Railways

IR has achieved the electrification of 99.4 per cent of its broad gauge network, as of January 31, 2026, covering 30 states and union territories. This represents the electrification of 69,744 route km (rkm) out […]

IR has achieved the electrification of 99.4 per cent of its broad gauge network, as of January 31, 2026, covering 30 states and union territories. This represents the electrification of 69,744 route km (rkm) out […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has made a proposal for merger of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and Ircon International Limited for creation of an integrated entity which will lead to enhanced operational efficiency and […]

North Western Railway (NWR) has completed more than 60 per cent of the excavation work for the 2.27 km-long tunnel in the Aravalli hills near Chikhla village under the Taranga Hill-Abu Road New Railway Line […]

The Union Government inaugurated Chennai Beach-Chennai Egmore Fourth Rail Line Project in Tamil Nadu. The project involved development of a 4.32 km long fourth rail line from Chennai Beach to Chennai Egmore in Tamil Nadu […]

South Western Railway (SWR) has achieved freight loading of 47.5 million tonnes (mt) during the financial year (FY) 2025-26 (till February 2026), an increase of 17 per cent over the corresponding period of the last […]

Southern Railway (SR) has approved the detailed design of a 200 m long and 16 m wide new tunnel to be built at Balaramapuram in connection with the Trivandrum-Kanyakumari Rail Doubling Project. The work is expected […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) sanctioned multiple key rail infrastructure projects to accelerate capacity, connectivity and operational efficiency across three states- Rajasthan, Kerala and West Bengal. These are as follows: Shri Ganganagar Coach Maintenance Facility […]

The Government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany’s RAILONE GmbH for investment of Rs 2 billion in railways infrastructure development in the state. With this collaboration, the government […]

Indian Railways (IR) has announced Rail Tech Policy reform as the third reform under “52 reforms in 52 weeks” initiative for massive and systematic induction of technology in the railways sector. The policy aims to […]

The Network Planning Group (NPG) of ‘PM GatiShakti National Master Plan’ evaluated the Jalandhar Cantt-Jammu Tawi Third Rail Line Project and Manikpur-Itarsi Third Rail Line Project on February 25, 2026. Jalandhar Cantt-Jammu Tawi Third Rail […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved three multi-tracking railway projects worth Rs 90.72 billion on February 24, 2026. These are: Gondia-Jabalpur Rail Doubling Project: It involves doubling of a 230.5 km long railway […]

South Western Railway (SWR) has commissioned the 30.04 km long Makajipalli-Dharmavaram rail section under the Penukonda-Dharmavaram Railway Line Doubling Project. In addition, SWR has also commissioned one Intermediate Block Hut (IBH) between Makajipalli and Nagsamudram […]

Central Government has set asset monetisation target of Rs 2,623 billion for railways under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) 2.0 for FY 2026-30. This is 16 per cent of the total monetisation value of Rs […]

Texmaco Rail and Engineering Limited and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) have signed the joint venture (JV) shareholders agreement for development of India’s next-generation rolling stock viz. freight, locomotive, passenger, and metro systems with Texmaco […]

The Commissioner for Railway Safety (CRS) has given clearance to the 15.7 km long Murkongselek-Sille section at a permissible speed of 110 kmph for the Murkongselek-Pasighat New Line Project in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh. The project […]

Indian Railways (IR) has deployed 8,570 km of optical fibre cable for Kavach on high-density routes like Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah, as of February 2026. Other progress includes the installation of 938 telecom towers, 5,672 route […]

East Coast Railway (ECoR) has equipped a 1.9 km long T-7 tunnel located between Purunakatak and Charichhak in Boudh district with an advanced safety infrastructure in accordance with prescribed railway standards under the Khurda Road-Bolangir […]

North Central Railway (NCR) has conducted successful Kavach trial on the Dadri-Tundla section under the Prayagraj division of the North Central Railway (NCR) zone with a 20 coach Vande Bharat Express train at a speed […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved three railway projects worth Rs 185.09 billion. These are: Kasara-Manmad Third and Fourth Rail Line Project: It involves laying the third and fourth rail line from Kasara […]