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
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
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
Western Railway jumbo blocks today at Prabhadevi, Borivali–Bhayandar; 45 Mumbai local trains cancelledWestern Railway services face disruption this weekend. Infrastructure work at Prabhadevi station will impact local trains. A block is sched...
14 Mar, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
Railway minister announces launch of Kavach 5.0 for Mumbai's suburban trainsRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the launch of Kavach 5.0 for Mumbai's suburban trains, aiming to enhance safety and efficiency....
11 Apr, 2025, 10.16 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
Bengalureans start campaign for improved rail infra between airport and cityTheir demand for a better transport link comes at a time when the airport operator is estimating passenger traffic to almost double in the ...
17 Sep, 2018, 11.41 AM IST
Campaign for suburban rail gets one more push as government dithers on special purpose vehicleWith no progress on the formation of a SPV to implement the suburban rail system for Bengaluru, activists are renewing their demand through...
22 Aug, 2018, 10.33 AM IST
Mumbai, Bengaluru suburban rail networks may get Rs 50k-crore pushThe mega plan does not entail any burden on the exchequer or passengers as railways would sell its prime land parcels to raise funds, a sen...
24 Jan, 2018, 10.42 PM IST
Suburban rail terminal planned at Bengaluru cantonment stationIf the Railway Board too favours it, the ministry will include the project in its next year’s budget and chalk out plans on its implementat...
07 Dec, 2017, 01.52 PM IST
Suburban train caught in centre-state tussleOne of the unique selling points of a suburban rail project is making use of the existing infrastructure to run short-distance trains.
02 Aug, 2017, 10.57 AM IST
Central Railways seeks NGOs to help in toilet upkeep at local train stationsThe NGOs can construct toilet and 70 per cent of the surrounding area can be used for displaying advertisements so as to reduce the cost of...
30 May, 2016, 05.47 PM IST
After 3 years, Sachin Tendulkar asks first question in ParliamentCricketer Sachin Tendulkar asked his first Parliament Question in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, over three years after he was nominated as a R...
05 Dec, 2015, 06.16 AM IST
Nod for Bengaluru city suburban rail link likely in MayAnanth Kumar says project set to get 'in-principle' approval.
06 Apr, 2015, 10.14 AM IST
Bibek Debroy panel for scrapping rail budget, cost-sharing with state governmentsIt has also argued that the state governments must share the financial burden with the railways for suburban passenger services and unecono...
02 Apr, 2015, 03.34 PM IST
Government will aggressively invest to improve rail services in Mumbai: Devendra Fadnavis"New rail connectivities are required to be developed and we will aggressively invest," the Maharashtra Chief Minister said.
06 Jan, 2015, 05.08 PM IST