The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved four railway multitracking projects worth Rs 24,634 crore, covering 18 districts across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh.
According to a release by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), with a total estimated cost of Rs 24,634 crore, these projects aim to expand the Indian Railways network by approximately 894 kilometers and are expected to be completed by 2030-31.
The Indian Railways will operate special train services between Bidar and Bengaluru Cantt, with stops at two stations of the Solapur Division of the Central Railway, namely Kalaburagi and Shahabad.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the doubling of the Bakhtiyarpur - Rajgir - Tilaiya single railway line section (104 km) in Bihar with a total approximate cost of Rs. 2,192 crore.
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) of 78 days for Rs 1865.68 crore to 10,91,146 railway employees, in recognition of the excellent performance by the railway staff.
According to a circular issued by the Railway Board, the price of a 1-litre bottle of Rail Neer has been reduced from Rs 15 to Rs 14, while the price of a 500 ml bottle has been brought down from Rs 10 to Rs 9. The new rates will come into effect from September 22, 2025.
"Today, an important milestone has been achieved in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. An undersea tunnel is being constructed beneath the creek between Mumbai and Thane," Minister Vaishnaw told ANI.
The Kurmi community in Hazaribagh district on Saturday launched a high-voltage "Rail Roko" protest at Charhi railway station, bringing rail operations to a complete standstill from 8 AM onwards.
Indian Railways has renamed the Ahmednagar Railway station of Pune Division, Central Railway, as Ahilyanagar as a tribute to Lokmata Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar. This is also in pursuance of the decision of the Government of Maharashtra to rename Ahmednagar as Ahilyanagar.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the South Western Railway (SWR) zone of the Indian Railways (IR) on Saturday carried out checks under Operation "Narcos" in Train No.18111, the TATA-YPR Weekly Express running between Tatanagar Junction of Jharkhand and Yesvantpur Junction near Bengaluru