Railways

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) has commenced land acquisition for the East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor Project (EWDFC). Besides, the detailed project report (DPR) for the project is underway. The project involves construction of […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has sanctioned funds worth Rs 220 million for the Final Location Survey (FLS) for the Irugur-Podanur Railway Line Doubling Project in Tamil Nadu. The project involves doubling of the 10.77 […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) approved projects worth Rs 13.64 billion for deployment of Kavach (indigenous train collision avoidance system) and upgradation of communication infrastructure across Indian Railways (IR). The works include installation of Kavach […]

Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) has manufactured cumulative 572 locomotives during the financial year (FY) 2025-26, representing an increase of 20 per cent over the previous year. This includes 558 electric locomotives, comprising of 401 WAG-9H […]

Indian Railways has sanctioned a project to strengthen its communication infrastructure on Western Railway, approving the provision of 4×48 optical fibre cable (OFC) backbone across the Ahmedabad and Ratlam divisions at a total cost of […]

Indian Railways (IR) has achieved cumulative freight loading of 1,670 million tonnes (mt) during the financial year (FY) 2025-26, an increase of 3.25 per cent over the previous financial year. Moreover, a total of 29.18 […]

The Union Government inaugurated various projects in Gujarat on March 31, 2026. These are: 28 km long Kanalus-Jamnagar section of the Rajkot-Kanalus Railway Line Doubling Project: It involves doubling of the 111.2 km long Rajkot-Kanalus […]

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) completed the construction work on the Dedicated Freight Corridor Project (Western Corridor) on March 31, 2026. Besides, a trial run was conducted between the Jawaharlal Nehru Port […]

Western Railway (WR) has commissioned its first greenfield Gati Shakti cargo terminal (GCT) at Gangadhara under the Mumbai Central railway division on March 30, 2026. The terminal is the fastest commissioned GCT, completed in a […]

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) conducted a safety inspection on the 14.53 km long Lar road-Pivkol section of the Bhatni-Aunrihar Line Doubling-cum-Electrification Project. The project involved doubling and electrification of the existing 125.3 km […]

The Surat Integrated Modal Transportation Development Corporation Limited (SITCO) has achieved a physical progress of about 50 per cent on the Redevelopment of Surat Railway Station Project in Gujarat. The project is expected to be […]

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) conducted a safety inspection on the 15.45 km long rail section between Nagaud (1210.07 km) to Phulwari (1225.5 km) of the Lalitpur-Satna-Rewa-Singrauli and Mahoba-Khajuraho New Line Project. Besides, speed […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) approved projects worth Rs 12.36 billion for implementation of Kavach and upgradation of communication systems across the network on March 25, 2026. These are: Upgradation of fibre network for Central […]

Ministry of Railways (MoR) has approved the Bathinda-Lalgarh Rail Line Doubling Project. Besides, a gazette notification has been issued for the project, and it has been declared a “Special Rail Project”. The project involves doubling […]

Indian Railways (IR) has commissioned Kavach on 190 km long Prayagraj (excluding)-Kanpur (excluding) section of the Delhi-Howrah high density corridor. The system has been implemented through train no. 14163, with footplate inspection conducted onboard the […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) approved the Kosamba-Umrapada Rail Over Rail (ROR) Project in Western Railway (WR) and Bhagalpur Bypass Rail Line Project in Eastern Railway (ER) on March 24, 2026. Kosamba-Umrapada Rail Over Rail […]

The Network Planning Group (NPG) of ‘PM GatiShakti National Master Plan’ evaluated the Arakkonam-Chengalpattu Railway Doubling Project and Whitefield-Bangarpet Third/Fourth Railway Line Project. Arakkonam-Chengalpattu Railway Doubling Project involves doubling of an existing 68 km long […]

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) conducted a safety inspection on the 27.5 km long Rajgarh-Khilchipur section of the Ramganj Mandi-Bhopal New Line Project. The project involves development of a 276.5 km long new rail line […]

Indian Railways (IR) has provided fencing to 16,398 km of its railway tracks till March 18, 2026, across 16 zones. Zone-wise progress on fencing includes, 2,721 km of North Central Railway (NCR), 2,326 km of […]

Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), in collaboration with IRCON International Limited, achieved a major milestone with the breakthrough of the 4.14 km-long Tunnel No. 8, along with an additional 1.01 km adit under the Sevoke-Rangpo New […]