Railways stretches current train time table till year-end

Hyderabad Metro Phase 2B Gets Cabinet Approval

The Telangana state cabinet has approved Phase 2B of the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project, with the planned expansion estimated at Rs 195.79 billion. The project will be jointly implemented by the State and Central Governments and aims to extend the city’s metro network by an additional 86.1 kilometres.Details of Phase 2B ExpansionThe second phase will include three major corridors, combining elevated, underground, and at-grade sections to improve urban mobility across key regions of Hyderabad:Corridor 1 will stretch from Shamshabad Airport to Future City over 39.6 km, comprising 21 km of elevat..

CMRL Trials Begin on Porur–Poonamallee Metro Stretch

The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has launched simultaneous trial runs on both up and down lines of the 9.5 km viaduct between Porur Junction and Poonamallee Bypass, under its Rs 630 billion Phase 2 expansion. The dual-line testing began on Friday, marking a key milestone towards operational readiness by December 2025.Six driverless trains, supplied by Alstom, will operate on this stretch under unattended train operation mode, initially with manual oversight for five to six months. “We are ensuring a phased transition for safety and stability,” said MA Siddique, Managing Director of CM..

Agra Metro Completes Tunnelling On Line 1

The Agra Metro Rail Project has reached a major construction milestone with the successful tunnel boring machine (TBM) breakthrough at Mankameshwar Metro Station, marking the completion of all underground tunnelling works for Line 1. The 14.25 km corridor runs from Sikandra to Taj East Gate, forming the backbone of the city’s future rapid transit system.This breakthrough concludes the tunnelling under Package AGCC-02, which was awarded in March 2022 by the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) to the Afcons – Sam India Consortium. The Rs 18.2 billion contract had a 48-month executio..