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 […]
Indian Railways (IR) has commissioned Kavach 4.0 on the Mathura-Kota Section of the Delhi-Mumbai route. As of July 2025, progress on the Kavach system includes the installation of 619 telecom towers, laying of optical fibre […]
The Universal Rail Mill (URM) of SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant achieved 5 million tonnes (mt) of prime rail production as of May 2025. The URM is an advanced facility that produces high quality 130-metre rails for […]
The Union Government inaugurated various rail sections in Tamil Nadu on July 26, 2025. These are: Electrification of the Madurai-Bodinayakkanur Gauge Conversion Project. It involves conversion of 90.41 km long Madurai-Bodinayakkanur metre gauge (MG) rail […]
Indian Railways (IR) has successfully tested India’s first hydrogen powered railway coach (driving power car) at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai. IR is currently developing a hydrogen train with a capacity of 1,200 horsepower […]
Indian Railways (IR) sanctioned a total of 237 projects covering 9,703 km, with an overall investment of Rs 1,903.33 billion, during the period 2022-2026 (till date). These include 180 doubling projects, 40 new line projects […]
Indian Railway (IR) has sanctioned a total of 52 projects in Bihar, covering 4,663 km with an overall investment of Rs 861.07 billion, till April 2025. This includes 31 new line projects, 20 doubling projects […]
National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) is expected to complete the construction work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) Corridor Project by December 2029. Besides, the project has incurred cumulative financial expenditure of Rs […]
The Union Government is expected to inaugurate the 51-km long Itwari-Umred section of the Nagpur-Nagbhid Railway Gauge Conversion Project by October 2025. The project involves conversion of 106 km long Nagpur-Nagbhid narrow gauge railway line […]
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) commissioned the automatic block signalling (ABS) system on the Aluabari-Gaisal-Panjipara section, stretching 22.9 route km (rkm). With this, the zone has completed 87.57 rkm of ABS coverage from Ambari Falakata to […]
Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has launched a new Roll-on Roll-off (Ro-Ro) car transportation service on the route between Kolad in Maharashtra and Verna in Goa. The service will commence from Kolad on August 23, […]
Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) has rolled out its 2500th electric locomotive, a WAP-7 class locomotive with 6,000 horsepower (hp) for passenger train operations. This locomotive is equipped with real-time monitoring systems, an air-conditioned (AC) cabin, regenerative […]
The Union Government inaugurated four new Amrit Bharat train services in Bihar on July 18, 2025. The new routes include Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna) to New Delhi, Bapudham Motihari to Delhi (Anand Vihar Terminal), Darbhanga […]
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