The Latest Breaking News from KRCL

Passenger associations urge political parties to promise merger of Konkan Railway with Indian Railways in poll manifesto for development of coastal Karnataka.

People in Coastal Karnataka and Konkan region of Maharashtra demand merger of Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) with Indian Railways due to lack of funds. Konkan Vikas Samiti and Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg MP wrote to Railway Minister, highlighting KRCL's inadequacies and financial constraints, and demanding its merger for seamless travel, dedicated freight…

KRCL floats tenders for ₹1,643-cr Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Meppadi tunnel road project. Sixty landholders in Kozhikode to be paid ₹40 crore as compensation. Thirty-five hectares of forest land to be allotted with Central government approval. Public hearings in Kozhikode and Wayanad to be completed in two weeks.

Passengers at Udupi Railway Station face inadequate amenities such as vegetation-filled circulating area, inadequate platform shelters, and shelter-less foot overbridge. The station's condition is an insult to the city's stature as a district headquarters, pilgrimage, and tourism centre. There is no proper lighting in the parking area, and electronic coach…