Railways

IR has cleared the Rs 120 billion proposal to equip 6,000 electric locomotives with the European Train Control System (ETCS), Level II, in a bid to improve safety and prevent accidents. The Railway Board has […]

The Kerala government has presented a preliminary project report to the Railway Board for setting up a semi-high speed rail corridor between Kasargod and Thiruvananthapuram. This project is planned for implementation by Kerala Rail Development […]

In a major digital initiative to help plan traffic flows and optimise freight operations, the MoR launched the Smart Freight Operation Optimisation and Real Time Information (SFOORTI) application for freight managers, which provides features for […]

The MoR, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) (Ministry of Science and Technology) have signed an MoU to jointly fund the Technology Mission for Indian Railways […]

The cabinet has approved the Ministry of Railways’ (MoR) transformative initiative to set up the first National Rail and Transport University in Vadodara to build capacity and skill its human resources. The government is currently […]

IR has extended the existing express train service between Visakhapatnam and Jagdalpur to Kirandul in Chhattisgarh, with effect from November 20, 2017. This is the first express category train to be extended to the city […]

The MoR has launched India’s first Swarna Rajdhani rake from New Delhi to Kolkata under the project “Swarna” that aims to upgrade a total of 14 Rajdhani and 15 Shatabdi trains. The upgradation of the […]

The MoR has introduced a facility for booking reserved tickets from passenger reservation system counters and season tickets from unreserved ticketing system counters through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI)/ Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) application. […]

Indian Railways (IR) is expected to raise funds worth over Rs 350 billion for procuring passenger coaches and electric locomotives, and undertaking network electrification and line doubling projects and a signalling modernisation programme by March […]

The MoR has sought an increase in financial powers to sanction railway projects in the country. A formal letter requesting the same was forwarded to the Ministry of Finance in early November 2017. As per […]

The Railway Board has appointed the Indian Railway Station Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) as the nodal agency for the Station Redevelopment Programme. The decision was taken following the recommendations made by a three-member committee in its […]

The Railway Board has formulated a new policy forbidding the MoR from issuing tenders for the commencement of work on any new railway project without completing the land acquisition or providing a written assurance from […]

IR plans to spend around Rs 30 billion in building smart yards capable of providing mechanised maintenance and repair of rakes. As per the proposal, 40 of the 100 yards owned by IR will be […]

The JV of IR and the Chhattisgarh government – Chhattisgarh Railway Corporation Limited – has decided to build two fully electrified rail corridors — the 294 km Katghora-Dongargarh corridor worth Rs 48.2 billion and the […]

  The Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is likely to provide financial assistance of about Rs 300 billion to IR for electrifying its remaining network spanning 33,000 km by 2020-21. As per plans, the funds will […]

The MoR has floated a global tender for procuring 700,000 tonnes of rails worth Rs 35 billion. This is the first time the ministry has sought overseas rails to meet the shortfall in supply by […]

The central government has launched a new cross-border train between India and Bangladesh,  the Kolkata-Khulna Bandhan Express, while also inaugurating two bridges – the second Bhairab bridge and the Titas bridge in Bangladesh – and […]

The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), under the Ministry of Finance, has granted infrastructure status to the Railway Station Redevelopment Programme. The proposal was submitted by the Ministry of Railways (MoR) with the view to […]

The MoR has announced several decisions to transform IR. These include according the highest priority to passenger safety, launching technology-oriented initiatives, promoting energy efficiency, developing railway stations as multi-utility centres, improving working conditions of field […]

The central government has launched the Vadodara-Varanasi Mahamana Express train. There are two Mahamana Express trains in service already, one each on the Varanasi-New Delhi and Bhopal-Khajuraho routes. The distinguishing features of the superfast express […]