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Nilgiri Mountain Railway: 127-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site
Updated : 4 days, 10 hours ago IST
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR), also known as the Ooty Toy Train, is an outstanding example of a hill passenger railway. Opened in 1899, it was a bold and ingenious engineering initiative to establish a rail link across a mountainous terrain of great beauty. The engineering marvel sti
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Hamdan bin Zayed receives delegation from Etihad Rail; reviews latest deve
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Al Dhafra Region, has received a delegation from Etihad Rail, and reviewed the company's project updates, emphasising that the Etihad Rail project is a key pillar of the national transport system and a major strategic initiativ
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Iran announces rail links to Afghanistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan to boost
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Iran plans to launch three international passenger rail routes to Turkey, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan to boost regional connectivity and trade, Khaama Press reported. The new lines aim to improve access to Central Asia and ease travel to countries like Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
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Redevelopment of Nagpur's Ajni railway station on track, project to be com
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
According to RLDA, this project aims to provide the best facilities to passengers, featuring a modern design that includes green building concepts and Divyangjan-friendly amenities. Despite the challenges of being a brownfield project, all preparatory works and utility shifting at the site h
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Odisha: Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates Gopinathpur Nilgiri-Balasore rail lin
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off and dedicated to the nation the Gopinathpur Nilgiri-Balasore passenger railway line. He also flagged off a newly introduced MEMU train service, an official statement said.
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California: 16 injured as Amtrak passenger train derails after hitting veh
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States.
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Kazakhstan fully resumes passenger railway traffic following civil unrest
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakhstan has fully resumed the passenger railway traffic which was disrupted by the civil unrest, a correspondent of Sputnik Kazakhstan reported, citing the national railway company of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ).
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Covid-19: Passenger rails halted till March 31, Goods trains exempted
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Stepping up measures to contain the spread of coronavirus infection and maintain social distancing, the Indian Railways has suspended the running of all passenger trains till March 31 but continued the operations of good trains carrying essential supplies ami
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L&T Construction to build freight facilities package of Etihad rail networ
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said on Tuesday its metallurgical and material handling strategic business group has been awarded an order by Etihad Rail Company PJSC for the design and build of freight handling facilities at seven locations
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'Tripura Sundari Express' to make travelling easier from Agartal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala, Aug.4 (ANI): Tripura's capital Agartala has now reserved a place on India's broad gauge map with the much waited Agartala- Delhi broad gauge passenger rail service recently inaugurated by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu in the presence of his Bangladesh counterpa
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Efforts on to modernize Indian railways: Prabhu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura), July 31 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, who inaugurated the much-awaited Agartala-Delhi broad gauge passenger rail service in Agartala, today said this has been possible because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for the development of north-easter
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