New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) India has emerged as the global leader with the largest electrified railway network in the world. With 99.6 per cent electrification of the country’s broad gauge track network, India is second only to Switzerland which has 100 per cent railway electrification, but the network is much smaller, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.India’s railway network electrification is ahead of China (82 per cent), Spain 67 (per cent), Japan …
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Jamshedpur, July 19 (IANS) A major rail accident was averted on Sunday morning in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district when an overhead electric wire snapped and fell onto the roof of the Tata-Howrah Steel Express while it was crossing a railway bridge over the Subarnarekha River, officials said.The incident brought the train to a halt midway on the bridge, disrupting rail traffic on the Tata-Howrah section of the Indian Railways. No casualties were reported due to the incident. According to rail…
Jaipur, July 18 (IANS) A day after holding a Gram Vikas Chaupal at Tilanesh Gram Panchayat in Nagaur’s Degana subdivision, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma started his Saturday morning schedule with walking through the village lanes, interacting with residents and addressing their concerns on the spot.During his visit, the Chief Minister met women engaged in weeding agricultural fields and spoke to them about farming practices and their daily lives. The women explained that they follow …
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended birthday greetings to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, praising his efforts in strengthening key infrastructure and promoting technology and innovation to support the vision of a developed India.In a post on social media platform X, Prime Minister Modi said, “Birthday wishes to Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Ji. He is at the forefront of strengthening key infrastructure that will go a long way in building a Viksit Bharat. Equal…
Jaipur, July 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dedicated 75 redeveloped Amrit Stations across the country to the nation from Jalandhar, Punjab. Spread across 20 states, the redeveloped stations include eight in Rajasthan: Gotan, Deeg, Somesar, Dausa, Khairthal, Barmer, Jaisalmer, and Gangapur City. Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma joined the Prime Minister’s programme via video conference from Gotan Railway Station in Nagaur and listened to his address. Congratulating the people …
Gwalior, July 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday virtually dedicated the redeveloped Ashoknagar railway station in Madhya Pradesh, built for Rs 37 crore, as part of the inauguration of 75 railway stations across the country under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Union Communications Minister and local MP Jyotiraditya Scindia attended the inauguration programme at Ashoknagar and said the station was part of the Centre’s efforts to modernise railway infrastructure and improve passe…
Hyderabad, July 17 (IANS) Hi‑Tech City Railway Station in Hyderabad is among 75 redeveloped railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Jalandhar Railway Station on Friday. A function was also held at Hi‑Tech City Railway Station, where Member of Legislative Council A.V.N. Reddy, South Central Railway General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, and other senior officials were present.Srivastava said the station has been rede…
Gandhinagar, July 17 (IANS) Gujarat added four more redeveloped railway stations to its transport infrastructure on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated Pratapnagar, Godhra, Porbandar and Bhaktinagar railway stations under the ‘Amrit Bharat Station Scheme’, taking the total number of redeveloped stations in the state to 22. The four stations have been redeveloped at a combined cost of Rs 109 crore and were among 75 railway stations across the country dedicated to the nati…
Bhubaneswar, July 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated seven redeveloped railway stations in Odisha under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) as part of the nationwide launch of 75 modernised stations to transform railway infrastructure and enhance passenger convenience. The seven redeveloped railway stations in Odisha are Balangir, Barpali, Paralakhemundi, Talcher, Kesinga, Baripada and Bimalgarh.These stations have been dedicated to the nation following their compreh…
Jind (Haryana), July 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Haryana’s Jind has become a ‘sushasan model’ (good governance model) owing to the “double-engine” government, as he flagged off the country’s first hydrogen-run train. He also said that had the Gulf war happened before 2014, Indian Railways would’ve been paralysed as a large part of the fleet used to run on diesel.Speaking at the launch of the country’s first 10-coach hydrogen-powered train named NaMo Green Rail …