https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/india/ Weekly change record for India: new tenders, sanctions and awards on the public procurement record. en Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-e9e03623b9fc Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chennai Metro Phase 2's tunnel-boring machine Kaveri completes a breakthrough at KMC station. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-26658e762e4e Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT AECOM is appointed detailed design consultant for Ahmedabad Metro Phase 3A. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-58a6d5d4512e Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Asa Bhanu wins a ₹40.59 crore rolling-stock maintenance contract for Nagpur Metro. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-7467e9e9c779 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Nippon Koei-led joint venture is awarded a ₹275 crore consultancy contract for the Patna Metro Rail Project. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-af23cc90e7bc Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Delhi Metro Phase V tenders the 4.94km underground Central Vista corridor. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-6bfd0f25ff0a Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC tenders enabling works, development works and commuter amenities for the Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut Namo Bharat corridor, bids closing 15 October. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-7bad91354fcd Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders a 10.26km elevated viaduct with eight stations from Thaltej Gam to Godhavi for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 16 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-c6c545589cae Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders a 12.527km elevated viaduct with seven stations from Shilaj Circle to Badrabad for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 16 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-902bc48d1655 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders a 6.56km elevated viaduct with five stations from APMC to New Faisal Nagar for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 20 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-20cfb7c2a109 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders an 11.04km elevated viaduct with ten stations from Vishal Nagar West to Bapunagar North for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 20 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-2932f3a4d4c8 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders an 8.68km elevated viaduct with five stations from Naranpura to Nehrunagar for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 21 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-116eee460cb8 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders a 4.84km elevated viaduct with five stations from Veer Sawarkar Sports Complex to Arihant Nagar for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 21 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-fa2e1e004c05 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders a 4.62km elevated viaduct with three stations from Dudheshwar to Vadaj for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 21 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-7a0528853ca7 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders depot construction, including the operations control centre and E&M works, near Gyaspur for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 20 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-542ee9d86d84 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders depot construction, including the operations control centre and E&M works, near Shela for the Ahmedabad Metro, bids closing 21 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-77df9dc5ccb8 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation seeks general engineering consultants for depots, staff quarters and part of the elevated corridor (GEC-1), bids closing 19 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-10e1164f80f4 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation seeks general engineering consultants for part of the elevated corridor (GEC-2), bids closing 20 November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-28.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-28-india-66f79aeef5c2 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Western Railway plans to acquire 800 hectares of land for the Vadodara–Ratlam third and fourth rail lines. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-e39bfe917644 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pune Metro Line 3 targets a late-September opening, with 17 stations on the Hinjawadi–Shivajinagar corridor. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-583dbb69e10d Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jupiter Wagons forms a new subsidiary to expand its railway mobility business. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-394015f144f0 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Five major firms bid for the ₹1,878 crore underground section of Lucknow Metro's Phase 1B project. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/dmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-e1fc93db3f38 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT DMRC seeks to take over operation and maintenance of the Kochi Metro Rail network. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-939d6e5cc575 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The completed civil works now open up the trackwork, systems and rolling-stock-servicing contracts that follow. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-76ebd610a8bc Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mumbai's BKC pod-taxi project faces architects' concerns over cost, capacity and environmental impact. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-4411a6c6e60a Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC tenders facade-lighting works, with a two-year defect-liability period and a further three-year maintenance contract, for Sarai Kale Khan Namo Bharat station, bids close 30 September. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-10c289eae7b3 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC will source 60% of the Namo Bharat corridor's power from solar energy. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-dfb3b6927caa Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kolkata Metro's Beleghata–IT Centre section is ready for electrical works. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-b04dd7007ea2 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Patna Metro's Corridor 1 advances at Rukanpura station, with four tunnel-boring machines preparing to begin tunnelling in November. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-5408b3a752b8 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation tenders four packages — construction, detailed design, utility diversion and geotechnical investigation — for a 4.4km elevated viaduct and three stations extending Surat Metro's Corridor II to the high-speed-rail station. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-76f52c93f6c2 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Maruti Suzuki dispatches vehicles via in-plant rail sidings, with Gujarat accounting for 790,000 units. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-21.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-21-india-ad4a046b4aa4 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Indian Railways approves a ₹133 crore four-lane road-over-bridge in Gujarat. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-india-53241d320bc2 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lisha Engineers wins a ₹138.70 crore contract for the Sanoth Depot on Delhi Metro's Rithala–Kundli corridor. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-india-c812e2a232bf Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bangalore Metro tenders a 13.8-km double-decker viaduct package under Phase 3. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-india-d86eba28a768 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A PMC appointment on one of India's largest live metro capacity programmes — the kind of mandate international consultancies compete hard to win. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-india-989959d7227f Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The corridor going fully operational opens the maintenance, rolling-stock-servicing and freight-terminal work that follows commissioning — not just the construction spend that preceded it. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-india-c60082ab585f Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC re-tenders the shifting of 400/220/66/33kV overhead transmission lines along the Delhi–Panipat–Karnal Namo Bharat corridor, bids now closing 29 September — extended from the 17 September deadline carried in the 24 August issue. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-14.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-14-india-f233d53da897 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vadodara's high-speed rail station will get a 534-metre foot overbridge with travelators and three connecting bridges for passenger access. