Railways

IR has launched Mission Raftaar on the busiest Ghaziabad-Allahabad-Mughalsarai route, and has taken it up on a priority basis for increasing the average speed. Loco-hauled commuter trains were replaced with mainline electric multiple unit (MEMU) […]

Indian Railways (IR) has ended its 92-year-old practice and has merged the railway budget with the general budget. However, the distinct entity and financial autonomy of IR will be retained. The step has been taken […]

The MoR and the Gujarat government have signed an MoU for the development of railway infrastructure in the state. Key projects to be implemented include regional rail systems in the state, the Ahmedabad-Dholera metro, work […]

An MoU has been signed between the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) and Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation Limited (GSRTC) to revamp the Surat railway station. A JV company […]

The MoR has signed a JV agreement with the Kerala government for the development of railway infrastructure. The JV will focus on project development, resource mobilisation, land acquisition, project implementation and monitoring of critical rail […]

The MoR is planning to set up an infrastructure fund – the Railways of India Development Fund (RIDF) – with a corpus of Rs 300 billion to implement remunerative projects across the country. Funds will […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has decided to launch various initiatives in the passenger and freight segments. These include a rationalised siding policy in the freight segment to set up additional private terminals, the expansion […]

The CCEA has approved the implementation of nine projects at a cost of Rs 243.75 billion for expanding the railway network and enhancing connectivity. The projects involve the construction of the 176 km second railway […]

The MoR commissioned the first “green corridor” on the 114 km Rameswaram-Manamadurai section of the Southern Railway line in Tamil Nadu on July 24, 2016. In all, 150 coaches in 13 pairs of express and […]

The MoR has initiated a proposal to install TRI-NETRA (terrain imaging for diesel drivers infrared, enhanced optical and radar-assisted) systems on locomotives for enhancing the vision of locomotive drivers in bad weather. It will comprise […]

IR has decided to conduct trials of Talgo coaches in order to increase the speed of express trains. Speed trials were conducted on the Bareilly-Moradabad section of Northern Railway up to speeds of 115 kmph. […]

Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDCL) has signed a development agreement with the consortium of Prakash Asphalting and Toll Highways (India) Limited and Bansal Construction Works for the re-development of the Habibganj railway station. […]

The Japanese government has sanctioned technical and financial assistance for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR project. The Japan International Cooperation Agency has conducted feasibility studies which suggest that 65 per cent of the corridor will be constructed […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has received an interim report for five high speed rail (HSR) projects – the Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Chennai, Delhi-Kolkata, Delhi-Nagpur and Mumbai-Nagpur corridors. The High Speed Rail Corporation has been formed to […]

The central government has accorded in-principle approval for the development of four new railway lines along the India-China border. Final location surveys will be conducted on the proposed lines – the Pasighat-Parasuramkund-Rupai, Bilaspur-Manali-Leh, Missamari-Tawang, and […]

The Madhya Pradesh government and Indian Railways (IR) are expected to sign an MoU to form an SPV to implement the Manmad-Indore new rail line project. The Maharashtra government will also have a stake in […]

A JV agreement was signed between the MoR and the Haryana government for the expansion of the railway network in the state. So far, 17 states have expressed their willingness to form such companies and […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the implementation of five railway projects worth Rs 108 billion on May 26, 2016. The projects are the Pune-Miraj-Londa Line Doubling Project (Rs 36.27 billion), the Surendranagar-Rajkot Line […]

The MoR has signed an MoU with the National Academy of Indian Railways to set up the C.T. Venugopal Chair on Strategic Finance, Research and Policy Development for undertaking research on issues of emerging financial […]

Towards fulfilling the 2016-17 budget announcements, the Ministry of Railways (MoR) flagged off an inaugural timetabled container train operations between the domestic container terminal at Okhla in Delhi and the inland container depot at Whitefield […]