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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 ...
Upgrades include 100% electrification of railways, upgrading existing lines with more facilities and higher speeds, expansion of new lines, upgrading railway stations, introducing and eventually developing a large high-speed train network interconnecting major cities in different parts of India and development of various dedicated freight ...
Pages in category "Railway companies of India" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Central Organisation for Railway Electrification;
Ahmedabad–Dholka Railway; Ahmedabad–Prantij Railway; Alnavar–Dandeli Railway; Amraoti State Railway; Amritsar–Patti Railway; Assam Behar Railway
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.
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.
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.
On 10 April 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated India's first high-speed WAG-12 12,000 hp (8.9 MW) freight electric locomotive at Electric Locomotive Factory, Madhepura. [4] The first five locomotives will be completed by 2019 [ needs update ] followed by 35 locomotives by 2020, 60 in 2021, and by 100 every year till the target of 800 ...