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Hans India
2 hours ago
- Hans India
A few lines cancelled, diverted in KK Line
Visakhapatnam: Due to the derailment of an iron ore-laden goods train between Tyada and Chimidipalli in the Koraput–Kottavalasa section of the KK line, train services have been affected with few derailed wagons in a tunnel. Responding to the incident, railway authorities from the Waltair Division and East Coast Railway deployed personnel and resources to the site for relief and restoration operations on a war footing. The relief operation was carried out under the supervision of the Divisional Railway Manager, Waltair Lalit Bohra and other senior officials. As a result, some of the train services were diverted. Kirandul – Visakhapatnam Night Express (18516) leaving Kirandul on May 28 operated in a diverted route via Koraput, Rayagada, Vizianagaram. Visakhapatnam – Kirandul Passenger (58501) leaving from Visakhapatnam on May 29 will be cancelled. In return, Kirandul - Visakhapatnam passenger (58502) leaving from Kirandul on May 29 will be cancelled. Also, Visakhapatnam – Kirandul Express (18515) leaving from Visakhapatnam on May 28 was cancelled. In order to clear the extra rush of passengers, Indian Railways decided to augment some of the trains with additional coaches. As part of it, Bhubaneswar-Junagarh Express (20837) will be augmented with a sleeper class coach from June 1 to 30 (on nominated days). In return, Junagarh-Bhubaneswar Express (20838) will be attached with a sleeper class coach from June 2 to July 1 (on nominated days). Puri-Yesvantpur Garibrath Express (22883) will be augmented with a third AC economy coach from June 6 to 27 (on nominated days). In return, Yesvantpur-Puri Garibrath Express (22884) will be augmented with one third AC economy coach from June 7 to 28 (on nominated days). Sambalpur-Nanded Super-Fast Express (20809) will be augmented with one third AC and sleeper class coaches from June 2 to 30 (on nominated days). In return, Nanded- Sambalpur Super-Fast Express (20810) will be augmented with a third AC and sleeper class coaches from June 3 to July 1 (on nominated days). Sambalpur-Erode Special Express (08311) will be augmented with a third AC and sleeper class coaches from June 4 to 25 (on nominated days). In return, Erode- Sambalpur Special Express (08312) will be augmented with a third AC and sleeper class coaches from June 6 to 27 (on nominated days). Visakhapatnam-Gunupur Passenger Express (58506) will be augmented with a sleeper class coach from June 1 to 30 (on nominated days). In return, Gunupur-Visakhapatnam Passenger Express (58505) will be augmented with a sleeper class coach from June 1 to 30 (on nominated days). Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Passenger Express (58501) will be augmented with a sleeper class coach from June 1 to 30 (on nominated days). In return, Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Passenger Express (58502) will be augmented with a sleeper class coach from June 2 to July 1 (on nominated days). Visakhapatnam-SMV Bengaluru Special Express (08581) will be augmented with a third AC-economy coach from June 1 to 29 (on nominated days). In return, SMV Bengaluru-Visakhapatnam Special Express (08582) will be augmented with a third AC economy coach from June 2 to 30 (on nominated days). Visakhapatnam–Tirupati Special Express (08547) will be augmented with a third AC economy coach from June 4 to 25 (on nominated days). In return, Tirupati-Visakhapatnam Special Express (08548) will be augmented with a third AC economy coach from June 5 to – Charlapalli Special Express (08579) will be augmented with a third AC economy coach from June 6 to 27 (on nominated days). In return, Charlapalli - Visakhapatnam Special Express (08580) will be augmented with a third AC economy coach from June 7 to 28 (on nominated days).
