Indian Railways has approved the construction of a four-lane Road Over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of Level Crossing No. 53 at Km 62/2-4 on the Udhna-Ukai Songadh section of Western Railway, at a total cost of ₹133.2295 crore, on a cost-sharing basis with the State Government. The ROB will be a four-lane structure. The Railway bridge portion will comprise an Open Web Girder (OWG), with an estimated cost of ₹91.60 crore. The crossing location has a 62% skew, which significantly increases design and construction…
Indian Railways has approved the upgradation of the electric traction system from 1x25 kV to 2x25 kV on the 73 Route Kilometre Savalyapuram-Guntur section of South Coast Railway at a total cost of ₹142 crore. Covering 146 Track Kilometres, the project will strengthen the electric traction infrastructure and enhance its capacity to support growing railway operations. The upgradation of the electric traction system on the Savalyapuram-Guntur section forms part of HUN Route 8, covering the…
Indian Railways has approved the provision of Electronic Interlocking (EI) at seven stations of Solapur Division of Central Railway at a total cost of ₹209 crore. The approved work involves provision of Electronic Interlocking at Mohol, Mundhewadi, Bale, Solapur, Hotgi Junction-Hotgi A Cabin, Shahabad and Wadi Junction on the High Density Network (HDN) 7 route, where Kavach, Automatic Block Signalling (ABS) and Centralised Traffic Control (CTC) works have been sanctioned. The modern signalling system will…
In a significant step towards strengthening railway safety through indigenous technology, Indian Railways has approved the provision of Kavach Version 4.0 on 607.7 Route Kilometres of the Lucknow Division of North Eastern Railway at a total cost of ₹252 crore. The approved project will extend Kavach 4.0 coverage across the identified balance sections of the division, strengthening the safety infrastructure available for train operations. Strengthening Railway Safety with Indigenous Kavach Technology Kavach is an…
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated through video conferencing in the 20th Rozgar Mela, organised at 45 locations across the country, and distributed appointment letters to more than 51,000 newly recruited youth. Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. L. Murugan, participated in the Rozgar Mela held at D.G. Vaishnav College, Chennai. He distributed appointment letters to 285 newly recruited candidates selected for various Central Government Ministries,…