Railways

IR targets manufacture of 1,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) per day such as overalls for doctors and paramedics after the samples made by Northern Railway were tested and approved by the Defence Research and Development […]

The initial public offer (IPO) of the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), the fund-mobilising arm of the railways, has been delayed against the backdrop of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. IRFC was supposed to be listed […]

Redevelopment work on the Habibganj railway station in Madhya Pradesh has been put on hold amid the lockdown to control the coronavirus outbreak. The work will now take an extra six months to complete as […]

IR has introduced timetabled parcel trains for transportation of essential commodities and other goods, providing a major boost to the country’s supply chain. Timetabled parcel trains are planned as per the demand of customers. Approximately […]

IR has decided to modify 20,000 coaches into isolation wards to augment quarantine facilities for COVID-19 patients. The modified coaches will be able to accommodate 320,000 beds for isolation needs. Work on the conversion of […]

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an agreement with the Government of India to provide an official development assistance (ODA) loan of Rs 85.53 billion for Phase I of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Project […]

Indian Railways (IR) has suspended all passenger services during the 21-day nationwide lockdown till May 3, 2020 to control the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. The suspension includes all suburban train services. However, freight movement […]

The CCEA approved the Aligarh-Harduaganj rail flyover project on March 25, 2020. The project involves the construction of a 22 km long railway flyover between Aligarh and Harduaganj in Uttar Pradesh at an estimated cost […]

Indian Railways’ (IR) third private train, the KashiMahakal Express began commercial operations on February 20, 2020 after its inaugural run on February 16, 2020. The train runs between Varanasi and Indore and like the other […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has agreed to launch a Tejas Express between Delhi and Dehradun via Haridwar. Work on the project is expected to begin soon. The Tejas Express trains are a premium version […]

Tata Power Company Limited has secured the distribution licence for the Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha (CESU) for Rs 1.75 billion. Tata Power recently received the letter of intent from the Odisha Electricity Regulatory […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) granted in-principle approval for implementation of the Kerala semi-high speed rail corridor project (Silver Line) on December 17, 2019. The project, which is being implemented by Kerala Railway Development Corporation […]

In consultation with NITI Aayog, the MoR has picked 100 routes to run 150 private passenger trains. The tenders for the routes are likely to be invited soon. NITI Aayog has released draft guidelines for […]

A trial run was conducted on the 306 km Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor project on December 27, 2019. The project involves the development of a 1,504 km heavy-haul freight corridor of […]

An MoU was signed between the Delhi Development Authority, the Rail Land Development Authority and Indian Railway Station Development Corporation Limited on December 19, 2019 for the redevelopment of the Anand Vihar and Bijwasan railway […]

The country’s second private train, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express began commercial operations on January 19, 2020, after its inaugural run on January 17, 2020. The train, similar to the Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, is operated by […]

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited is likely to submit detailed project reports (DPRs) to the Railway Board for six high speed rail corridor projects soon. The estimated cost for preparing the DPR for each […]

The cabinet has given the MoR its approval for signing an MoU with the Department for International Development (UK government) for enabling energy self-sufficiency for IR. The MoU underlines various activities that will be undertaken […]

The railways announced a fare hike across its network excluding suburban trains, effective January 1, 2020. While ordinary non-AC, non-suburban fares have been hiked by 1 paisa per km of journey, hikes 2 paise per […]

The MoR plans to install internet protocol-based video surveillance systems (VSS) at railway stations to improve safety. The intelligent surveillance system will use video analytics and facial recognition features to monitor and track suspicious activities […]