New Delhi, April 16 -- Shares of Rail Vikas Nigam are expected to attract investor interest on Friday, April 17, after the company secured a significant order. In a post-market filing on Thursday, the company said it has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for a key infrastructure project awarded by East Coast Railway.

The project involves the construction of the 3rd and 4th railway lines between Nergundi-Barang (22 km) and Khurda Road-Vizianagaram (363 km) on the Bhadrak-Vizianagaram section, covering a total length of 385 km.

As part of the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract, RVNL will undertake the construction of several major bridges, including Bridge No. 539 (16x30.5 m open web steel girder over the Birupa Riv...