Modernisation/upgradation/redevelopment of Railway stations is a continuous and  ongoing process subject to traffic, inter-se priority of works and availability of funds and these works are generally carried out through the Plan Head Customer Amenities (PH-53). […]

Indian Railways (IR) has envisaged to run 35 (thirty five) Hydrogen trains  under “Hydrogen for Heritage” at an estimated cost of ₹ 80 crores per train and ground infrastructure of ₹ 70 crores per route […]

The budgetary allocations for railway projects in West Bengal for the financial year 2023-24 stood at Rs 11,970 crore, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav said on Friday 3 February 2023. Following the minister’s announcement, various divisions […]

The number of trains affected by cattle run overs since 2019 is as under: Financial Year Number of instances of Cattle Run Over on Indian Railways Number of Trains lost punctuality due to Cattle Run […]

In order to curb e-ticketing malpractices, a number of preventive and punitive measures have been taken by Indian Railways. Some of the important initiatives taken in this regard, to make IRCTC reservation website, foolproof are […]

Indian Railway has registered a record earning of Rs 54,733 crore in the passenger segment from April 2022 to January 2023. This is an increase of 73 percent in comparison to last year. In 2022, during […]

The Indian Railways has increased the speed limit of trains sections under the East Coast Railway (ECoR). Now these sections will allow trains to pass at 110 km per hour speed. Besides, the Railways also put speed […]

South Western Railway General Manager Sanjeev Kishore said they were hopeful of getting sufficient funds out of Rs 2.4 lakh crore allocated for the Indian Railways by the union finance minister to complete major infrastructure […]

Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the most-awaited hydrogen train will be manufactured by 2023. “First, it will run on heritage circuits like Kalka-Shimla and later it will be expanded to other places,” […]

The Union Budget has proposed a record budgetary allocation of ₹2.40 lakh crore for the Indian Railways on February 1. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam said the allocation was over nine times the amount earmarked in financial […]

The Central Railway (CR) is likely to get a new station at Digha early next month. The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has completed work on this station with the cost of ₹200 crore, which has […]

The Centre For Railway Information Systems (CRIS) has decided to rope in 28 year old IT compnay Orchasp Limited for conversion of Freight Operating Information System (FOIS) from existing VB application to web based model. […]

The standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has directed the Union environment ministry to organise a workshop under the chairmanship of the additional director general (wildlife) to discuss the Hubballi-Ankola railway line […]

The introduction of automatic ticket vending machines (ATVMs) and the UTS app by the Southern Railway to wean commuters off ticket counters has been effective. However, machines in some stations have become defective, inconveniencing commuters. […]

Laying threadbare the discrimination of the Centre towards Telangana in allocation of funds for several railway projects, Industries Minister KT Rama Rao demanded the BJP government to ensure adequate budgetary allocations to railway projects in the State […]

Highlighting the achievements of the Indian Railways, president Droupadi Murmu on Today said that the Indian Railways is on the right track and is fast moving towards becoming the world’s largest electric railway network. The […]

The Indian Railways began construction of metal beam fencing along the 622-kilometre stretch between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to prevent stray cattle from being run over by trains. All eight tenders have been awarded and work […]

The South Central Railway (SCR) completed the Vikarabad-Parli Vaijnath electrification project. The final 63.75km stretch of the project between Latur road and Parli Vaijnath in Marathwada was commissioned on Sunday, 29 January 2023, marking the […]

With focus on infrastructure development in the ongoing 2022-23 fiscal, the East Central Railway (ECR) has registered a record earning of Rs 22,400 crore in the current fiscal till January 27. Revenue earning is said […]

As many as 90 railway stations of the Southern Railway are to be modernised under the Amrit Bharat Scheme. The stations will be restructured to have broader roads, lighting, Wi-Fi facilities amongst others. According to […]

Ashutosh Gangal, General Manager Northern Railway informed that by the close of the auction on January 25, the Northern Railway has become the first Zonal Railway to cross the mark of Rs 500 crore in […]

Tiruchi Railway Division witnessed a significant rise in originating passenger traffic and in cumulative freight loading in the current fiscal till December. The Division handled 21.8 million passengers from April to December thus recording an […]

The Hubballi Division of South Western Railway has registered an increase of 104.27% in number of passengers it ferried and an increase of 77.01% in its originating passenger earnings till December 22. Delivering the Republic Day […]

Commuters will get a better experience at Guindy, Chennai Beach, Park, Mambalam, Gummidipundi and some other stations as Southern Railway is planning to redevelop around 90 stations in the coming years under a new scheme. […]

