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March 10, 2021 | News

Hitachi awarded Indian transformer supply contract

The contract covers the provision of both traction and trackside transformers.

February 1, 2021 | Financial

Largest-ever capital budget announced for Indian Railways

Freight and high-speed projects set to benefit.

January 25, 2021 | Asia

Restructuring brings difficulties for Indian Railways

Indian Railways’ (IR) operating ratio shot up alarmingly in the third quarter of 2020 ending in September.

January 22, 2021 | Fleet

Indian Railways finally awards propulsion contract for 160km/h trains

INDIAN Railways (IR) has awarded a Rupees 21.1bn ($US 289m) contract to the Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives to design, manufacture and supply propulsion systems and other electrical components for 44 16-car EMUs.

December 21, 2020 | Asia

India and Bangladesh restore Haldibari - Chilahati rail link

THE restored 3.5km Haldibari - Chilahati cross-border rail link between India and Bangladesh has opened following a virtual summit attended by the respective prime ministers, Mr Narendra Modi and Mrs Sheikh Hasina, on December 17.

November 27, 2020 | Asia

L&T secures Mumbai - Ahmedabad HS construction contracts 

INDIA’S National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has selected Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to construct two sections of the Mumbai - Ahmedabad high-speed line.

November 2, 2020 | Freight

Indian Railways to adopt National Rail Plan

INDIAN Railways (IR) is in the process of adopting a policy document called the National Rail Plan, which is targeting an increase in IR’s modal share from 26% of all transport to 45% by 2030.

September 7, 2020 | Financial

India’s Ministry of Railways forges ahead with IR restructuring

INDIA’s Ministry of Railways has initiated institutional, administrative and legislative changes to train operation laws to continue the restructuring of Indian Railways (IR), following the appointment of chairman of the railway board, Mr Vinod Kumar Yadav, as CEO.

August 27, 2020 | Fleet

IR’s new EMU traction equipment tender to call for additional local content

INDIAN Railways’ (IR) new global tender to supply propulsion systems and bogies for 44 new 160km/h EMUs, likely to be floated shortly, will include clauses to increase the level of local content in accordance with the revised public procurement order issued last month.

August 25, 2020 | Infrastructure

Cancelled Chinese contract delays completion of India’s Dedicated Freight Corridors

INDIAN Railways’ (IR) decision on June 18 to cancel the Rs 4.7bn ($US 63.3m) signalling contract with the Beijing National Railway Research and Design Institute has had an adverse impact on the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC), with the completion deadlines for the two lines now extended by six months.

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