Railway electrification
Siemens electrifies Indian Railways’ longest rail tunnel
- Feb 29, 2024
Siemens Ltd announced that it has provided rail electrification technologies for a 42-km-long stretch, including the longest rail tunnel (12.8-km ) at Pir Panjal range, on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link. The project is part of the Jammu-Udhampur-Katra-Quazigund-Baramulla Railway line Read more
Salasar Techno wins Rs.170-crore order from RITES
- Nov 29, 2021
Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd has received a railway electrification order, valued at Rs.170 crore, from RITES Ltd, the company said in a statement. Salasar said that the order relates to railway electrification of 25kV OHE (overhead electrification) works including Read more
Northeast Frontier Railway completes electrification of high-density network
- Oct 11, 2021
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) recently completed electrification of the last leg of the high-density network (HDN) from Katihar in Bihar to Guwahati in Assam, a government release said. The release noted that the final leg of the HDN on Read more
Salasar Techno: Railway electrification commands higher share in revenue
- Aug 16, 2021
Railway electrification works accounted for a higher share of Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd’s revenue in Q1 of FY22, as compared with the same quarter of FY21. In an investor presentation filed on stock exchanges, Salasar Techno Read more
RITES wins railway electrification mandates worth Rs.750 crore
- Jun 28, 2021
RITES Ltd has won two railway electrification orders, aggregating around Rs.750 crore, from Railway Board. In a stock exchange filing, RITES Ltd said that the Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, has awarded two railway electrification contracts, aggregating Rs.749.67 crore. The Read more
BCPL Railway Infrastructure achieves FY21 electrification target
- Apr 28, 2021
BCPL Railway Infrastructure Ltd, in a stock exchange filing, has said that it has achieved its railway electrification target for FY21. The company said that it has successfully electrified railway tracks of about 289.50 track km (tkm) in FY21, Read more
L&T wins substations, railway electrification orders
- Apr 16, 2021
Larsen & Toubro has landed an overseas order for building substations apart from a domestic railway electrification mandate. In a stock exchange communiqué, L&T said it has won orders to design and construct two 132/11kV substations in Dubai, UAE. The Read more
Indian Railways sets record; electrifies over 6,000 rkm in FY21
- Apr 4, 2021
The Indian Railways, it is reliably learnt, has achieved electrification of 6,015 route km (rkm) of broad gauge (BG) network during FY21, making it the highest-ever annual achievement. With this, the previous record of 5,276 rkm worth railway electrification, Read more
BCPL Railway Infrastructure Completes Electrification Project In West Bengal
- Feb 9, 2021
BCPL Railway Infrastructure Ltd, in a release, said that it has completed the electrification of the Nimitita—New Farakka section in West Bengal. BCPL has successfully conducted a trial run at 100 kmph on the newly electrified Nimtita Read more
BCPL Railway Infrastructure to focus on increasing average order size
- Jan 22, 2021
BCPL Railway Infrastructure Ltd will focus on increasing its average order size from Rs.40 crore currently, to around Rs.75 crore, in the medium term. The optimism comes from the significant opportunity provided by Indian Railways (IR) for railway electrification Read more