The Indian Railways is working to launch the Goa-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express in the first week of June, as per reports. The Vande Bharat Express, which will run on the scenic Konkan Railways is expected […]

Indian Railways is set to transform the century-old Kalka-Shimla Railway with modern Vistadome coaches. The move aims to enhance the passenger experience and make the journey memorable and comfortable. These new panoramic coaches have been […]

In a delightful announcement for railway passengers, Indian Railways has come up with a solution to address the anxiety of losing a train ticket at the last minute. The railway administration has introduced an alternate […]

The Western Railway (WR), for the first time, is trying to generate electricity through wind energy and has installed mini windmills next to Khar and Naigaon railway stations. “We have introduced mini windmills that will […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched railway projects worth Rs 8,000 crore in Odisha on today, 18 May 2023, and flagged off the state’s first Vande Bharat Express that will connect Puri to Howrah, West Bengal. […]

In a major boost to railway connectivity in Kashmir, the northern railways is considering connecting the bordering town of Uri with the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL), for which tenders have been floated, officials said on […]

The Ministry of Railways has covered 728 railway stations across the country with more than 700 One Station One Product (OSOP) outlets. The move aims to promote ‘Vocal for Local’ vision and to provide a […]

The Railways gears up to drive India’s infrastructure growth, the Ministry of Railways is looking away from traditional methods of financing track laying and maintenance machinery on its own and is increasingly looking at contractualising […]

The work on redevelopment of Visakhapatnam railway station, the foundation stone for which was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 12, 2022, has commenced recently. The project, estimated to cost ₹456 crore, is […]

The Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd will be soon taking up redevelopment of the Margao railway station. Konkan Railway has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) through e-tenders from empanelled technical consultants for providing architectural and […]

Indian Railways (IR) has recorded Monthly freight loading of 126.46 MT in April 2023. The incremental loading in the month of April has been 4.25 MT i.e. a growth of 3.5% over the April figures […]

The first stage of the redevelopment of Secunderabad Railway Station is nearing completion with work on the foundation, pillars and temporary shelter done. “The redeveloped station will cater to the steadily increasing footfall and will […]

The ministry of railways has instructed the Trichy Railway division to conduct final location surveys (FLS) for laying a second line along the 96km stretch of Thanjavur and Karaikal section via Tiruvarur at an estimation […]

The Ministry of Railways has decided to raise the sectional speed of 53 important routes across the country to 130 kmph. In Southern Railway, the Chennai Egmore-Madurai and Thiruvananthapuram Central-Kozhikode are among a few routes […]

The railways conducted the trial run of Vande Bharat Express, India’s indigenously designed semi-high-speed train, between Howrah and Puri on 28 April 2023. The trial run of the second Vande Bharat Express of West Bengal […]

Railways providing faster connectivity to smaller cities, Indian Railways has decided to manufacture 64 Vande Bharat trains with eight coaches each. At present, railways is producing Vande Bharat trains with 16 coaches. However, railways found […]

Guwahati to provide a safe and comfortable journey to rail passengers, the Northeast Frontier Railway has undertaken several track renewal works during 2022 – 23. According to the NF Railway, emphasis on track repairing has […]

Indian Railways fully electrified the broad-gauge (BG) network of 14 states and union territories (UTs) by the end of the financial year 2022-23 (FY23), data released by the Ministry of Railways shows. It is looking […]

In the middle of the mighty Himalayas in Indian-administered Kashmir lies the world’s highest railway bridge. The bridge over the Chenab River – 1,315-metre-long (4,314 feet) and 359-metre-high (1,177 feet) from the bed of the […]

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that 34 railway stations in the State would soon be upgraded to world class standards. Talking to media persons after inspecting the facilities at the Thiruvananthapuram Nemom railway […]

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagged off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod at Thiruvananthapuram Central Station Tuesday, 25 April 2023 . Upon arriving at the venue, the Prime Minister inspected […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, 24 April 2023 dedicated several railway projects worth around Rs 2,300 crore in Madhya Pradesh. The projects include the laying of foundation stone for the redevelopment of Gwalior railway […]

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has permitted Indian Railways to utilize Nirbhaya Fund to beef up safety and security in trains. It is learnt that the Railway Protection Force can now use the […]

Railway Board member (Infrastructure) Roop Narayan Sunkar on Monday, 24 April 2023 reviewed the performance of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) with respect to infrastructural development in this region. Sunkar focussed on joint cooperation and […]

The aim of promoting the noble tourism concepts of Dekho Apna Desh & Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat as envisioned by Government of India, Ministry of Railways has been operating Bharat Gaurav Tourist Trains from different […]

Indian Railways will begin the production of 120 advanced Vande Bharat Express trains by August, 2023. The efforts to manufacture the new semi-high speed train is in full swing. The centre has sanctioned Rs 600 […]

