Railways

IR plans to launch 100 new local train services on its Mumbai suburban network of the Western Railway and Central Railway zones which will increase the total suburban services in Mumbai from the existing 2,983 […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has granted approval for the doubling of the 247.5 km Daund-Manmad railway line in Maharashtra and the 161 km Barabanki-Akbarpur railway line in Uttar Pradesh at an estimated cost […]

The MoR has signed an MoC with Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on railway safety, which envisages cooperation in the areas of maintenance of tracks and rolling stock. Capacity development has been […]

The central government has launched the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail [HSR] Corridor Project that involves the development of a 508 km HSR corridor in Maharashtra and Gujarat. The project will be implemented by an SPV […]

The draft final report for the Delhi-Kolkata high speed rail corridor project has been submitted to the High Speed Rail Corporation and the Railway Board for examination. The report was prepared by a consortium of […]

The MoR has recently introduced several passenger and freight initiatives. These include launching a new freight structure for double-stack dwarf containers; the signing of agreements under long- term tariff contracts with TIISCO, India Cements and […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has commissioned its first 1,600 HP diesel electric multiple unit train with solar-powered coaches and a unique battery bank facility at the Shakurbasti DEMU shed in Delhi. This train has […]

The CCEA has approved the doubling of lines with electrification on the 102 km Vanchi-Maniyachchi-Nagercoil via Tirunelveli line, the 160 km Madurai-Vanchi and Maniyachchi-Tuticorin lines, and the 86.56 km Thiruvananthapuram-Kanniyakumari line, at an estimated cost […]

The Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) has formed an SPV with the Gujarat government, with equity stakes of 24 per cent and 76 per cent respectively, for the development of the Gandhinagar station. Currently, […]

The Rail Land Development Authority has signed an MoU with IRCON International Limited for undertaking the design, construction and marketing of the Safdarjung station redevelopment project in Delhi. Phase I of the project will be taken up […]

The MoR has inaugurated the Gandhi Darshan Special Tourist Train that covers all important tourist places in the Gandhian circuit – Wardha, Bettiah, Motihari, Gaya, Varanasi, Allahabad and Surat. The train is being operated by […]

The MoR has launched various railway services in Assam and Odisha including a 12 km new line between Bolagarh Road and Nayagarh town; a 289 km new line between Khurda Road and Bolangir, costing Rs […]

The MoR has taken a number of passenger initiatives. These include the provision of Wi-Fi at Sambalpur and Vizianagaram stations; the launch of the Bhopal-Khajuraho Mahamana Intercity Express (daily) and the Bhubaneswar-Krishnarajapuram Humsafar Express (weekly); […]

The MoR has launched the final location survey (FLS) for the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh new broad gauge railway line project. The survey is being conducted by RITES Limited and is expected to be completed by March 2019, […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) is currently working on a system of nodal/coordinating officers of both railways and state governments to expedite the implementation of railway projects by improving coordination and monitoring. Issues under consideration […]

The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) and the National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) have signed an MoU for the implementation of station redevelopment projects for 10 identified stations – Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Lucknow, Gomti Nagar, […]

The MoR has launched the final location survey (FLS) for the single broad-gauge line rail connectivity project to Char Dham in Uttarakhand. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) will undertake the FLS, which was sanctioned Rs […]

NITI Aayog has approved three railway projects in Tamil Nadu and Kerala at an estimated cost of about Rs 36 billion. These are the Thiruvananthapurm-Kanniyakumari line-doubling project in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and the Madurai-Vanchi Maniyachchi-Tuticorin […]

The MoR has inaugurated several passenger amenities in various Mumbai suburban railway stations. These include an elevated deck at the Borivali station; new foot-overbridges (FoBs) at the Dadar, Matunga Road and Bhayandar stations; escalators at […]

Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) is planning to develop 21 new stations on its route as a part of the railway modernisation programme. The 21 additional stations will take the total number of stations on […]