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Following the 1978 J. Raj Committee report, several electrification projects were included and a railway-electrification headquarters was established. Since most of the electrification projects were in Central India and South India, the electrification headquarters was established in Nagpur under an additional general manager from 1982 to 1984 ...
Railway electrification is the development of powering trains and locomotives using electricity instead of diesel or steam power.The history of railway electrification dates back to the late 19th century when the first electric tramways were introduced in cities like Berlin, London, and New York City.
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) was established to implement the National Rail Vikas Yojana (NRVY), a project to develop railway infrastructure in India. The NRVY was announced by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee from the ramparts of the Red Fort during the Independence Day speech on 15 August 2002.
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) was incorporated in 2016 to manage high-speed rail corridors in India. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Railways, the Ministry of Railways and the Government of India. [1] NHSRCL was formed under the Companies Act, 2013.
Chabahar-Zahedan Railway: In May 2016, during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to Iran, agreement was signed to develop two berths at Port of Chabahar and to build new Chabahar-Zahedan railway from Chabahar Port in Iran to Afghanistan, as part of North–South Transport Corridor, by Indian Railways' public sector unit Ircon International. [6]
Line Operator(s) Opened Length Speed Electrified Ref. Ambala–Attari: Northern Railway: 1873 273 km (170 mi) 130 km/h (81 mph) 2004 [1]Amritsar–Pathankot
Pages in category "Railway companies of India" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Central Organisation for Railway Electrification;
It was engaged in the field of electric power transmission [9] and railway electrification. In 1950, the company received an order from the Indian government to supply transmission towers for the Bhakra Nangal Dam project and a steel tower fabrication plant was established in Bombay in partnership with R. Foures