In what is proving to be another attempt at public-private partnership (PPP) foundering, the Ministry of Railways may have to end up building a crucial Rs 12,000-crore stretch of a dedicated freight corridor from its […]

The Pune railway division intends to relocate the main reservation counters on the first floor of the reservation building at Pune railway station in order to provide improved facilities and luxurious seating arrangements with paid […]

The wake of the Mumbai Central station lawn being handed over after the completion of back-filling and other work for Mumbai Metro Line 3, the WR on the occasion of 170 years of Indian Railways […]

The main challenge faced by the Vande Bharat Express trains is their inability to attain a speed of 160 km/h because of the presence of curves on tracks. To overcome this issue, the Southern Railway […]

Indian Railways has registered record revenue figures of Rs. 2.40 Lakh Crores for Financial Year 2022-23. This is nearly Rs.49,000 Crores more than the previous year, reflecting 25% growth. During this financial year 2022-23, Freight […]

The South Central Railway (SCR) has electrified 1,017 km of rail route during the financial year 2022-23. Of the total work, Nanded division, which caters to parts of Marathwada, has witnessed electrification on a 441km […]

For linking the Noida airport with nearby cities like Greater Noida and Bulandshahr, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) is considering a 16km expressway and a railway track of the same length between Chola […]

Indian Railways is carrying out a major transformation of railway stations across the country. Under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, the national transporter has identified 1,275 stations for upgradation and modernisation work. In this context, […]

The clarion call of becoming Atmanirbhar Bharat, India is moving forward in not just reducing its import dependence by establishing domestic capacity, but also exporting Made-in-India products all over the world. Where on one hand […]

Passengers travelling on the Chennai-Bengaluru route will take shorter time to travel as Indian Railways’ Southern Railway (SR) zone has decided to increase the speed on several sections falling under its jurisdiction following an upgradation […]

Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has submitted the lowest quote for the New Delhi Railway Station redevelopment project. Sources said the amount quoted is over Rs 8,000 crore, which is significantly higher than railways […]

Freight unloading in N.F. Railway (Northeast Frontier Railway) is continuously registering steady growth, an official said, adding that rapid execution of doubling work has increased the freight movement on various routes. Sabaysachi De, CPRO of […]

Railway Board chairman and CEO Anil Kumar Lahoti participated in the first-hand demonstration of ‘Kavach’ or the indigenous automatic train control system, between Lingampalli and Chitgidda stations on Sunday. Mr. Lahoti travelled in one of […]

After the launch of Vande Bharat express, Bhopal railway division is now focussing on modernisation of stations equipped with world class facilities. In all 17 stations in the Bhopal railway division have been selected under […]

The rail commuters can track the local trains on their smartphones. The move comes after the introduction of the ‘Yatri app’ at Western Railway‘s Churchgate Station Concourse. The app was launched by Ashok Kumar Misra, […]

The North Western Railway completed the electrification work of 1,104 km of broad gauge lines in the financial year 2022-23 and has been at the first place in the entire railway network on this front. […]

The Jiribam – Imphal new line railway project, one of the crucial connectivity projects for the North-eastern region achieved progress of 93.30 per cent, officials said. “The works for this new line railway project, among […]

Even as existing city railway stations are being upgraded and redeveloped in a phase-wise manner, Mumbai will get additional funds to improve and further upgrade more existing stations, starting April under the Amrit Bharat Station […]

The Indian Railways will spend Rs 612 crore over the next five years to renovate Gorakhpur Railway station with amenities more in line with contemporary airports. It is to be noted that the city in […]

Southern Railway said it had recorded about 80 per cent jump in its revenue, which stood at Rs 6,345 crore in the passenger segment during the financial year 2022-23, its highest ever. During the corresponding […]

The Vijayawada division of the South Central Railway (SCR) has achieved Rs.5,301 crore gross revenue during the financial year 2022-23. This is the highest-ever gross revenue for the division. The division has surpassed the previous […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Madhya Pradesh’s first designated semi-high-speed train Vande Bharat Express between Bhopal to New Delhi from Rani Kamlapati Railway station in Bhopal on Saturday, 1 April 2023. Equipped with […]

Eastern Circle commissioner of railway safety (CRS) Suvomoy Mitra, on Friday, 31 March 2023, inspected the newly constructed (22.13 km) electrified broad gauge line between Hansdiha and Harlatanr stations on Mohanpur–Hansdiha section of Eastern Railway […]

The Vande Bharat Express, which was on a trial run from Chennai to Coimbatore, reached here 22 minutes ahead of its scheduled time of 11.40 AM on Thursday, 30 March 2023, railway officials said. The […]