Economic Times
8 hours ago
- Business
- Economic Times
Andhra four-lane corridor receives cabinet approval
NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a road corridor in Andhra Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 3,653.10 crore and two additional railway lines in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to be built with an investment of Rs 3,399 crore, signalling a major push for infrastructure creation in the country. The 108.134 km, four-lane Badvel-Nellore Corridor on national highway (NH) 67 will be built on design-build-finance-operate-transfer (DBFOT) mode. It will provide connectivity to important nodes in the three industrial corridors of Andhra Pradesh-Kopparthy node on the Vishakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor, Orvakal node on Hyderabad-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor and Krishnapatnam node on Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor-and will have a positive impact on India's Logistics Performance Index, said a government statement. The proposed corridor will reduce the travel distance to Krishnapatnam port by 33.9 km to 108.13 km from 142 km as compared to the existing Badvel-Nellore road. It will reduce the travel time by one hour and ensure that substantial gain is achieved in terms of reduced fuel consumption, thereby reducing carbon footprint and vehicle operating project will generate about 2 million man-days of direct employment and 2.3 million man-days of indirect employment, besides inducing additional employment opportunities due to increase in economic activity in the vicinity of the proposed corridor. Railway projects To enhance line capacity, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs also approved two multitracking projects of the Indian Railways to ensure seamless and faster transportation of both passengers and goods. These are the 3rd and 4th line on the Ratlam-Nagda route and the 4th line on Wardha-Balharshah route. These projects, covering four districts in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, will increase the existing Railways network by about 176 km and will be completed by to queries from ET on the incremental cargo and passenger handling capacity because of these projects, Union railwaysminister Ashwini Vaishnaw said it would lead to 18.40 million tonnes per annum of additional freight traffic. "Bottlenecks on the Ratlam-Nagda and Wardha-Balharshah routes will be eased, resulting in more passenger movement as well since track availability will increase," Vaishnaw said. ( Originally published on May 28, 2025 )
Time of India
9 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Railways to arrive at net-zero station ahead of schedule
NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways is expected to achieve its net zero targets this year itself, well ahead of the 2030 goals, helped by a push towards complete electrification. The national transporter will attain 'Scope 1 net zero'-eliminating direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by offsetting 2.2 million tonne CO2 (200,000 tonne more than its own emissions)-by December-end, officials said. "Over 90% of the traction (energy used to power trains) is on electric. This will rise to 95% by 2029-30," a senior official told ET. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like War Thunder - Register now for free and play against over 75 Million real Players War Thunder Play Now Undo The state-run railways is now looking to reduce indirect emissions such as electricity sourced from thermal power plants. According to official estimates, carbon emissions of the Indian Railways declined from 3.32 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in 2023-24. "At 90% electric traction (in 2024-25), Scope 1 carbon emissions stood at 2.02 mtpa. This will come down to 1.37 mtpa with 95% electric traction from 2025-26 onwards," the official said. Live Events Besides switching to electric trains , the railways is also trying to source more solar, and wind energy, besides drawing plans for nuclear energy. "This will address indirect emissions (Scope II and III)," the official added. The Indian Railways is expected to require about 10 gigawatt (GW) electricity for running trains by the end of this decade. Of this, 3 GW will be sourced through renewable energy including hydropower, and another 3 GW of thermal and nuclear power in 2030. The remaining 4 GW will be sourced through tie-ups with power distribution companies. Officials said requests to earmark around 2 GW of nuclear power for Railways have been made to the power ministry. Another 2 GW thermal power will be sourced from new joint venture proposals and power purchase agreements. In addition, tie-ups for 500 megawatt round-the-clock renewable energy are also underway. Besides the environmental advantage, the switch to electric comes with a cost saving for the Indian Railways. Expenditure on buying diesel for traction is expected to fall to ?9,528.53 crore in 2025-26, the lowest projected spending under this head by the railways in more than a decade.
