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| 151 | Indian Railways News / Movement of trains affected .on : Jun 04, 2012 - 09:00:34 AM |
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LUCKNOW: Movement of trains on Lucknow-Moradabad route got affected after the engine of train number 14203 hit a truck which had fallen on the track, at Kakori. The truck had fallen on the track, a few minutes before the train reached the spot. The officers said the truck was on the periphery of the track, when the engine of the train hit the truck and got derailed. The incident happened at around 1.30 a.m.The incident affected the movement of trains on the route including Guwahati Rajdhani, Faizabad-Delhi Express, Bagh Express and New Delhi-New Jalpaiguri Express. The train were diverted via Kanpur and Sitapur. |
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| 152 | Indian Railways News / Karnataka mulls bullet trains for high-speed connectivityon : Jun 05, 2012 - 12:00:29 PM |
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Bangalore : Karnataka plans to operate ‘bullet trains’ across the state to provide high-speed connectivity between its tech hub Bangalore and Mysore, Belgaum and Gulbarga in the northern region of the state. “We are in discussion with Japanese experts who have built and operate bullet trains in their country, especially between Tokyo and Osaka, to provide high-speed rail connectivity between Bangalore and Mysore (150 km), Bangalore and Belgaum (610 km) and Bangalore and Gulbarga (585 km),” state Industry Minister Murgesh Nirani told reporters here Monday.As part of its basic infrastructure development across the state, including road, rail and airport connectivity, the state government has formulated a pro-active policy to attract investments from the private sector in the infrastructure sector on the public-private partnership (PPP) model.“We are commissioning the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the ambitious project, which will require dedicated tracks, exclusive coaches and high-power connectivity to operate high-speed trains for reducing travel time between inter-cities by more than 50-60 percent,” Nirani said. As railways is a central subject, the state government will approach the central government and the Indian Railways for partnering in the project with financial assistance from international agencies such as the World Bank.“JICA has come forward to assist us in the project. An expression of interest will be signed with it for the bullet trains project at the Global Investors’ Meet (GIM 2012)June 7,” Nirani pointed out.The state government is also planning to build a tunnel through the 28 km Shiradi ghat section on the Bangalore-Mangalore (325 km) state highway to reduce travel time and provide a high-quality road to enable exporters and importers use the Mangalore port optimally than depend on ports in other states.“The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) has offered to provide technical assistance in building the tunnel with private builders on the PPP model,” Nirani added. |
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| 153 | Indian Railways News / DIVERSION OF TRAINS FOR MODERNISATION WORKon : Jun 06, 2012 - 03:00:08 AM |
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South Eastern Railway has taken another 64 hours Traffic & Power Block on Up Line between Jaleswar & Amarda Road Stations in Kharagpur-Bhadrak section of Kharagpur Division from 05.00hrs of 8th June 2012 (Friday) to 21.00hrs of 10th June 2012 (Sunday) for regirdering of bridge work.As a result, some of the trains running in Howrah-Chennai Main Line will be diverted and some trains to be cancelled during the above period. |
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| 154 | Indian Railways News / Land sought for bus shelteron : Jun 06, 2012 - 12:00:25 PM |
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Municipal Commissioner G. Ravi Babu on Tuesday asked officials of the Railway Department to allocate land for construction of a bus shelter near the vehicle depot linked to the BRTS corridor.In a meeting with the railway officials, the Commissioner sought allocation of land for the purpose. Responding to this, the railway officials asked him to forward the details of the proposal to the departmental higher-ups for approval. |
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| 155 | Indian Railways News / Rly stations to add escalatorson : Jun 06, 2012 - 15:00:10 PM |
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To make movement of passengers hassle-free at platforms, railways will install 12 escalators at some of the busiest stations in the national capital region. |
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