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-b42ffc50e164 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Indore Metro's network expands to 17 km as Priority Corridor 2 opens to the public India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-28c367564472 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRL appoints Systra to prepare a Multi-Modal Integration DPR for Chennai Metro Phase 1 stations India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-ba7f70b68bb5 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT BEML secures an additional ₹180.60 crore rolling-stock order for Vande Bharat Sleeper trainsets India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/titagarh/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-c1c528509ce6 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Titagarh Rail Systems and Siemens join hands to pursue global metro rolling-stock opportunities together India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-b9def98d4713 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rajasthan reviews the DPR and funding plan for the Delhi–Gurugram–Alwar Namo Bharat RRTS corridor India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-73598d9d7049 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Government of India approves the DPR for the 671 km Hyderabad–Mumbai high-speed bullet train project India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-1751f556f17c Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GHV India wins a ₹123.96 crore civil contract for the Mall Road depot on the Agra Metro India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-34c495fc93db Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Government of India approves ₹18,130.55 crore for Mumbai Metro Lines 5 and 5A India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-687b60b727ea Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC tenders enabling, development, commuter-amenity and security works for the Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut Namo Bharat corridor; bids close 30 September India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-10c7b181963f Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A ticketing-integration directive worth watching for AFC and fare-system vendors. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-b7f6b7a67aa0 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Indore Metro launches its first TBM, 'Narmada', for underground construction India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/gmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-f6c4fefd7cdd Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GMRC tenders utility identification and shifting along the 12.576 km elevated viaduct for Ahmedabad Metro Phase 3B India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/gmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-fe70e38949ed Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT GMRC tenders utility identification and shifting for the proposed Metro Ring corridor, Prakash Nagar to Vadaj, under Ahmedabad Metro Phase 3C India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-85d35ad84875 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT PM Modi to inaugurate 326 km of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor sections worth ₹20,703 crore during a Gujarat visit India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-09-07.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-09-07-india-bd2050029afd Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT PM Modi to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for ₹30,766 crore of railway projects in Vadodara India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-31.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-2a4476bd3655 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT An Adani Group arm wins a ₹665.61 crore civil contract for the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-31.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-f7346ba573ec Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Follows the Centre's August rejection of the Coimbatore and Madurai metro proposals in favour of BRTS. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-31.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-6ded3188e476 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRS issues safety clearance for the rolling stock trainsets proposed for Mumbai Metro Lines 4 and 4A India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-31.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-46c15a7441e3 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC signs a Power Purchase Agreement with NNRL India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-b2cd49ef580b Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRL tenders electrical, fire alarm and detection, fire-fighting, VAC and BMS works (C3-E&M-07A) for nine elevated stations from Sholinganallur Lake to SIPCOT 2, including stabling lines India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-31.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-a1edf41009c8 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Patna Metro nears completion of 7.8 km of underground tunnelling on Corridor II India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/dmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-e9fe754a9707 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT DMRC floats a tender for ballastless track installation on Patna Metro Line 1 India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/gmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-5181711c2cde Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT GMRC tenders a clean-agent panel flooding fire-protection system for the traction system of Surat Metro Phase I India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/gmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-e51088d1c496 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT GMRC tenders an Active Power Filter/DSTATCOM system for power-factor improvement on the Ahmedabad Metro traction network (Phase I & II), with a 3-year CAMC India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-31.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-31-india-76aa05129678 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Surat Metro is likely to begin operations on the Dream City–Althan stretch by end of November India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-24.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-e4abbf191ffd Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT J Kumar Infraprojects' tunnel-boring machines break through on Delhi Metro's Golden Line India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/gmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-0e41a4a80b49 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT GMRC floats a ₹879 crore civil tender for the airport extension of Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-24.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-8e31ef32f54d Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Delhi Metro Rail Network to expand to 695 km by 2047, with six new RRTS corridors planned India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/mrvc/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-5d1587ff0156 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A large rolling-stock order — worth tracking for which trainset and systems suppliers get named as the tender advances. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-24.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-5178eeed2770 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Maharashtra approves ₹17,725 crore Mumbai Metro Line 13, linking Mira-Bhayandar with Vasai-Virar India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-24.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-52949ab77f91 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gujarat issues three tenders for the 48.38 km Metro-RRTS hybrid corridors under Ahmedabad Metro Phase 3 India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-24.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-a31dbdf61997 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC tenders the shifting of 400/220/66/33kV overhead transmission lines along the Delhi–Panipat–Karnal Namo Bharat corridor; bids close 17 September India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-24.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-24-india-0dd2bd6013c6 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC tenders facade lighting design, supply, installation and commissioning at Sarai Kale Khan Namo Bharat station, with a 2-year defect-liability period and 3-year AMC; bids close 23 September India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-17-india-01bd47598ad4 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chennai testing the Kochi model — if the DPR holds, a new modality and a new equipment market open in Tamil Nadu. