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  • Bengaluru suburban rail deadline extended from October 2026 to March 2030

    The 148-km Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project with four corridors has been delayed by 41 months from its original Centre-approved timeline

  • Bengaluru division to upgrade Yelahanka-Dharmavaram rail section to 130 kmph by March

    The Yelahanka-Dharmavaram line would be the second section in the Bengaluru division to be upgraded to 130 kmph after the Bengaluru-Jolarpettai stretch

  • India’s first indigenous high-speed train set to enter manufacturing phase soon

    Trainsets to be deployed on Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor

  • Bengaluru’s Yelahanka may get China-style elevated railway terminal

    Bengaluru’s fourth railway terminal and India’s first fully elevated coaching terminal may come up partially on Rail Wheel Factory land in Yelahanka

  • Bengaluru suburban rail to get full-time MD after 3 years; Lakshman Singh's name get Centre's nod

    K-RIDE, which is executing the Bengaluru suburban rail project, has not had a full-time managing director since July 25, 2022

  • Bengaluru Metro floats tender to prepare DPR for 59.6-km extension of Green Line to Tumakuru

    BMRCL invites bids for Madavara-Tumakuru corridor DPR after government directive to take up feasibility study; project proposed to be developed under PPP model

  • NOVA-Tata Elxsi collaborate on rail safety Kavach 4.0, inaugurate facility in Bengaluru

    The new facility near Railway Wheel Factory on Doddaballapur Main Road, Yelahanka, will enable NOVA Control Tecnologix (NOVA) as a Rail Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) with full-stack R&D, manufacturing, and integration capabilities.

  • Finally, Bengaluru Metro to float Phase 3 civil works tender in November

    The Orange Line, which will have two corridors — JP Nagar 4th Phase-Kempapura stretch along ORR West and Hosahalli–Kadabagere line along Magadi Road — spans 44.6 km

  • Bengaluru’s urban railway upgrade to connect key tech corridors on slow track

    Byappanahalli-Hosur and Yeswantpur-Channasandra track doubling projects, along with Cantonment–Whitefield quadrupling, aimed at running more trains and improving services in Bengaluru, have missed multiple deadlines.

  • Delhi entrepreneur praises 'convenient life in China' after 1,600-km day trip by high-speed train

    'So, I traveled 1,600 km in a single day for a 3-hour meeting and wasn't dead by the end,' Akash Bansal shared. 'This shows how convenient life in China is. I took a train in the morning, traveled 800 km one way, had a meeting, and returned at night to sleep in my bed.'

  • Bengaluru suburban rail to get full-time MD soon; railways invite applications

     K-RIDE, which is executing the Bengaluru suburban rail project, has been without a full-time MD since August 2022

  • Tejasvi Surya wants high-speed rail corridor between Bengaluru and Mumbai

    Surya has sought a Superfast Express between Bengaluru and Mumbai to cater to the growing number of passengers and support the economies of both cities

  • Bengaluru suburban rail project near standstill amid Karnataka–Centre tussle

    A reality check by Moneycontrol reveals the project is progressing at a snail’s pace, with contractor L&T having shifted most of its men and machinery to other sites.

  • Bengaluru suburban rail needs full-time MD familiar with railway tech: Ashwini Vaishnaw

    Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that while Indian Railways has transferred land to K-RIDE for the Bengaluru suburban rail project, the progress of state government's land transfer has been slow.

  • Karnataka plans 'Suspended String Rail Transport System' at Gokak falls for tourists

    Karnataka Tourism Infrastructure Limited to select a consultant for the Detailed Project Report (DPR) on the proposed transport system.

  • Bengaluru: Rail-cum-road double-decker flyover likely on KSR City–Kengeri corridor

    The proposal for a double-decker flyover is expected to revive the 35-km Parijatha Line, which connects the tech hub of Whitefield in the east to Kengeri in the west, now on the backburner

  • Union minister Somanna proposes two new railway terminals near Bengaluru; suburban rail deadline pushed to March 2027

    Union Minister of State for Railways V Somanna inspected railway projects in Bengaluru on January 16. He also said that KSR Bengaluru City railway station is being redeveloped under PPP model at a cost of Rs 1200 crore.

  • NCC receives LoA for Bengaluru suburban rail's station work

    This section is part of the Benniganahalli–Yeshwantpur–Chikkabanavara (Mallige) suburban rail corridor

  • Bengaluru suburban rail's Phase 2 to cover 146 km, to link proposed circular rail

    K-RIDE's earlier plan for a 452-km Phase 2 project to connect satellite towns was shelved last year after it was rejected by the South Western Railway (SWR).

  • Germany's KfW to provide Rs 3,044-crore loan for Bengaluru Metro Phase 2

    Bengaluru Metro's Phase 2, spanning 72 km, was initially estimated at Rs 26,405 crore in 2014 but rose to Rs 30,695 crore in 2022 and further to Rs 40,614.27 crore in 2024.

  • As lease model fails, Karnataka clears proposal to buy coaches for Bengaluru suburban rail

     While approving the project in 2020, the Union government had asked the state to induct coaches under the lease model to reduce project costs

  • End Of The Line: Bengaluru suburban rail's Whitefield-Kengeri corridor likely to be scrapped

    The 35-km Parijatha Line, which connects tech hub Whitefield in the east to Kengeri in the west may face the axe as it runs parallel to Namma Metro’s Purple Line.

  • Bengaluru suburban rail: NCC emerges as lowest bidder for Benniganahalli - Mathikere station work

    The station work tender is part of the 24-km Mallige Line (Byappanahalli–Chikkabanavara suburban rail corridor).

  • Tamil Nadu rail accident mirrors Balasore; express train collides with stationary goods train, 19 injured

    Train no. 12578 Mysuru-Darbhanga Express rear-ended a goods train at Kavaraipettai Railway Station around 8:30 pm on October 11 in Chennai division. 19 passengers were injured, and no casualties have been reported so far.

  • India's most congested city, Bengaluru, faces train set supply crisis

    Mass rail transit projects aimed at decongesting the country’s tech and startup capital are stalled due to delays in coach supply caused by poor planning.

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