Railways

IR is planning to install solar plants with a total capacity of 500 MW by 2021-22. Of the targeted capacity, around 95.67 MW capacity has already been put up on various railway buildings, including 835 […]

IR has upgraded and renovated 30 stations in the Northeast under the Adarsh station scheme. In Assam, 28 stations (Rangapara North, Srirampur Assam, Gosaigaon Hat, Silchar, Badarpur Junction, Fakiragram, Salakati, Basugaon, Goreswar, Udalguri, Tangla, Rowta […]

Construction work on the Ringus-Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur railway electrification project has been completed. Further, the Commissioner of Railway Safety has granted safety clearance for the project. However, commercial operations are expected to commence by March 2020 as […]

The Ministry of Railways has signed a joint declaration of intent (JDI) with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany, for technical cooperation in the railway sector. The JDI will provide a platform […]

An MoU was signed between the Rail Land Development Authority and the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority for the Redevelopment of Dehradun Railway Station Project on December 5, 2019. The project involves redevelopment of the Dehradun […]

Indian Railways (IR) is planning to manufacture 640 coaches of the country’s first semi-high speed train – Train 18 or the Vande Bharat Express – in the next three years. The production programmes for 2019-20, […]

The Gujarat government has granted in-principle approval for implementation of the Ahmedabad-Rajkot semi-high speed rail corridor project. The project involves the construction of a 247 km semi-high speed rail corridor between Ahmedabad and Rajkot at […]

Commercial operations on the 13 km Davangere-Harihar section of the Chikjajur-Harihar-Hubbali line doubling project commenced on November 27, 2019. The project involves doubling of an existing 190 km railway line between Chikjajur and Hubballi via […]

The central government has granted approval for construction of three railway projects in Arunachal Pradesh. These are the Bhalukpong-Tenga-Tawang (378 km), North Lakhimpur-Bame-Aalo-Silapathar (247.85 km) and Pasighat-Tezu-Parsuram Kund-Rupai (227 km) railway lines. The three railway […]

Indian Railways (IR) launched nine Sewa Service trains on October 22, 2019, to achieve last-mile connectivity for people travelling between small towns and major cities. While the trains between Delhi and Shamli, Bhubaneswar and Nayagarh […]

Commercial operations on the 44 km Kharsia-Korichhapar section of the Korba-Kharsia new rail line project (Chhattisgarh Eastern Railway Corridor) commenced on October 12, 2019. The entire project involves laying of a 180 km new broad […]

IR is planning to form two new central public sector undertakings as holding companies to monitor coach and engine production. The proposal for the project is expected to come up for inter-ministerial consultation soon. It […]

The extended Railway Board approved the Bengaluru suburban rail project on October 4, 2019. The board includes officials from the Ministry of Finance, NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The proposal […]

Commercial operations on the Jaipur-Ringas  section of the Jaipur-Ringas-Churu-Sikar-Loharu railway gauge conversion project commenced on October 21, 2019. The project involves conversion of a 320.04 km railway line between Jaipur (Rajasthan) and Loharu (Haryana) from metre […]

Western Railway has introduced the state-of-the-art Uttam Rake for local trains in Mumbai. The newly introduced rake has improved interiors and advanced features to make travelling in local trains a better experience. It was operated […]

IR is aiming to become a net zero-carbon emitter by the year 2030, as part of the country’s strategy to combat climate change. Various energy efficiency measures are being taken by the railways to reduce […]

IR will get its first waste-to-energy (WtE) conversion unit at Bhubaneswar by January 2020. All waste generated at Bhubaneswar railway station, and the carriage and coaching depot will be converted into light diesel oil that […]

Three railway stations in Rajasthan – Jaipur, Jodhpur and Durgapura – have topped the list of IR’s cleanliness survey unveiled on October 2, 2019. Jaipur was placed first, followed by Jodhpur and Durgapura in the […]

Commercial operations on the Agartala-Sabroom new railway line project commenced on October 4, 2019. The project involved laying of a 114.6 km long new broad gauge railway line from Agartala to Sabroom in Tripura at […]

Indian Railway Station Development Corporation [IRSDC] Limited has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with IRCON International Limited and RITES Limited for the redevelopment of 12 and eight railway stations respectively. IRSDC signed an MoA with […]