Railways

High-Speed Rail: India-Japan Collaboration to Finalize Bullet Train Design for Corridor

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High-Speed Rail

With this coruscated momentum, India and Japan are finally in the completion of the design for bullet trains for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) Corridor. Since over 50% civil work has already been finished, this ambitious project expects to revolutionize the very transport landscape of the nation itself by introducing high-speed railway technologies currently unavailable in India, courtesy the Japanese …

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TN Finance Minister Requests Union Support for Metro, Disaster Relief & Infrastructure

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Chennai Metro

Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu (TN), Thangam Thennarasu has asked the Union government to clear critical fund and works for Tamil Nadu. This was spoken in the context of pre-budget meeting called by the Union government at Jaisalmer. Among many initiatives needed immediate attention along with critical fund supports were Chennai Metro Phase 2 project, disaster relief work, new railway …

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Trai suggests 5 MHz spectrum for Indian Railways for safety purposes

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TRAI

Trai recommends an additional 5 MHz of spectrum in the 700 MHz frequency band for improving safety and security systems for Indian Railways. It will improve passenger safety on railway tracks as well as take forward the upgradation of communication systems for the railway network. This is part of the efforts of modernization of Indian Railways’ infrastructure, especially as far …

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Tunnel Boring Machines Ordered for 21 km Undersea Tunnel in Maharashtra’s Bullet Train Project

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tunnel boring machines

In a landmark milestone for that initiative, the government has ordered three tunnel boring machines to build the much-needed 21km undersea tunnel in the Maharashtra leg of India’s ambitious Bullet Train project. This critical infrastructure development will revolutionize high-speed connectivity between places in the state. The decision was recently disclosed by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw as part of an effort …

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How AI Technology is Saving Elephants from Train Collisions in India’s Railways

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Ai, Elephants

Indian railways come up with its landmark venture under the initiative wherein it provides an AI-based surveillance technology in elephant corridors to help prevent trains colliding into elephants. Introducing an innovation by Northeast Frontier railway into the protection of wildlife through ensuring that accidents related to wildlife avoid coming before some point where elephants pass through crossing rails. Steps Towards …

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