In a major achievement in infrastructure development, South Central Railway (SCR) has enhanced the maximum permissible speed limit between Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada and Duvvada to 130 kmph. “With this, the maximum speed of the trains […]

Waltair Railway Division’s gross earnings crossed Rs 6,630-crore mark in the current financial year till the first week of January with a 9.75% growth, DRM Anup Satpathy said. He said the Division achieved loading of […]

South Western Railway Zone, which improved its performance in various sectors during 2022, has emerged the best and now stands in the first position in the country in terms of key performance indicators (KPI). Delivering his […]

South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager Arun Kumar Jain announced that the zone has registered a revenue of 13,787 crore between April and December 2022. Addressing employees, railway police and students gathered at the Railway […]

The construction of the first river bridge on Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSR) is in full swing. The 320 meters long bridge is being built on the Par river, located at Valsad district of Gujarat. […]

The 54 km long Kothagudem- Sathupally railway line laid jointly by the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and the Railways to transport coal is proving beneficial both in terms of commercial and environmental safety for the company. […]

Manoj Sharma, an officer of the Indian Railway Service of Engineering (IRSE) of the 1985 batch, has joined East Coast Railway as general manager. Prior to the new posting, Sharma was working as chief administrative […]

Smt. Anjali Goyal is an officer of Indian Railways Accounts Services, 1985 Batch.  Prior to taking charge as Member Finance, Railway  Board yesterday, 24 January 2023.   She was general Manager, Banaras Locomotive Works since October […]

Roop Narayan Sunkar, an officer of Indian Railway Service of Engineering (IRSE) of 1985 batch has taking charge as as Member Infrastructure, Railway Board. Prior to this he was serving as General Manager, East Coast Railway. […]

Smt. Jaya Varma Sinha has taken over as the new Member Operations & Business Development, Railway Board. Prior serving as Principal Chief Commercial Manager of South Eastern Railway.   An Alumnus of Allahabad University, Smt. Jaya […]

Shri Naresh Lalwani has taken over as the new General Manager of Central Railway. He is a senior officer of the Indian Railway Engineering Service of 1985 exam batch.  Before taking over as General Manager, Central […]

Shri B.G.Mallya has taken over charge as General Manager (GM) of ICF, on the 24th  of January 2022. Before taking over charge as General Manager, ICF, Shri Mallya was the Additional General Manager of Southern […]

Hailakandi (Assam): Trains running on electric traction are expected to reach Barak Valley of southern Assam by the end of this year, a top Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) official said. Work of track electrification is […]

The Indian Railways has managed to slash the cost of new electric locomotives for freight movement by over two-third to Rs 11 crore per loco compared the current cost of over Rs 30 crore. The […]

– The revised composition of train with LHB coaches has been with effect from 19th January, 2023 – More than 100% utilisation registered right from Day o­ne. The coach composition of 17016/17015 Secunderabad – Bhubaneswar […]

The South Central Railway (SCR) has decided to abandon its plan of taking the on-ground railway line to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad with the State government firming up the plan to […]

The Indian Railways has introduced ‘Ideal Train Profile’ to maximise the capacity utilisation and revenue generation in reserved mail express trains by regularly analysing the demand pattern of every single train. Ideal Train Profile — […]

The people have high expectations from the Rail Budget as the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her fifth Budget on February 1. In its first term, the Modi government the Centre had linked the Rail Budget with the General […]

After the launch of the Secunderabad-Vizag Vande Bharat Express train, the Indian Railways is planning to launch three more similar trains connecting Hyderabad with Bengaluru, Pune, and Tirupati soon, officials said. The additional Vande Bharat […]

Railways is one of the key engines of the transformational plan envisaged under PM GatiShakti and the National Logistics Policy. The PM GatiShakti – National Master plan for Multi-modal connectivity has a size of Rs […]

All civil contracts of the Gujarat portion of India’s bullet train project are awarded, even as the marquee project picks up speed to achieve its various construction milestones. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project has completed the construction […]

Indian Railways is strengthening railway infrastructure in Chhattisgarh and Odisha states of India. Work on Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh-Koraput, Odisha Doubling Project is going on at a fast pace. It is a 106 km long project. Physical […]

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched a rail tour – ‘Rann Utsav Weekend Package’ with confirmed train tickets. This rail tour package will start every weekend (friday) from Mumbai. The train will depart from Bandra […]

Indian Railways is working on a mission mode to redevelop the major railway stations across the country to enhance the passenger experience. In this context, Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway station is being redeveloped […]

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam via video conferencing on 15th January 2023. This train will be the eighth Vande Bharat Express to be […]

Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti has taken over the charge of new Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board (Ministry of Railways). The appointments committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of Shri Anil Kumar […]