Railways

In a bid to rightsize the railways, the Railways Board has ordered the closing of Indian Railway Station Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC). IRSDC was set up for the redevelopment of railway stations ac­ross the country. […]

In a notable development, IR’s passenger segment revenue generated in the second quarter of the current fiscal (July 2021 to September 2021) stood at Rs 105.13 billion, 113 per cent higher than the earnings (from […]

IR has introduced more than 800 new trains in the last five years after the Railway Budget was merged with the Union Budget in 2016. It was then that the national transporter ended the practice […]

  Indian Railways (IR) freight figures continued to maintain high momentum in terms of earnings and loading during September 2021 despite the Covid-19 pandemic. IR freight loading for the month exceeded the freight loading and […]

In a major development, Indian Railways (IR) yet again registered the highest ever freight loading in July 2021. This has continued for the past 11 months since September 2020 amidst the ongoing pandemic. IR achieved […]

The total traffic revenues earned by IR decreased by Rs 341.45 billion in 2020-21 as compared to revenue earnings in 2019-20. Further, the decrease in passenger revenue and coaching for 2020-21 stood at Rs 354.21 […]

IR has started rolling out Rajdhani Express with upgraded Tejas coaches, equipped with intelligent sensor-based systems. The bright golden-hued coaches, with enhanced smart features, are being introduced to run the Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani Express train. […]

In a notable development, Alstom has started local manufacturing of technologically advanced train cars for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut semi-high-speed corridor of the regional rapid transit system (RRTS). The company was awarded the contract in May 2020 […]

In a significant step to boost railway connectivity between India and Bangladesh, regular operation of freight trains through the Haldibari-Chilahati rail route have been restored with effect from August 1, 2021. The first freight train, […]

IR has decided to undertake electrification of broad gauge railway lines in mission mode. Significant progress has already been made in this regard and IR is expected to electrify all broad gauge rail lines by […]

IR is planning to spend Rs 2,150 billion in 2021-22 to revamp its overall infrastructure. The amount is four times higher than what IR used to spend a decade ago. Between 2009 and 2014, IR […]

In a bid to become future ready, IR is planning to complete 58 supercritical and 68 critical projects entailing an investment of more than Rs 1,150 billion in the next few years. Of the 58 […]

In a notable development, IR freight figures continued to maintain high momentum in terms of revenue and loading in the month of June 2021. IR’s freight loading in June 2021 stood at 112.65 mt, 11.19 […]

In a notable development, IR has been able to improve its operating ratio in 2020-21. It reportedly stands at 97.45 per cent as compared to 98.36 per cent in the corresponding period for 2019-20. A […]

Indian Railways’ (IR) earnings from platform ticket sales was severely impacted in 2020-21, declining by nearly 94 per cent as compared to the corresponding period in the previous year. The decline is due to restrictions […]

NITI Aayog and the MoR have sanctioned funds from multilateral and bilateral agencies for the implementation of the Kerala semi-HSR corridor project (Silver Line). The project is being implemented by Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited. […]

IR has inducted the 100th 12,000 horsepower WAG 12-B in its fleet. It is manufactured by Madhepura Electric Locomotive Private Limited. The locomotives are built under the Make in India initiative, and are playing a […]

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited has completed the substructure works for bridge number 8 in connection with the Rishikesh-Karanprayag rail line project. The Rishikesh-Karanprayag rail line project involves laying of a 125.09 km long new railway […]

IR has commenced the operation of Oxygen Express to meet the increased oxygen demand amid the surge in Covid-19 cases. The national transporter will transport liquid medical oxygen (LMO) and oxygen across key corridors. The […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has inaugurated the Hansdiha-Godda new railway line project. The project involved laying of a new 32 km long railway line between Hansdiha and Godda in Jharkhand. It entailed an investment […]