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-17-india-ac6bb01f1b78 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRL awards the DPR for multi-modal integration within 500 m of all 41 Phase-I stations India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-bb82942b4d44 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A signalling re-equipment package on an operating network — the cleanest entry point CBTC vendors will get into BMRCL. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-80a92c41e8ba Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Odisha plans India's first rail-tech park to build a railway manufacturing hub India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-1fb7c1652284 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Maharashtra plans a 300 km metro expansion by 2030, taking the state network to 683 km India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-903b4b7ed6f7 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Delhi Metro issues a ₹1,373 crore civil tender for the Rithala–Kundli corridor India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-fc39ff57ff6f Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT KCS-AVADH consortium signs a ₹323 crore contract on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train project India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-cc88372e1a29 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Aarvee Engineering wins the Noida Metro Aqua Line expansion consultancy contract India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-a65da30f45c9 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT L&T wins the ₹1,234 crore civil contract for the Noida Metro Aqua Line extension India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-10.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-eecd96f55b9a Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Centre rules out Kerala's SilverLine high-speed corridor and the Kanjikode coach factory India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-10-india-1e0b32de2731 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transit-oriented development is becoming a standing revenue line for CMRL — property packages now travel alongside rail ones. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-939db7ce783f Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Delhi–Gurugram–Bawal Namo Bharat RRTS corridor set for Behror extension after PIB clearance India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-5955858e11ad Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The same week, Coimbatore and Madurai were refused again — the Centre is rationing new metros, which concentrates the pipeline on the operators already building. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-15183a39ca14 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Centre rejects the Coimbatore and Madurai metro proposals again, suggesting BRTS instead India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-85d2d8449ec9 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Indian Railways plans a standard design for seven new high-speed corridors India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-ebb2bbc6afdc Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT India's first Vande Bharat freight EMU enters technical trials in Rajasthan India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-0fece57b47a5 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRS issues safety clearance for the commercial opening of the first stretch of Pune Metro Line 3 India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-2126fca0af58 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A domestic train-control standard for HSR would set the supplier list early — watch who writes the specification. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/mmrda/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-66fa9041e217 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Aurionpro secures a ₹50 crore order from MMRDA to deploy AFC systems on Mumbai Metro Line 5 India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-08-03.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-5b75c5f658e6 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two extensions on a corridor-defining mandate usually means thin or contested bidding. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-d57c21d8c34e Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRL tenders a consultancy for ISO 9001 / 14001 recertification of its O&M departments India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-08-03-india-c8c44833af20 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRL awards the BIM management consultancy for Phase II and associated property development to Bala Geotechniques (₹1.26 crore) India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-27.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-0dfc9a118ec4 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT General consultants staffing up is a leading indicator of package flow. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-27.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-b3a11e05528f Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT DB E&C–SYSTRA India JV signs the General Consultancy contract for Pune Metro Phase 1 extension and Phase 2 India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-27.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-52c1e4fd824c Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT India plans four new high-speed rail corridors radiating from Delhi India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-27.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-b9d672aa06c4 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The FY27 metro allocation lands on top of the ~$34 billion rail capex year the Union Budget already sanctioned. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/mmrda/ mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-e6692464068a Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT MMRDA's ₹9,950 crore Metro Line 5A / 12A loan tender re-floated; bids now close 17 August India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-f315cc133f4a Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The shape of Chennai's next phase is being drawn now — DPR consultants get first sight of the alignment economics. India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/cmrl/ mainline-this-week-2026-07-27-india-0f42a208722e Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMRL tenders the DPR for the Corridor-5 extension from Assisi Nagar to Wimco Nagar India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-51aa183935c1 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT RITES and MECON join hands to pursue rail, metro and infrastructure projects in India and overseas India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-063cd88bf71b Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Second TBM begins excavating India's first undersea high-speed rail tunnel on the MAHSR project India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-85afa6a46160 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A fourth RRTS corridor enters the pipeline while the third is still hiring its General Consultant. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-c340767034ba Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Medha diversifying beyond KAVACH — the primes are becoming platforms, and their supplier needs widen with them. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-4fba2e696896 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT PM Modi flags off India's first hydrogen-powered rail service India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/dmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-5d50532b8164 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT DMRC to study a double-decker flyover-cum-metro corridor for Delhi Metro Phase V India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-7261ef3cf4fb Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT RITES awarded a ₹79.22 crore consultancy contract for the Patna Metro India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-58e3addc3336 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pre-construction activity begins on the 306 km Chennai–Bengaluru high-speed corridor India https://mainline-railway.com/atlas/india/buyers/dmrc/ mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-fc20d997a52e Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT DMRC floats a ₹18.97 crore electrical tender for the Red Line extension to Kundli India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-75bd1b996fd2 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A retrofit across an operating network — PSD suppliers and systems integrators should be forming bids before the tender drops. India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-5b6ece5b85b6 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCRTC tenders civil, finishing and MEP works for the Operation Control Centre at Sarai Kale Khan Namo Bharat station (bids due 30 July) India https://mainline-railway.com/this-week/2026-07-20.html#india mainline-this-week-2026-07-20-india-b066fdf9af79 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bids for the Delhi–Panipat–Karnal General Consultant mandate extended to 4 August India