RITES Limited has signed an agreement for acquisition of a 24 per cent equity stake in Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation [IRSDC] Limited for Rs 480 million. IRSDC, the nodal agency for implementation of the […]
Construction work has been completed on the 16 km Kachhwa Road-Madhosingh station section of the Varanasi-Madhosingh-Allahabad rail line doubling project. Besides, work on the Manduwadih-Kachhwa Road section has also been completed. The project involves doubling […]
The Kerala government granted approval to the detailed project report (DPR) of the Kerala semi-high speed rail corridor project (Silver Line) on June 10, 2020. The project, which will be implemented by Kerala Rail Development […]
IR has partially resumed passenger train services after a gap of over two months on account of the countrywide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 200 special trains commenced operations on June 1, 2020. […]
IR targets manufacture of 1,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) per day such as overalls for doctors and paramedics after the samples made by Northern Railway were tested and approved by the Defence Research and Development […]
The initial public offer (IPO) of the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), the fund-mobilising arm of the railways, has been delayed against the backdrop of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. IRFC was supposed to be listed […]
Redevelopment work on the Habibganj railway station in Madhya Pradesh has been put on hold amid the lockdown to control the coronavirus outbreak. The work will now take an extra six months to complete as […]
IR has introduced timetabled parcel trains for transportation of essential commodities and other goods, providing a major boost to the country’s supply chain. Timetabled parcel trains are planned as per the demand of customers. Approximately […]
IR has decided to modify 20,000 coaches into isolation wards to augment quarantine facilities for COVID-19 patients. The modified coaches will be able to accommodate 320,000 beds for isolation needs. Work on the conversion of […]
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an agreement with the Government of India to provide an official development assistance (ODA) loan of Rs 85.53 billion for Phase I of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Project […]
Indian Railways (IR) has suspended all passenger services during the 21-day nationwide lockdown till May 3, 2020 to control the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. The suspension includes all suburban train services. However, freight movement […]
The CCEA approved the Aligarh-Harduaganj rail flyover project on March 25, 2020. The project involves the construction of a 22 km long railway flyover between Aligarh and Harduaganj in Uttar Pradesh at an estimated cost […]
Indian Railways’ (IR) third private train, the KashiMahakal Express began commercial operations on February 20, 2020 after its inaugural run on February 16, 2020. The train runs between Varanasi and Indore and like the other […]
The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has agreed to launch a Tejas Express between Delhi and Dehradun via Haridwar. Work on the project is expected to begin soon. The Tejas Express trains are a premium version […]
IR has selected four trains to implement a pilot project for providing content-on-demand services during the railway journey. The service will be rolled out on two Rajdhani trains (Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express and the August KrantiRajdhani […]
The Mailani-Lakhimpur section of the Lucknow-Pilibhit gauge conversion project was inaugurated on February 14, 2020. The project involves gauge conversion of the 262.72 km rail line between Lucknow and Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh. It is […]
The central government has formed a committee under the Ministry of Agriculture that also includes representatives of IR to work out the modalities for Kisan Rail. The setting up of Kisan Rail through the public-private […]
The MoR inaugurated the 140 km Katwa-Azimganj and Monigram-Nalhati sections of the Katwa-Azimganj-Nalhati and Azimganj-Tildanga/New Farakka railway electrification project on February 13, 2020. The project, which is being implemented by the Central Organisation for Railway […]
A survey has been commissioned by the Railway Board to establish the Munjai-Nyoenpaling railway line in a bid to provide a cross-border rail link between India and Bhutan. Apart from this, the north-eastern part of […]
The MoR inaugurated a 2.26 km tunnel in Marangching village in Noney district under the Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal railway project on February 22, 2020. Besides, construction work on the 555 metreNoney railway bridge is likely to be […]
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