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Railway tracks are neither concrete nor asphalt; why are stones packed between the ties?Railway track ballast consists of sharp, angular crushed stones which lock together. These stones spread immense weight and drain water eff...- Mumbai rain havoc: Trains delayed, 9 flights diverted & 2 lakes overflow as monsoon returns after a brief breakMumbai rain havoc: Mumbai experienced heavy rains and thunder, disrupting local train services. Long-distance trains to Gujarat remained di...
- Mumbai rains: Train services between Neral and Karjat suspended for an hour due to overflowing Ulhas riverTrain services between Neral and Karjat stations were suspended for nearly an hour. The Ulhas river overflowed its banks, causing waterlogg...
- Amid Mumbai rains Vande Bharat seen running on tracks flooded water, splashing motorist on flyover aboveMumbai's monsoon fury has disrupted transport, with a Vande Bharat Express video showcasing its steady progress through waterlogged tracks ...
- Mumbai rain: Train services suspended after landslides, Mumbai-Pune Expressway shut; helplines issuedHeavy rains have crippled transport between Mumbai and Pune. Central Railway has suspended train services due to landslides and track damag...
- Jammu railway division gets first direct unlocking system to improve efficiency, safety in operationsIndian Railways installed a direct unlocking system at Dinanagar station. This improves safety and efficiency. The Jammu-Srinagar rail line...
- RVNL shares rise 4% on winning Rs 311 crore orderThe company also received the same work order from Western Railways for the Petlad-Bhadran (22.5 km) stretch of the Vadodara division. The ...
- Udaipur-Jaipur Vande Bharat Express stopped at Gangarar-Soniyana section after noticing ballast on track"A Vande Bharat Udaipur-Jaipur Express travelling from the Gangarar-Soniyana section was stopped due to the placing of some ballast on the ...
- Railways to switch to stoneless tracks at revamped stationsBallastless tracks have smooth concrete or asphalt-like surfaces instead of usual greyish ballast stones that need to be regularly monitore...
- L&T bags contract for bullet train project"The railways business of L&T Construction has secured a·contract from NHSRCL to construct 116 route km of High-Speed ballastless track wor...
- Bengaluru-Mysuru high speed rail journey passes 'glass full of water test'The Minister, in a tweet on Friday night, shared a video showing a water filled glass kept on a table in a compartment and not a drop spill...
- Railways rides lockdown, completes eight projects to boost capacityA senior official of South Eastern Railway said the major work done to achieve this feat included upgradation of tracks from 52kg to 60kg r...
- Ashoka Buildcon emerges lowest bidder for Rs 443 crore railway project in PunjabAshoka Buildcon has submitted the bid to Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd in joint venture with Stroytech Services LLC.
- Railway inducts these machines to make your journey comfortable, saferThese are besides the existing fleet of 883 track maintenance machines already deployed on heavy density routes.
- Railways inducts 3 track maintenance machinesThe machine, costing about Rs 27 crore, is a latest high output integrated tamping machine having multiple functions, so far being carried ...
- Railways vows to replace older coaches after tragedyThe toll could have been much lesser had the Railways completely switched over to the manufacture of LHB coaches -which do not pile up unli...
- Suresh Prabhu calls Harda derailment a natural calamity; officials feel warning signs ignoredPrabhu may regret the choice of his words when he described the twin railway derailment in Harda, Madhya Pradesh, as a “natural calamity”.
- Setback to Udhampur-Katra rail link projectIn a setback to Udhampur-Katra rail link project, the work on the 25-km-long stretch has been slowed down after the unrest in J&K.
- After three days, Nagpur-Wardha down line restoredThe Central Railway authorities today succeeded in restoring, after three days, one line (down) between Nagpur and Wardha section.
- Era Constructions bags Rs 48.05 cr order from RVNLEra Constructions India Ltd has bagged an order worth Rs 48.05 crore from Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) for laying of railway tracks.
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