four routes; with land acquisition finalised for two lines, constructio...
17 May, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
Bi-RIDE places Rs 1,514 crore order with ICF for Bengaluru metro rail coachesBengaluru's suburban rail project has taken a significant step forward. Bi-RIDE has awarded a Rs 1,514 crore contract to ICF for 153 air-co...
11 May, 2026, 08.04 PM IST
Vande Bullet prototype roll out in 2027: Ashwini VaishnawSpeaking on the development, Vaishnaw said, "The bullet train's Atmanirbhar version B-28 is being designed jointly by ICF and BEML. Manufac...
01 May, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
Siddaramaiah seeks Rs 6,000 crore special grant for Bengaluru infra, flags 17 demands to CentreSiddaramaiah has sought a ₹6,000 crore special grant from Narendra Modi for Bengaluru, along with faster clearances for key rail, highway a...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
‘Furnace’, ‘human oven’: Why people are worried about non-AC local trains with closed doors in hot and humid MumbaiMumbai is introducing India's first non-AC suburban train with automatic sliding doors, a safety upgrade following a fatal accident. The ne...
15 Apr, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
- India's first driverless pod taxi system to decongest BKC in Mumbai
Mumbai is set to get a driverless Pod taxi system. The Automated Rapid Transit System will connect Kurla and Bandra Kurla Complex. This pro...
07 Apr, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
Mumbai's Elphinstone bridge becomes history; new east-west connector to riseMumbai's historic Elphinstone Road Overbridge is now history. Workers dismantled the 113-year-old British-era structure on Sunday. This mar...
05 Apr, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
Indian Railways to launch train connectivity from Bengaluru city to Airport: Ashwini VaishnawRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced plans to introduce a train travel option from Kempegowda International Airport to Bengaluru cit...
15 Feb, 2025, 05.13 PM IST
Centre committed to implement suburban rail for Bengaluru, says Finance Minister Nirmala SitharamanThe Cabinet has cleared the proposal before it made its way into the budget text, the Minister told reporters in response to a volley of qu...
17 Feb, 2020, 09.24 PM IST
Bengaluru suburban railway project will be completed in 3 years: Karnataka CMExpressing his gratitude to PM Modi, Finance Minister Sitharaman and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal for incorporating the project in the Uni...
02 Feb, 2020, 11.16 PM IST
Revised project report on suburban rail in 2 weeksThe DPR had to be revised after the state government and the Railways suggested several deletions and additions to the original report.
03 Jul, 2019, 11.43 AM IST
Bengaluru suburban rail project gets Rs 6,000 croreThough the project was first proposed in 1983, it hogged the limelight after a citizens' activist group launched the #ChukuBukuBeku campaig...
07 Feb, 2018, 11.05 AM IST
Karnataka open to railway minister’s idea on funding city’s suburban rail projectPiyush Goyal had offered to bear half of the cost of the proposed suburban railway project for additional floor space index (FSI) for devel...
06 Feb, 2018, 10.37 AM IST
Karnataka gives Rs 350-crore push to suburban railThe suburban rail project includes the doubling and electrification of Baiyappanahalli-Hosur line and Yesvantpur-Channasandra line and crea...
01 Feb, 2018, 09.42 AM IST
Bengaluru Central MP writes to CM Siddaramaiah: Suburban policy is in place, no SPV in sightIn the absence of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to implement the suburban railway project, it won't be possible to run an electrical mult...
31 May, 2017, 10.58 PM IST