Turkish Bursa light rail receives international funding

Railway Gazette reported that the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development has approved 15 year loan worth EUR 50 million towards construction of the Phase II of the light rail network in Bursa. The loan is part of a financing package which also includes €100m from the European

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Steel minister reviews performance of RINL

Mr Beni Prasad Verma union minister of state for steel (independent charge) reviewed the quarterly performance of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited.

He asked RINL to explore the possibility of setting up a slag cement plant at Visakhapatnam, inviting partners of international

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Indian Railway revenue earnings up by 10pct in early March

The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during the period from March 1st to 10th 2011 were INR 2880.14 crore compared to INR 2605.05 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 10.56%.

The total goods earnings have gone up from INR.

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BaoSteel to supply rails for Beijing metro rail

It is reported that BaoSteel and China Railway Materials Corporation have signed rail supply order contract with the initial delivery of 9,000 tonnes.

The metro rail will be in Beijing on the 8th and 10 line laying. Clad steel rail for the first time into the Beijing subway, subway for the

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Kerala to appoint consultant for rail corridor feasibility study

The Kerala Government is planning to appoint a consultant to undertake a detailed feasibility study for the proposed North-South high speed rail corridor in the State.

According to Mr Elamaram Kareem minister for industries and commerce, the study for the project linking Thiruvananthapuram

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Indian Railways assures NTPC of additional coal supply

The Indian Railways has assured NTPC of supplying it with additional coal for improving power generation at its stations in Farakka in West Bengal and Kahalgaon in Bihar.

The additional supply will help improve the generation level at both the stations to about 500 MW. Both the stations

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Tantia Constructions wins INR 49 crore contract from Eastern Railway

Tantia Constructions Ltd has informed BSE that the company has received a project worth about INR 49 crore from the chief administrative officer of Eastern Railway, Kolkata.

The order is for the construction of foundation and sub structure of bridge over River Matla and other ancillary

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Indian Railways keen to provide connectivity for Kolkata Port

BL reported that Railway Ministry will be keen to provide rail connectivity to various cargo handling projects being planned by Kolkata Port Trust.

Mr Mukul Roy union minister of state for shipping said that the chairman of Railway Board and the chairman of KoPT would meet in New Delhi to

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SRO receives first wagons for mineral railway line from China

The first consignment of 125 wagons for the mineral railway line project was received by the Saudi Railway Company at a formal function held at the King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam.

Mr Mansour Al Mayman president of SAR said that this is the maiden consignment of 688 wagons that have been

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Lloyds derailment cost railways INR 2 crore

It is reported that Nagpur division of Central Railway has pegged the loss in derailment of 12 coal laden wagons at Lloyds Steel siding near Chitoda at INR 2 crore.

Sources said that twelve wagons of coal rake, which had come from Vishakapattnam to Bhugaon at Lloyds Steel in Wardha had

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Indian Railways plans wagon unit at SAIL land at Kulti

It is reported that the Indian Railways is planning to set up a wagon manufacturing unit at Kulti in Burnpur for which the Steel Authority of India Ltd will provide land.

Ms Mamata Banerjee railway minister said that “The railway ministry has taken a decision to set up a wagon unit in

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No privatization of Indian Railways - Ms Mamata Banerjee

Ms Mamata Banerjee minister of railways has reiterated that there will be no privatization of Indian Railways. The minister gave this assurance to the nation while addressing the Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament for the Ministry of Railways.

Speaking on the subject of Public

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Indian Railways freight revenue in April May up by 9pct

It is reported that Indian Railways have generated INR 10044.54 crore of revenue earnings from commodity wise freight traffic during April to May 2010 as compared to INR 9216.12 crore during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 8.99%.

Railways carried 146.41

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Indian iron ore mining mess - East Coast Railways awaits directive on loading

It is reported that East Coast Railway is looking to the Orissa Government for fresh guidelines to resume rake loading of iron ore in the state's Nayagarh and Daitari areas.

The validity of the temporary guidelines issued earlier expired on April 30 with no fresh guidelines being available

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East Central Railway coal loading hits roadblock

BL reported that East Central Railway's coal loading has been hit by the critical law and order situation in certain mines under Central Coalfields Ltd.

On April 30, two supervisors employed by private loading contractors were killed, reportedly by the Maoists, leading to suspension of

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Concor NYK Line JV mulls rail options for car transport

Concor through its 50:50 joint venture company with NYK Line India is evaluating the option to run car carriers through the Railway Ministry's Special Freight Train Operator scheme.

Currently, Concor has a container train operating licence through which it is permitted to move cars within


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Indian Railways urge Chhattisgarh police to protect tracks and trains

IANS reported that East Coast Railway has urged the Chhattisgarh police to provide increased security to the rail tracks and trains passing through the Maoist- dominated areas of the state.

A source at the police headquarters said that "The ECR is highly concerned about rising cases of

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Indian Railways carried 888 million tonnes of freight in 2009-10

It is reported that Indian Railways have carried 887.99 million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during fiscal 2009-10.

The freight carried shows an increase of 54.68 million tonnes over the freight traffic of 833.31 million tonnes actually carried during the corresponding period

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Oman Railway Project gains pace

The Sultanate's authorities are preparing to embark on the next phase of development of the ambitious Oman Railway Project, centering initially on 475 kilometers long network covering the northern part of the country.

According to officials overseeing the conception and execution of the

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Egis Rail of France wins Amman light rail design contract

MEED reported that France's Egis Rail has won the contract for the feasibility and preliminary design of Amman's USD 1.2 billion light rail transit in Jordan.

As per report, Egis Rail will now start feasibility studies for the first line of the network. The study will also decide whether


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