New Delhi: Central government arm National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has opened technical bids for one of the biggest tenders, covering 47 per cent Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail alignment and construction of four stations in Gujarat where over 83 per cent of the land has been acquired for the project. Afcons-IRCON consortium, L&T, NCC-Tata Project Consortium are among bidders. NHSRCL in a note stated: Technical bids for the design and construction of 237 km length o...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project popularly known as Bullet Train project will create more than 90,000 direct and indirect jobs in various categories during the construction phase of the project, spokesperson of the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), which has been incorporated to finance, construct, maintain and manage the High Speed Rail Corridor, Sushma Gaur today said. 'This would lead to growth and prosperity of the country. More than ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Daily hundreds of passengers who enter Ahmedabad from other States are checked for Covid-19 through rapid tests. A special tent has been erected and medical and para medical teams are deployed for this purpose. The decision to check passengers for Covid-19 was taken after dozens of laborers from other states living in laborers colonies in Ahmedabad were detected Covid-19 positive. Read More

New Delhi: News agency Press Trust of India has in its report mentioned some of the progresses made in The Mumbai - Ahmedabad bullet train project. - The National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) has already acquired 63 per cent of the land for the project -- about 77% land in Gujarat, 80% in Dadar Nagar Haveli and 22% in Maharashtra. Officials said there are still issues in acquiring land in areas like Palghar in Maharashtra and Navsari in Gujarat. -Tenders for civil works for 345 km...Read More

Rajkot: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday shared photographs of first train from Dhoraji in Gujarat that would take onion to neighboring country Bangladesh for export. According to Western Railway, after prolong talks with traders and APMCs in Dhoraji, Upleta, Gondal area, the first loading of onion started on 3rd August in a train to Bangladesh. WR द्वारा भावनगर मंडल की बीडीयू द्वारा धोराजी/उपलेटा/ग�...Read More

Gandhniagar: Chief Minister Rupani today granted permission for works, worth Rs. 114.50 Crore, pertained to make a three-lane railway over-bridge in Navsari city of South-Gujarat. The expenditure for making a three-lane over-bridge on level crossing 127 on route of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCI), a Central Government’s PSU, in area of Navsari Nagarpalika would equally be shared by the State Government and Central Government. The construction of three-lane ove...Read More

New Delhi: Indian Railways has developed a Post Covid Coach to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus infection. Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, has developed a Post Covid Coach that has design improvements like handsfree amenities, copper-coated handrails & latches, plasma air purification and titanium di-oxide coating for Covid free passenger journey. Following are the salient features of the Post Covid Coach: 1. Handsfree amenities: Post Covid Coach is having handsfree am...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today held a meeting to review major railway projects including a project for railway connectivity to Statue of Unity fame Kevadiya Colony and Gandhinagar railway station rdevelopment project. According to a release issued by the government, Civil work in Gandhinagar railway station redevelopment project is almost over and interior work has kicked off. Redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station will have a five star hotel atop the railway track along...Read More