Railways

The Railway Board (RB) has approved the first Joint Parcel Product-Rapid Cargo Service (JPP-RCS) train from Budgam in Kashmir to Adarsh Nagar in Delhi, which is expected to cover the distance in approximately 23 hours. […]

The Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) sanctioned and executed agreements for a Rs 1.99 billion term loan facility with the Surat Integrated Transportation Development Corporation Limited (SITCO)- a joint venture (JV) between the Ministry of […]

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has conducted a safety inspection on the Katni Grade Separator/Bypass Railway Project. The project involves construction of a 7 km long down line and 14 km long up line […]

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has received a letter of acceptance (LOA) from IRCON International Limited for a signalling and telecommunications project valued at Rs 1.79 billion. The contract involves supply, installation, testing and commissioning […]

The Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi, has commissioned a first-of-its-kind removable solar panel system installed between railway tracks. The pilot project has been rolled out at BLW’s workshop line number 19, with an indigenously designed […]

North Central Railway (NCR) has successfully completed Kavach trials on the Mathura-Palwal section under its Agra division. These trials included simulations of both rear-end and head-on collisions using two Kavach equipped locomotives. The trials affirmed […]

Western Railway (WR) has commissioned and energised India’s first 2×25 kV electric traction system under the Mission Raftaar initiative, at the Nagda-Khachrod section in its Ratlam division. The system comprises of two Scott-connected 100 MVA […]

The Union Government has inaugurated India’s longest-route Vande Bharat Express train on Nagpur (Ajni)-Pune route, covering a distance of 881 km in 12 hours. Its stoppages include Wardha, Badnera, Akola, Bhusawal, Jalgaon, Manmad, Kopargaon, Ahilyanagar […]

Indian Railways (IR) has conducted a trial run of India’s longest freight train, “Rudrastra”, which is 4.5 km in length. The trial run was carried out from Ganjkhwaja railway station under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya […]

Indian Railways (IR) is planning to establish an integrated coaching depot (ICD) at Ranavav in Porbandar, Gujarat, under the Bhavnagar railway division of the Western Railway (WR), with an estimated investment of Rs 1.35 billion. […]

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has completed the construction work on the 80 m long Vishwamitri river bridge in Vadodara city under the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) Corridor Project. With this, 17 out […]

Northern Railway (NR) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tehri Hydro Development Corporation India Limited (THDCIL) for the procurement of 400 megawatts (MW) of hydroelectric power, to be sourced from the Kalai-II Hydro […]

IR has sanctioned Rs 1.3 billion for the upgradation and expansion of the Siliguri Diesel Loco Shed at Darjeeling’s Siliguri Junction railway station in West Bengal. With this, the shed will become one of the […]

DP World has launched two new domestic railway services connecting Gujarat’s Bhimasar and Hazira to Kolkata in West Bengal. The services will provide gateway for efficient cargo movement by linking India’s western manufacturing clusters to […]

The Union Government has inaugurated a railway over bridge (ROB) at Hardattpur in Varanasi. This project is expected to help alleviate congestion on the Mohan Sarai-Adalpura route. Additionally, the foundation stone has been laid for […]

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has completed the work of eight circular piers for a 480 m long bridge over the Sabarmati river under the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) Corridor Project. Besides, […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved four railway projects worth Rs 111.69 billion to enhance mobility, providing improved operational efficiency and service reliability for Indian Railways (IR). These approved projects include the […]

In order to improve infrastructure and economic development in the northeastern states, the centre has constructed around 16,207 km of national highways and approved an investment of Rs 693.42 billion for railway projects. Around 12 […]

Indian Railways (IR) installed solar power plants with a total capacity of 181 megawatts (MW) between January and June 2025. As of July 2025, IR has commissioned around 660 MW of solar power capacity (both […]