Railways

Cconstruction work on the Vijaypur-Maksi railway electrification project has been completed. The project involved electrification of the 188 km Vijaypur-Maksi railway line in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, at an investment of Rs 1.95 billion. It was […]

RITES Limited has signed an agreement for acquisition of a 24 per cent equity stake in Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation [IRSDC] Limited for Rs 480 million. IRSDC, the nodal agency for implementation of the […]

Construction work has been completed on the 16 km Kachhwa Road-Madhosingh station section of the Varanasi-Madhosingh-Allahabad rail line doubling project. Besides, work on the Manduwadih-Kachhwa Road section has also been completed. The project involves doubling […]

The Kerala government granted approval to the detailed project report (DPR) of the Kerala semi-high speed rail corridor project (Silver Line) on June 10, 2020. The project, which will be implemented by Kerala Rail Development […]

IR has partially resumed passenger train services after a gap of over two months on account of the countrywide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 200 special trains commenced operations on June 1, 2020. […]

Indian Railways (IR) has suspended the operations of all regular passenger trains scheduled to run between July 1, 2020 and August 12, 2020 amid rising COVID-19 cases. Passengers will be given a full refund for […]

IR formally kick-started its plans of allowing private entities to operate passenger trains on its network on July 1, 2020. It has invited request for qualification bids for participation on 109 pairs of routes through […]

IR has charted a plan to generate 800,000 man-days of employment for migrant workers in infrastructure projects worth Rs 18 billion. These projects will provide job opportunities to labourers until October 31, 2020. The initiative […]

                    The Maharashtra government granted approval for the Nagpur-Nagbhid railway gauge conversion project on June 25, 2020. The project involves the conversion of the 116.5 km […]

IR has managed to complete 200 delayed projects during the lockdown period. While the completion of these projects during normal times would have required full or partial shutdown of key railway routes, the suspension of […]

Construction work on the 21 km Usilampatti-Andipatti section of the Madurai-Bodinayakkanur gauge conversion project is likely to be completed by September 2020. Besides, construction work on the 17 km Andipatti-Theni section is in progress with […]

Electrification work for the Bhatni-Aunrihar line doubling-cum-electrification project was completed on June 19, 2020. The project involved doubling and electrification of the 125.3 km Bhatni-Aunrihar railway line, excluding the Indara-Mau section, in Uttar Pradesh, at […]

The Commissioner of Railway Safety has conducted the safety inspection of the 33 km Lachyan-Hotgi section of the Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag line doubling project. However, the section has not yet been commissioned as the yard remodelling works […]

Construction work on the Shahganj-Bhatni-Phephna-Indara and Mau-Shahganj railway lines doubling project is likely to be completed by March 2023. The project involves the construction of a 150 km electrified double line on the Phephana-Indara and […]

The MoR granted approval for the Pune-Nashik semi-high speed rail line project on June 4, 2020. The project involves laying of a 235.15 km long railway line between Pune and Nashik in Maharashtra at an […]

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 […]