Railways

Indian Railways (IR) has planned to install advanced composite sleepers and artificial intelligence (AI) based track monitoring for enhanced safety. Reportedly, the existing iron and concrete sleepers used in bridge approaches and at points and […]

Vande Bharat Express train service has registered cumulative passenger traffic of 39.8 million during the financial year (FY) 2025-26, an increase of 34 per cent over 29.7 million passengers registered during the previous year. Besides, […]

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) has commenced land acquisition for the East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor Project (EWDFC). Besides, the detailed project report (DPR) for the project is underway. The project involves construction of […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has sanctioned funds worth Rs 220 million for the Final Location Survey (FLS) for the Irugur-Podanur Railway Line Doubling Project in Tamil Nadu. The project involves doubling of the 10.77 […]

The CCEA has approved the Sainthia-Pakur fourth rail line project and the Santragachi-Kharagpur fourth rail line project worth Rs 44.74 billion to enhance rail capacity and improve operational efficiency. The Sainthia-Pakur fourth rail line project […]

IR has recommended two amendments in its 2012 PPP policy. This includes the extension of the concession period to 50 years, as major projects currently have a concession period of about 20-35 years and the […]

SCR has launched a first-of-its-kind rail parcel app for seamless end-to-end parcel delivery through IR. In the pilot phase, the app has been launched in seven locations, such as, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntur, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru […]

IR has commissioned a total of 128 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) as of March 5, 2026. In-principle approval has been received for 288 GCTs across IR. Further, South Central Railway (SCR) has approved a […]

The central government has launched two Amrit Bharat Express trains in Tamil Nadu. This includes the Podanur (Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)-Dhanbad (Jharkhand) Amrit Bharat Express train, connecting the textile hub of western Tamil Nadu with the […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) approved projects worth Rs 13.64 billion for deployment of Kavach (indigenous train collision avoidance system) and upgradation of communication infrastructure across Indian Railways (IR). The works include installation of Kavach […]

Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) has manufactured cumulative 572 locomotives during the financial year (FY) 2025-26, representing an increase of 20 per cent over the previous year. This includes 558 electric locomotives, comprising of 401 WAG-9H […]

Indian Railways has sanctioned a project to strengthen its communication infrastructure on Western Railway, approving the provision of 4×48 optical fibre cable (OFC) backbone across the Ahmedabad and Ratlam divisions at a total cost of […]

Indian Railways (IR) has achieved cumulative freight loading of 1,670 million tonnes (mt) during the financial year (FY) 2025-26, an increase of 3.25 per cent over the previous financial year. Moreover, a total of 29.18 […]

The Union Government inaugurated various projects in Gujarat on March 31, 2026. These are: 28 km long Kanalus-Jamnagar section of the Rajkot-Kanalus Railway Line Doubling Project: It involves doubling of the 111.2 km long Rajkot-Kanalus […]

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) completed the construction work on the Dedicated Freight Corridor Project (Western Corridor) on March 31, 2026. Besides, a trial run was conducted between the Jawaharlal Nehru Port […]

Western Railway (WR) has commissioned its first greenfield Gati Shakti cargo terminal (GCT) at Gangadhara under the Mumbai Central railway division on March 30, 2026. The terminal is the fastest commissioned GCT, completed in a […]

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) conducted a safety inspection on the 14.53 km long Lar road-Pivkol section of the Bhatni-Aunrihar Line Doubling-cum-Electrification Project. The project involved doubling and electrification of the existing 125.3 km […]

The Surat Integrated Modal Transportation Development Corporation Limited (SITCO) has achieved a physical progress of about 50 per cent on the Redevelopment of Surat Railway Station Project in Gujarat. The project is expected to be […]

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) conducted a safety inspection on the 15.45 km long rail section between Nagaud (1210.07 km) to Phulwari (1225.5 km) of the Lalitpur-Satna-Rewa-Singrauli and Mahoba-Khajuraho New Line Project. Besides, speed […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) approved projects worth Rs 12.36 billion for implementation of Kavach and upgradation of communication systems across the network on March 25, 2026. These are: Upgradation of fibre network for Central […]