Railways

The Haryana government has approved a 95 km railway line from Panipat to Asaoti via Rohtak, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Patli, Manesar and Sohna, bypassing Delhi. This line will be developed by the Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development […]

The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) has given clearance for the commercial launch of Train-18. Further, the CCRS has recommended fencing of tracks at vulnerable locations to ensure safety. The train is expected to […]

The MoR will provide a 25 per cent discount on the existing haulage rate per TEU for transporting empty containers as well as for empty flat container wagons. This rate reduction is expected to increase […]

The Railway Board has devised a new policy that allows companies to advertise on trains in lieu of their goods and services for passengers. The advertisements are bound by an upper limit of six inches […]

The MoR has revised the combined reservation quota of lower berths earmarked for senior citizens, female passengers of 45 years of age and above, and pregnant women in normal mail and express trains as well […]

IR will be sealing railway stations 20 minutes prior to departure time so as to make sure that security checks are smoothly carried out. A list of 202 stations has been prepared and these have […]

Western Railway (WR) has launched a 9.5 km long heritage train from Patalpani to Kalakund in Madhya Pradesh. The train route consists of four tunnels and 41 bridges. Meanwhile, IR has proposed running 800 special […]

The Ministry of Railways has decided to earmark reservation accommodation for female passengers on trains. Accordingly, a reservation quota of six berths in 3 AC class of all Rajdhani, Duronto, fully airconditioned trains (that have […]

IR is planning to make use of its vacant land by installing solar power plants with a total capacity of 30 GW. Under the first phase of this initiative, the target is to set up […]

IR’s research and development wing, the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), is taking steps to increase the speed of trains on the Kalka-Shimla narrow gauge route from the current 25 km per hour to […]

As a part of its plan to upgrade premium trains, IR is undertaking the replacement of old couplers in these trains with new ones. So far, all the Shatabdi trains under Northern Railway have undergone […]

In line with IR’s decision to convert its diesel locomotives into electric ones, Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi has converted a WDG3-class 2,600 HP diesel locomotive to an electric one, which delivers 5,000 HP. In […]

IR is expected to launch the country’s fastest train, Train 18, on December 25, 2018. To be launched between New Delhi and Varanasi, it is India’s first engine-less train and has been completely developed domestically […]

Indian Railways (IR) has flagged off a pair of 63229/63230 Buxar-Varanasi mainline electric multiple unit (MEMU) trains. With 16 coaches, each train has a capacity to carry 1,500 people. It will cover a distance of 111 […]

IR has increased freight rates by 8.75 per cent for major commodities including coal, iron and steel, iron ore, and raw materials for steel plants. Moreover, container haulage charges and the freight rates for other […]

IR has reviewed and rationalised the Flexi Fare Scheme based on the recommendations of the Review Committee, Comptroller and Auditor General’s report. Upon rationalisation, 15 trains with an average monthly occupancy less than 50 per […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has launched an all-India unreserved mobile ticketing facility. This facility allows the booking of unreserved tickets including season tickets and platform tickets. The booking of unreserved tickets for all non-suburban […]

A memorandum of cooperation (MoC) has been signed between IR and the joint stock company Russian Railways for technical cooperation in the railway sector. The areas covered under the MoC include implementing a project for […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a new broad gauge railway line in Uttar Pradesh from Bahraich to Khalilabad. The construction of the 240.26 km line is estimated to cost about Rs […]

IR has taken up the elimination of unmanned level crossings (UMLCs) on broad gauge routes in Mission Mode. There were 3,479 UMLCs on broad gauge routes as on April 1, 2018. Of these, 3,402 UMLCs […]