Rail Analysis India March 2018 Digital Magazine | Page 202

News Highlights 2018
News Highlights 2018
News highlights 2018
News highlights 2018
22 Mar 2018
More than 85,00 crore set aside for periodic overhauling/
servicing of Railway coaches
All the coaches running on Indian Railways are periodically overhauled
as prescribed in maintenance manuals/instructions.
19 Mar 2018
Centre Decides To Make Railway Coach Factory,
Raebareli As Largest Factory In The World
Centre has decided to make Raebareli’s railway coach factory as the
biggest one in the world, Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal
said on Sunday.
17 Mar 2018
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12 Mar 2018
India Hands Over 18 Diesel-Electric Locomotive To
Myanmar Railways, Completing First Project Under
Current Indian Line of Credit
India on Monday handed over the 18th diesel-electric locomotive to
Myanmar, thereby completing the first project
Alstom Inks Deal Worth Rs 600 Crore To Supply Power
and Provide Coaches To Metro Corporations in Mumbai,
Jaipur and Chennai
Alstom inked three new contracts worth Rs 600 crore – power supply
contract from the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL)
12 Mar 2018
17 Mar 2018
Government Invites EoI (Expression of Interest) To
Execute India’s First Pod Taxi Project on Delhi-Gurgaon
Corridor
The government has invited EoI (Expression of Interest) to execute
India’s first pod taxi project on Delhi-Gurgaon corridor, Parliament was
informed on Thursday.
Indian Railways Decides To Equip All Divisions With
Advanced Simulators At Rs 350 Crore For Training Loco
Pilots
With the modernisation of training facilities & skill development of crew
becoming a major focus area, Railways has decided to equip
09 Mar 2018
16 Mar 2018
India & ADB Signs $120 Million Loan Agreement To
Improve Operational Efficiency of Indian Railways L&T Bags Order Of Rs 2,864 Crore From DFCCIL For
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor Indian Railways To Invest Rs 75,000 Crore To Bring
Most Modern Technology Of European Train Control
System (ETCS) In India
The first hyperloop route will link central Pune with the megapolis as
Center and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), on Friday, signed a
$120 million loan agreement for completion of works Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today said its construction has bagged an
order of Rs 2,864 crore from the DFCCIL (Dedicated Freight Corridor
Corporation of India Ltd.) for Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. The Indian Railways would invest Rs 75,000 crore on a signalling
system project to be implemented across India.
15 Mar 2018
Majlis Park – Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus Metro
Corridor Of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line Inaugurated For
Passenger Services
The Majlis Park – Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus Pink corridor of
the Delhi Metro was formally inaugurated for passenger services
14 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018
India Needs Investment of Rs 1 Trillion In Infrastructure
Projects By 2030 For Augmenting Its Mass Rapid Trans-
port Systems
India needs an investment of Rs 1 trillion in infrastructure projects by
2030 for augmenting its MRTS NITI Aayog advisor Rakesh Ranjan
said.
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12 Mar 2018
India and France Signs Two agreements For Coopera-
tion In Railway Sector With Focus On High Speed Rail
Networks
India and France, on saturday, signed two agreements for cooperation
in the railways sector with a focus on high speed rail networks.
10 Mar 2018
Alstom completes most powerful all-electric “Make-In-In-
dia” locomotive from Madhepura and announces con-
tract wins worth €75 million in India
Alstom announced the completion of its first all-electric locomotive
from its state-of-the-art locomotive facility at Madhepura
08 Mar 2018
Ahmedabad Metro Update: 6.5 km Long Stretch Of
Metro Rail Project In Ahmedabad To Be Functional By
End Of 2018
The 6.5-km long stretch of the Metro Rail project in Ahmedabad would
become functional by the end of this year, the Gujarat government
informed the state Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday
03 Mar 2018
“First time in world” Indian Railways Creates History By
Converting “Diesel Locomotive Into Electric Locomotive” Railways Completes 70% Of Track Doubling On 352.58
km Long Hospet-Hubli-Londa-Vasco Route
DLW (Diesel Locomotive Works), has just turned out WAGC3 class of
locomotive (Number 001), creating history. This 5,000 hp unit is one
half of a 10,000 hp locomotive. The railways has completed nearly 70% of the track doubling project
on the 352.58 km Hospet-Hubli-Londa-Vasco route.
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