Railways

In a notable development, IR has tied up with the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, to analyse the data generated by the national transporter. Accordingly, IR will utilise artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to […]

IR has finalised a major upgradation plan to increase its freight loading capacity to 3,200 mt. The upgradation is being carried out to achieve faster and seamless freight movement in order to accelerate economic growth. […]

A first-of-its-kind solar energy-driven miniature train has been inaugurated at the Veli tourist village in Kerala. The train is part of a string of projects worth Rs 600 million taken up to elevate facilities to […]

According to reports, IR completed eight capacity enhancement projects during the lockdown period. One of the completed projects involved upgradation of the 389 km railway line from Jhajha in Bihar to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya […]

Reportedly, East Coast Railway (ECoR) carried 16.37 mt of freight in October 2020. This is the highest loading during the current fiscal year and is also higher as compared to loading in the corresponding period […]

In a notable development, freight loading for IR till October 2020 is close to the loading for the corresponding period of the previous year. Freight loading between April and October this year was 641.94 mt. […]

As per reports, Indian Railways (IR) posted positive revenues in the passenger segment for the first time this year. The national carrier registered earnings of Rs 23.25 billion during July-September 2020. During the first three […]

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 […]