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Indian Railways' electrification drive acts as a safeguard against oil sup
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Indian Railways has undertaken electrification of its network in mission mode over the last decade, significantly reducing its dependence on imported diesel. As a result, 99.4% of the Broad Gauge (BG) railway network has now been electrified, marking one of the largest infrastructure tran
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Indian Railways utilizes 80% of its Capex in first three quarters of FY26
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The results of consistent capital expenditure (CAPEX) over the last decade are evident in 164 Vande Bharat train services, 30 Amrit Bharat train services, the implementation of the Kavach automatic train protection system, over 99 per cent electrification of the broad-gauge network, and e
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Indian Railways nears complete electrification; hits 99.2 % of broad gauge
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a significant milestone for the nation's transportation infrastructure, Indian Railways has achieved electrification of 99.2 per cent of its broad gauge network, putting it ahead of countries like the UK (39%), Russia (52%), and China (82%), bringing the country closer than ever to a f
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Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail link's construction underway in Uttarakhand
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Railways is "reimagining" rail connectivity in Uttarakhand with the ambitious 125 km long Rishikesh-Karnprayag New Broad Gauge Line.
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Ministry of Railways sanctions final location survey for Devgarh Madariya-
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Once approved, the railway line will provide the shortest and most direct rail route between Jodhpur and Bikaner to Chittorgarh and Udaipur. The project is expected to significantly reduce travel time and boost both passenger and freight movement across the Rajsamand, Udaipur, and Pali di
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Telangana: Minister Ponnam Prabhakar inaugurates parallel Road Over Bridge
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has completed a major infrastructure milestone with the inauguration of a parallel Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Falaknuma on the Secunderabad-Falaknuma Broad Gauge line. The facility, built at a cost of Rs 52.03 crore, was inaugurated on Fri
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Bairabi-Sairang line completes, Aizawl to join Railway network
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Mizoram's capital, Aizawl, is set to receive its first-ever rail connectivity with the completion of the 51.38 km Bairabi-Sairang broad gauge rail line.
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Uttarakhand: CM Dhami, Vaishnaw attend breakthrough ceremony of India's lo
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has achieved a major milestone. It is associated with the 125 km long Rishikesh-Karnprayag broad gauge rail project of Uttarakhand. This rail project is built inside a 105 km tunnel. It has a total of 16 tunnels from Rishikesh to Karnaprayag.
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Under PM Modi's 10-year tenure, there has been more development than 70 ye
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
India now boasts the second-largest road network in the world, the third-largest metro rail network, and the fourth-largest rail network. He also highlighted that 136 Vande Bharat trains are running in the country, and 97 percent of the broad-gauge network has been electrified.
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General Manager, NFR inspects the Araria - Galgalia New Broad Gauge Line P
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)/Construction, Arun Kumar Chaudhary, recently inspected the important Araria-Galgalia New Broad Gauge (BG) Line railway project.
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Indian Railways achieves 97% electrification, targets 100% green rail netw
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Indian Railways has taken up electrification of Broad Gauge Railway lines in a mission mode and completed electrification of about 97 per cent of the total Broad Gauge Network, said Union Minister of Railways, Information and Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwin
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Northeast Frontier Railway achieves 64% electrification, aims for Green Ra
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
As part of its objective, Indian Railways is working to become the world's largest "Green Railways." Northeast Frontier Railway is expediting all of the electrification projects on un-electrified Broad-Gauge routes that fall under its purview in order to meet its goals of reaching net zero c
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