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Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation

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Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation
Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation
TypePublic Sector Undertaking
HeadquartersMumbai
Managing Director
Shri Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal
Websitehttps://www.maharail.com/

Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRIDC or MahaRail) is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of Government of Maharashtra(GOM) and Ministry of Railways (MOR). The authorized share capital of MRIDC is Rs 100 Cr. with contribution of Rs. 50 Cr by Govt. of Maharashtra and Rs. 50 Cr. by Ministry of Railways. It is headquartered at Nariman Point, Mumbai and have offices across Maharashtra in Nagpur, Pune, and Nashik. The corporation is involved in implementation of various Railway projects such as construction of ROB[1] in lieu of level crossings, construction of new Railway Line and expansion of existing Railway Lines in the territory of Maharashtra. It started functioning from July 2018.[2][3]

Projects

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Road Over Bridges/ Road Under Bridges/ Limited Height Subways

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The corporation is constructing various Road Over Bridges, Road Under Bridges and Limited Height Subways at various locations over the Railway lines of 4 Railway zones viz. Central Railway, Western Railway, South Central Railway and South East Central Railway across Maharashtra. Also, MRIDC has signed an MOU with MCGM[4] and MMRDA for construction of Road Over Bridges and Road Under Bridges in Mumbai and Suburban areas.

Railway Line projects

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  • Pune - Nashik Semi High Speed Railway line.[5]
  • Gauge Conversion (Narrow Gauge to Broad Gauge) between Nagpur (Itwari) – Nagbhid Railway Stations .
  • Igatpuri - Manmad (3rd & 4th Railway line)
  • Salwa – Butibori (Chord Line).

References

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  1. ^ Deshpande, Tanvi (2019-06-21). "BMC to ask MRIDC to build 12 road overbridges". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  2. ^ Nair, Binoo (2017-01-24). "Maharashtra, Railways form new firm for state rail projects". DNA India. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  3. ^ Manthank Mehta (Feb 11, 2021). "Maharail to build Rs 10cr flyover at Sewri station | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  4. ^ "Maha Rail to construct 17 road over bridges across Mumbai". www.projectstoday.com. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  5. ^ "'World's first' Rs 16k crore Pune-Nashik semi high-speed rail given green signal. Know what is it". www.timesnownews.com. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-25.