Railways

The total approximate earning of IR on originating basis in the April 1, 2022-October 8, 2022 period stood at Rs 334.76 billion, 92 per cent higher compared to the corresponding period in the previous year […]

Indian Railways (IR) has successfully recorded its best ever September monthly freight loading. The freight traffic in September 2022 stood at 115.80 mt, an incremental loading of 9.7 mt (9.15 per cent) over the corresponding […]

IR is resuming the busy season surcharge of 15 per cent on all freight traffic with effect from October 1, 2022. The charge will be levied on transpor­tation of all commodities except coal and coke, […]

In a key development, the progress of railway track projects, that is, new lines, gauge conversion and multi-tracking (doubling/tripling), has shot up almost three times in the April-September 2022 period (as of Sep­tem­ber 21, 2022) […]

Japan International Cooperation Agency the Ministry of Housing and Ur­ban Affairs and MoR have signed a Record of Discussions for the Pro­ject for Station Area Development along Selected Stations of Mumbai-Ah­medabad High Speed Rail (HSR) […]

The union cabinet has approved IR proposal for the redevelopment of three railway stations. These are the New Delhi Railway Station, Ahme­dabad Rail­way Station and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai. The three projects are expected […]

IR has allowed the transportation of LNG through its network, enabling cheaper delivery of the fuel to areas that lack pipe­lines. This move is ex­pected to boost ports that already have both natural gas regasification […]

Southern Railway (SR) has managed to save Rs 549.9 million by harnessing alternative sources of energy. It has saved Rs 64.5 million by generating 16.3 MUs of solar power from 2017 till July 2022. Solar […]

IR has reduced the discounts it offers for ferrying empty containers and flat wagons, thereby increasing the overall charges it levies. Under the re­vis­ed rates, there will be a discount of 10 per cent. This […]

The Japan International Cooperation on July 25, 2022 Agency signed a loan agreement with the Government of India to provide an official development assistance loan of Rs 60 billion (YEN 100 billion) for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad […]

In an important development, IR has formalised charges for roll-on/ roll-off (ro-ro) services offered to transporters. Reportedly, the rates are comparable to road tariffs. The freight charges will be applicable for all Ro-Ro services offered […]

IR has conducted a test run of the 3.5 km long freight train, Super Vasuki, on August 15, 2022. It had 295 loaded wagons and was carrying more than 27,000 tonnes of coal between Korba […]

Continuing the trend of increased freight loading, IR has recorded the highest ever July monthly freight loading in 2022-23. The freight loading for July 2022 stands at 122.14 mt, 8.25 per cent higher than the […]

Indian Railways (IR) recorded the best ever monthly freight loading of 125.5 million tonnes (mt) in June 2022. The incremental loading in the month of June was 12.72 mt, recording a growth of 11.28 per […]

IR is planning to switch from a pure financial return-based assessment of bids for new projects to a more comprehensive approach, which in­clu­des social and developmental impact. Reportedly, the modified economic internal rate of return […]

IR has taken an initiative to enable the participation of start-ups and oth­er entities in the field of innovation. The StartUps for Railways policy was launched by IR on June 13, 2022. This policy will […]

In a bid to increase the share of e-commerce revenues, IR is working on overhauling its parcel policy. At present, the policy includes ferrying of small goods such as home appliances on the parcel service […]

Phase I of IR’s project to install video surveillance systems at stations across the country will be completed by January 2023. The programme is being implemented by RailTel. Phase I of the project included key […]

The central government has sanctioned Rs 1.8 billion for the restoration of the railways network in Assam’s Dima Hasai district. The rail network in Hasao has been devastated by floods and landslides in the area […]

IR is planning to double the capacity of overhead power lines to ensure that newer trains such as the Vande Bharat express can ply comfortably. Reportedly, the electrification of routes will now be sanctioned with […]