Transportation News

SME News, Friday, Apr 26, 2013
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Railways has decided that the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) for booking reserved train tickets will be reduced from existing 120 days to 60 days (excluding the date of journey) w.e.f. May 1, 2013.     However, all the bookings done up to April 30 under ...

SME News, Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013
CHENNAI: In a bid to give relief to passengers, the Ministry of Railways is going to start much-awaited air-conditoned double decker express train between Chennai and Bangalore from April 25.     The double decker train was announced in the 2012-13 railway budget presented in March ...

SME News, Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013
  MUMBAI: Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday said that almost 86 per cent land has already been acquired for Dedicated Freight Corridor. Besides, he also expressed hope that the project will be completed by 2017.   The Minister said, "As much as 86 per cent of ...

SME News, Friday, Apr 12, 2013
BHIMAVARAM(AP): The Andhra Pradesh Minister for Railways Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy has launched the doubling/electrification project in the state.   Doubling/electrification project will be covering the Vijayawada-Gudivada-Machilipatnam, Gudivada-Bhimavaram, ...

By: Gopi Arora, SME News, Thursday, Apr 04, 2013
  NEW DELHI: With an aim to discuss various issues and opportunities in Dedicated Freight Corridors, Assocham is organizing an International Conference on 'Dedicated Freight Corridors – Challenges and Opportunities' on Thursday at Hotel Le Meridien, New ...

SME News, Thursday, Apr 04, 2013
  NEW DELHI: Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Wednesday expressed concern over cleanliness and the quality of food served in trains and at stations and urged zonal managers to regularly monitor the situation.   "He also asked senior officers to pay attention to ...

SME News, Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013
VIJAYAWADA: A total of nearly Rs 40,000 crore are required for the completion of all the pending railway projects in the state of Andhra Pradesh, Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy, Minister of Railways stated.   He further notified that around 30 railway projects are pending in the state ...

SME News, Monday, Apr 01, 2013
  NEW DELHI: Amid growing public concern about inflation, there is an another major setback to railway passengers, as they have to shell out more money to travel in trains. This was done in reference to hike in reservation, tatkal, cancellation fees and some other charges announced in the ...

SME News, Friday, Mar 29, 2013
  NEW DELHI: The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has called off the proposed strike after its representatives met the Secretary, Road Transport and Highways(RTH) in New Delhi on Friday.   All India Motor Transport Congress has given call to suspend operations of goods ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 28, 2013
BHUBANESWAR: East Coast Railway (ECoR) announced a number of special trains that shall run this summer to cater the holiday rush during the season.       Special trains between Puri and Shirdi, Visakhapatnam and Nanded, Puri and Asansol, Bhubaneswar and New Delhi, ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 28, 2013
KOCHI: The government of Kerala has announced that it has sanctioned an additional Rs 297.75 crore for the Kochi Metro project.   As per the Kochi Metro press release, Rs 88.50 crore is state government's equity share and Rs. 209.25 crore for acquiring the land ...

SME News, Monday, Mar 25, 2013
NEW DELHI: Amidst market demand, the railways has announced its decision to lower the haulage charges in container traffic from the 1st of April in order to augment growth in rail-based container movement.   The railways have also announced its decision to permit 25 per cent concession ...

SME News, Monday, Mar 25, 2013
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro will not be functioning on Holi and the trains too will be available only after 2pm, according to DMRC spokesperson.   Anuj Dayal, spokesman, Delhi Metro stated, ''metro services will start only at 2pm and will continue normally thereafter on March ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 21, 2013
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to order to ease the extra rush this Holi, the Railways will be pressing services of nearly 360 special trains as part of elaborate arrangements.   The special trains have been planned over 17 different popular routes to check the extra rush of ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 21, 2013
HYDERABAD:  The first lot of rails for Hyderabad metro rail project has arrived from France, announced L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (LTMRHL).   These 5,000 metric tons of rails will be laid down as tracks in the Uppal depot soon.   The company in ...