BHEL, L&T, Welspun, IRCTC among 15 firms in fray for running private trains.

At least 15 private companies have participated in the bidding process for operating passenger trains in 12 clusters. The companies include BHEL, L&T Infrastructure Development Projects, Arvind Aviation, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarrriles, S.

A, Cube Highways and Infrastructure, Gateway Rail freight, GMR Highways, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, IRB Infrastructure Developers, Malempati Power, Megha Engineering and Infrastructures, PNC Infratech, RK Associates and Hoteliers, Sainath sales and Services and Welspun Enterprises.

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