News18
11 hours ago
- Business
- News18
Government Approves Rs 3,399 Crore Worth Multi-Tracking Railway Projects In Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
Agency: PTI Last Updated: According to a government statement, the total estimated cost of the projects is Rs 3,399 crore and will be completed by 2029-30. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved two multi-tracking railway projects to ensure faster transportation of both passengers and goods, the government said on Wednesday. It added that these projects include the third and fourth line between Ratlam-Nagda and fourth line between Wardha-Balharshah. According to a government statement, the total estimated cost of the projects is Rs 3,399 crore and will be completed by 2029-30. 'The projects are result of PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity which have been possible through integrated planning and will provide seamless connectivity for movement of people, goods and services," the press note said. It added, 'The two projects covering four districts across the states of Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh, will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by about 176 km. The proposed multi-tracking project will enhance connectivity to approx 784 villages having a population of about 19.74 lakh." Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that these two projects will give a boost to infrastructure in the country in the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Chennai economic corridors, removing the traffic bottlenecks. He added that during the third term of the Modi government, projects worth more than Rs 4.5 lakh crore have been approved in the transport and infrastructure sector in the country. The government said that these are essential routes for transportation of commodities such as coal, cement, clinker, gypsum, fly ash, containers, agriculture commodities, and petroleum products etc, hence the capacity augmentation work will result in additional freight traffic of magnitude 18.40 MTPA (million tonnes per annum). Outlining the environmental benefits, it said that the railways, being environment-friendly and energy-efficient mode of transportation, will help in achieving climate goals and minimising logistics cost, reduce oil import (20 crore litres) and lower CO2 emissions (99 crore kg) which is equivalent to plantation of 4 crore trees. 'The projects will also generate direct employment for about 74 lakh human-days during construction. These initiatives will improve travel convenience, reduce logistic cost, decrease oil imports and contribute to lower CO2 emissions, supporting sustainable and efficient rail operations," the government said. 'The projects would also enhance logistical efficiency by augmenting line capacity along critical routes for transportation of containers, coal, cement, agricultural commodities, and other goods. These improvements are expected to optimise supply chains, thereby facilitating accelerated economic growth," it added. Talking about other benefits, the press statement said that the increased line capacity will significantly enhance mobility, resulting in improved operational efficiency and service reliability for railways. 'These multi-tracking proposals are poised to streamline operations and alleviate congestion," the press note said. First Published:
India Today
15 hours ago
- Business
- India Today
As demand for faster travel grows, are bullet trains the solution, and future?
India's railway infrastructure is insufficient to keep up with the growing demand for faster and more comfortable travel by its citizens, suggests a study by the New Delhi-based think-tank The Infravision Foundation. The solution: more bullet train assessment, by policy analyst Ramakrishnan T.S., underscores the urgency of High-Speed Rail (HSR) corridors, given the expanding transport needs of a growing economy and railway traffic slipping because of congestion. The share of rail passenger transport has declined decade after decade since 1950-51, reaching 10.37 per cent in 2010-11, indicating the size of the the heart of it all is the Ahmedabad-Mumbai HSR project, using Japanese technology and loan support. It is supposed to allow bullet train travel at 320 kmph by 2030. This corridor is capable of contributing massive levels of system capacity on its own—up to five times the capacity per km of the existing functioning railway. The routes will be profitable and strongly compete with domestic air and other luxury bus and AC railway class acknowledging that India has invested around Rs 13 lakh crore between 2014-14 and 2022-23 in rail infrastructure, the study implies that the returns have been modest. 'Nevertheless, this action did not lessen traffic congestion or boost IR (Indian Railways) throughput or increase the speed of services either. Further, the improvement in rail infrastructure, as envisaged in National Rail Plan, 2021, is too little and too less ambitious as it proposed increasing the track length in congested sections by about 18,000 km only,' says the The conclusion drawn is that neither the speed of passenger services nor the passenger traffic can increase significantly by simply adding tracks to the conventional rail system under mixed traffic HSR system should be considered even more in light of India's increasing demand for faster, more convenient travel, the report said. 'AC train travel between 2005-06 and 2022-23 increased almost 100 per cent more than the non-AC travel Domestic air travel exceeded AC rail travel in 2017-18, which indicates a need for faster travel. Luxury bus travel, which constitutes about 70 per cent of the total omni bus travel, was about twice that of rail AC travel in 2024,' the study says, arguing that this indicates that in the absence of rail AC tickets, passengers prefer luxury penetration of HSR could contribute to economic and urban development by spreading economic activities to less congested mega cities. In Spain and Japan, for instance, such high-speed lines have spurred growth in smaller cities while relieving some pressure on larger ones, the report near-term action (2025-2035), the report highlights priority corridors like Delhi to Mumbai with stops at Jaipur and Ahmedabad (estimated 76 million passengers annually by 2036-37); Mumbai to Chennai with stoppage at Bengaluru; and Delhi to Kolkata via Lucknow and Varanasi. The well-seeded route should very quickly make money even with a very small load factor, the study study proposes encouragement of indigenous development of HSR technology as part of India's 'self-reliance' (Atmanirbhar Bharat) programme. The cost under this model would be much cheaper at Rs 400 crore per km under foreign-funded projects and Rs 600 crore per km for diplomatic projects, at present. There would also be better collaboration across the national network without third party suppliers to go report also says it is assumed that rapid high speed railway is compatible with India's climate commitments, which includes the goal of net-zero emissions by 2070. Electricity driven high-speed trains will be the way forward to reduce country's dependence on imported fuels and enhance energy security for the to India Today MagazineTrending Reel
