Railways Receives 120 Applications in Response to Private Train RFQ; 14 of 15 Companies Indian
4 years, 2 months ago

Railways Receives 120 Applications in Response to Private Train RFQ; 14 of 15 Companies Indian

News 18  

New Delhi: Firms like L&T, GMR, Welspun are among the 15 companies from which the Railways has received over 100 applications in response to the Request for Qualification for PPP in passenger train operations, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The firms which have made the applications for the clusters include Arvind Aviation, BHEL, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarrriles, S.A, Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pvt Ltd, Gateway Rail freight Limited, GMR Highways Limited, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation LImited, IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited. It may be noted that Ministry of Railways had invited Request for Qualifications for private participation in operation of passenger train services over 12 Clusters comprising 140 Origin Destination pair of routes through introduction of 151 modern trains to increase high quality trains operated on the network, it said. The Railways had invited RFQs for private participation in operation of passenger train services over 12 clusters comprising 140 pairs of routes through introduction of 151 modern trains on the network.

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Railways Re-evaluating Rs 30,000 Crore Private Trains' Tender After Negligible Interest from Private Companies
3 years, 4 months ago

Railways Re-evaluating Rs 30,000 Crore Private Trains' Tender After Negligible Interest from Private Companies

News 18  

The railways is reevaluating the ongoing bidding process for the Rs 30,000 crore private passenger trains after it failed to receive any interest from private players for its tender floated last year for the operation of such trains in 12 clusters, senior officials confirmed on Wednesday. It was in July last year that the Ministry of Railways rolled out bids …

Railways to run private trains: 13 players including GMR, L&T shortlisted | What we know
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India TV News  

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With Railways Set to Go Private, Govt Allows Incoming Players to Set Passenger Fares: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

With Railways Set to Go Private, Govt Allows Incoming Players to Set Passenger Fares: Report

News 18  

As India’s nearly two centuries-old Railways open up to private players, the government has decided to allow these companies to set the travel fare for passengers when the begin operations, in a bid to invite investors. Yadav further said that Alstom SA, Bombardier Inc, GMR Infrastructure Ltd and Adani Enterprises Ltd were among companies that are interested in undertaking projects …

14 routes identified for private trains by Southern Railway
4 years, 5 months ago

14 routes identified for private trains by Southern Railway

The Hindu  

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Private trains will benefit travellers: Railways
4 years, 5 months ago

Private trains will benefit travellers: Railways

The Hindu  

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