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  Jammu–Vaishno Devi Katra railway line to be doubled: Know project length, cost, and key details

  Jammu and Kashmir | July 17, 2025 9:46 IST

  At present, Jammu and Katra are linked by a single-track railway line via Udhampur, which poses operational constraints due to limited track capacity. Officials noted that the track doubling project will significantly enhance rail capacity, allowing for the introduction of additional train services.

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  Mizoram: Bairabi–Sairang railway line set to connect Aizawl after 26 years

  India | July 13, 2025 13:55 IST

  Acknowledging the Bairabi–Sairang railway line's critical role in connecting Mizoram to the national network, the UPA government designated it as a National Project in 2008–09. The project gained momentum after Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid its foundation stone on November 29, 2014.

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  Heavy rainfall triggers landslide, Konkan Railway services disrupted | Maharashtra weather updates

  Maharashtra | May 21, 2025 14:31 IST

  The incident, which occurred around 6:30 PM, brought train movement to a halt along the busy 741-kilometre-long route that connects Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka.

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  Mathura train derailment: Major disruptions on Delhi-Mumbai rail route, over 100 trains affected

  India | September 20, 2024 11:30 IST

  The derailment has blocked three rail lines, and further information about the situation is being accessed by officials. Nearly 500 workers have been deployed for the job of clearing the tracks, officials said.

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  Naxals blow up railway track between Manoharpur and Goilkera in Jharkhand, train movement disrupted

  India | December 22, 2023 10:18 IST

  A couple of days ago, ten Naxalites, including a "deputy militia commander", allegedly involved in setting ablaze vehicles engaged in construction work last month were arrested in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, a police official said.

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  'Vande Bharat Metro train will run between Jammu and Srinagar once...': Ashwini Vaishnaw

  India | March 26, 2023 22:33 IST

  Speaking to reporters, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Vande Bharat Metro train will be operated between Jammu and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir once the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project (USBRL) becomes fully operational.

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  Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link: Catch breathtaking view of Anji-Khad bridge | Photos

  India | February 15, 2022 17:44 IST

  Anji Khad Bridge is situated over Anji river. It will connect the Katra-Reasi section at the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla route.

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  Cabinet approves doubling of Nimach-Ratlam railway line at cost of Rs 1,095 crore

  India | September 29, 2021 21:03 IST

  "The total length of doubling the line is 132.92 km and the project will be completed in 4-years. The line capacity utilization of the Nimach-Ratlam section is up to 145.6 pc with maintenance blocks," Anurag Thakur added.

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  Railways achieve new feat, completes excavation work on 8.6-km long tunnel in Himalayas. Details

  India | October 06, 2020 22:06 IST

  Started 10 years ago, the excavation work inside 8.6-km-long railway tunnel in Banihal area of Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, one of the upcoming and among most awaited projects in India, has been completed, officials have informed. The tunnel will fall on the Jammu and Kashmir railway link project between Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla.

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  Watch—Breathtaking footage of snow cutting machine on Banihal-Srinagar-Baramulla railway line in J&K

  India | December 30, 2019 11:00 IST

  Snow cutting machine was used at the Banihal-Srinagar-Baramulla railway section to clear snow from tracks affecting train services in the region as J&K continues to receive heavy snowfall. A video showing authorities using snow cutting machines to clear tracks has also gone viral.

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  Decks cleared for 18.5-km Indo-Nepal railway line connecting eastern Uttar Pradesh to Nepal

  World | July 19, 2019 13:20 IST

  In what can be big news for lakhs of people living near the India-Nepal, the Nepalese government has approved the DPR (Detailed Project Report) of Indo-Nepal 18.5-km of the railway line. The cross-border railway line will connect Rupaidiya in eastern Uttar Pradesh to Kohalpur in Nepal.

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  Twelve new railway lines being constructed in northeast

  India | August 04, 2015 14:58 IST

  New Delhi: Work on 12 new railway lines with a total length of 1,248 km is being taken up in the northeast, an official statement said on Tuesday."Against a national average of 20 km per 1,000

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  Russia to build railway line bypassing Ukraine

  World | November 28, 2014 6:41 IST

  Moscow: Russia will build new railway tracks that bypass Ukrainian territory, Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said on Thursday."There are four (Russia-Ukraine) border crossing points. Project to avoid these points will be implemented promptly," RIA Novosti

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  Rahul Gandhi gifts Amethi two new trains and a railway line

  Politics | November 26, 2013 17:37 IST

  Amethi (UP): Rahul Gandhi today visited his parliamentary constituency and gifted two new trains and a railway line to Amethi  although he admitted that such steps alone would not eradicate poverty.Rahul Gandhi also stressed that

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  India Announces $ 5 billion Credit Line For Africa

  World | May 24, 2011 19:27 IST

  Addis Ababa, May 24: India today announced a USD five billion line of credit to Africa and unveiled a slew of measures to give a massive boost to infrastructure development and capacity building to further