Railways

The South East Central Railway (SECR) has installed Kavach on its first locomotive, a WAP-7 (locomotive number 37704), at the Electric Loco Shed in Bhilai. The installation of Kavach has already commenced on the Nagpur-Jharsuguda […]

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has recorded a freight loading of 0.94 million tonnes in July 2025, marking an increase of 2.5 per cent compared to the same month last year. The zone registered an […]

The Union Government has inaugurated the Amrit Bharat Express train between Gaya in Bihar and Delhi. Additionally, a Buddhist Circuit train running between Vaishali in Bihar and Koderma in Jharkhand has also been inaugurated.

South East Central Railway (SECR) has achieved a cumulative freight loading of 100 million tonnes (mt) in 144 days (between April 1, 2025 to August 22, 2025). Previously, in FY 2024-25, this milestone was reached […]

Servotech Renewable Power System Limited has secured an order for an on-grid rooftop solar project with a total capacity of 7.3 megawatts (MW), worth Rs 288.4 million, from the Jaipur division under the North Western […]

The Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) implemented a refinancing facility of up to Rs 11.25 billion for Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited (BRBCL)- a joint venture (JV) between National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited (74 […]

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has completed 406 km of foundation work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) Corridor Project. The project involves development of the 508.17 km long Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR corridor in […]

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 […]