Railways

In order to strengthen bilateral relations, India has successfully handed over 20 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh. Keeping in line with the requirements of Bangladesh Railway, the locomotives have been suitably modified by India. With […]

In a notable development, Uttarakhand has completed electrification of its entire broad gauge network. Trains run by electric traction on the electrified sections will result in an increase in the speed of trains and enhance […]

Reportedly, a consortium of Titagarh Wagons and Ramkrishna Forgings is in the process of identifying a cost-effective location to set up one of Asia’s largest train wheel manufacturing plants. The Ramkrishna Titagarh Rail Wheels Limited […]

IR is planning to roll out more Vande Bharat Express trains by August 2023. The government is planning to launch about six seven Vande Bharat express trains every month. It is likely that by August […]

Indian Railways (IR) has recorded monthly freight loading of 126.46 million tonnes (mt) in April 2023. The incremental loading in the month of April 2023 has been 4.25 mt i.e. a growth of 3.5 per […]

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Ministry of Railways (MoR) jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for Station Area Development along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail […]

Indian Railways (IR) will increase the sectional speed of 53 important broad-gauge routes across the country to 130 km per hour. The move is expected to reduce the travel time and enhance the operational efficiency […]

Reportedly, IR plans to commence trial run of the hydrogen train in 2023-24. The work on development the country’s first hydrogen train is underway. The Northern Railway has already awarded the contract to develop the […]

Owing to the growing demand for semi-high-speed train, all Vande Bharat trains will be rolled out now as eight-coach rake from Integral Coach Factory (ICF) Chennai. This move comes as IR has decided to ramp […]

Reliance Jio has launched its True 5G services in 41 additional cities across 16 states and UTs. The operator’s 5G network is now present in every state in India. Airtel launches its 5G Plus services […]

IR has achieved several key milestones in various categories during 2022-23. These include freight loading, electrification, new line/doubling/gauge conversion, locomotive production and technology integration for ensuring safety. IR has loaded 1,512 mt of freight during […]

Indian Railways (IR) has completed 100 per cent electrification of the railway network in Haryana. Haryana’s existing broad-gauge network stands at 1,701 route kilometre. The electrification will help in saving line haul co­sts (about 2.5 […]

In a notable development, Alstom has delivered 300 electric locomotives to IR. This marks a significant milestone in increasing IR’s capability to haul heavy freight trains at high speed to meet its ambitious freight targets. […]

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) is aiming to produce 55,000 wheels in 2023-24 to meet the demand from IR. Visakhapatnam-based RINL has set up a forged wheel plant at Lalganj in Uttar Pradesh. It is […]

The Standing Committee on Railways has raised concerns over the under-utilisation of railway funds earmarked under the revised estimates (RE). In its 14th report, the standing committee has stated that IR’s fiscal performance in the […]

IR has set a target to commission 100 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) by 2024-25. Of these, 30 GCTs have been commissioned as of March 15, 2023. So far, 145 applications for the development of […]

Work on Z-Morh Tunnel to complete by December 2023 Construction work on the Z-Morh Tunnel Project is likely to be completed by December 2023. About 75 per cent of the work has been completed so […]

Wi-Fi facility has been provided at 6,108 stations as of March 29, 2023. The provision of Wi-Fi at stations depends on the availability of infrastructure such as optic fibre cable. Meanwhile, as a part of […]

Reportedly, Indian Railways plans to begin production of Vande Bharat trains at the Marathwada Railway coach factory in Latur from August 2023. The tendering process for coach manufacturing is in the final stages and the […]

In an important development, 100 per cent electrification of all railway network in Madhya Pradesh has been achieved. This development is expected to reduce average carbon footprint by 192,446 metric tons per year along with […]