Railways

South Central Railway (SCR) has achieved a physical progress of about 95 per cent on the Redevelopment of Tirupati Railway Station Project in Andhra Pradesh. The development of the Tirupati railway station project involves upgrading […]

Indian Railways (IR) has registered a capital expenditure (capex) of Rs 1,424.87 billion during the financial year (FY) 2025-26 (till September 2025), marking the highest mid-year utilisation ever achieved by IR. This represents 56.5 per […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved four railway projects worth Rs 246.34 billion. These are: Bhusawal-Wardha Third and Fourth Rail Line Project: It involves construction of a 314 km long third and […]

South Central Railway (SCR) generated a cumulative revenue of Rs 101.43 billion during the financial year (FY) 2025-26 (till September 2025), marking an increase of 1.7 per cent over the corresponding period of the previous […]

DP World, in collaboration with Ocean Network Express (ONE), has launched the first dedicated reefer rail freight service from the Inland Container Depot (ICD) Thimmapur in Hyderabad to Nhava Sheva [Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA)] […]

Indian Railways (IR) achieved a cumulative freight loading of 801 million tonnes (mt) during the financial year (FY) 2025-26 (till September 2025), representing a 3.2 per cent increase over the corresponding period last year. This […]

Indian Railways (IR) launched its first container train service with an assured transit time between Delhi and Kolkata on a pilot basis, from October 1, 2025. The bi-weekly service will connect the Inland Container Depot […]

Central Railway (CR) has completed locomotive trials of Kavach in the Mumbai division, with trials conducted at Somatne, Apta and Jite stations on the Panvel-Roha section. With this, CR has become the first zone to […]

Mr. R Rajagopal has been appointed as the Member (Traction & Rolling Stock), Railway Board. He is an officer of the 1987 batch of the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) and has nearly 30 years […]

The Union Government has launched three new Amrit Bharat Express trains in Bihar. These include the Muzaffarpur-Hyderabad (Charlapalli), Chhapra-Delhi (Anand Vihar Terminal), and Darbhanga-Ajmer (Madar) Amrit Bharat Express trains. With this launch, the total number […]

The Union Government has launched two Vande Bharat Express train services in Rajasthan, with routes connecting Bikaner-Delhi Cantt and Jodhpur-Delhi Cantt. These trains will be operated and maintained by the North Western Railway (NWR) zone.

North Central Railway (NCR) conducted a live demonstration of cleaning solar panels using drone-based technology at Subedarganj railway station (SFG). The drone used features four nozzles that spray water at the target area and is […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the Tilaiya-Rajgir-Bakhtiyarpur Rail Line Doubling Project in Bihar. The project involves doubling of an existing 104 km long railway line from Tilaiya to Bakhtiyarpur via Rajgir at […]

Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has completed around 50 per cent work on the Redevelopment of Nagpur Railway Station Project. Besides, the project is expected to be completed by December 2026. Further, one G+7 building […]

Indian Railways (IR) plans to launch a Vande Bharat Express train connecting New Delhi with Firozpur Cantonment in Punjab. The train is expected to cover a distance of 486 km in about six hours and […]

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) achieved the breakthrough of a 4.88 km long tunnel between Shilphata-Ghansoli section in connection with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) Corridor Project. The tunnel, excavated using the New […]

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has conducted a safety inspection on the 18 km long Sarsa Jamalpur-Asthawan rail section of the Fatuah-Islampur New Railway Line with Material Modification for Neora-Daniawan-Biharsharif-Barbigha-Sheikhpura New Lines. The project […]

The construction work on the Nimach-Ratlam Railway Line Doubling Project has reached its final stage and it is expected to be completed by December 2025. Besides, Western Railway (WR) has achieved a physical progress of […]

The Government of Maharashtra inaugurated the Amalner-Beed section under the Ahmednagar-Beed-Parli Vaijnath Railway Line Project. The project involves the construction of a 261 km long rail line between Ahmednagar and Parli Vaijnath linking with Beed […]

The Central Railway (CR) has conducted its first trial of the Kavach system in the Solapur division. The trial covered a distance of 26 km, between the Dhavalas and Bhalwani stations, and tested several features, […]