The Ministry of Railways (MoR) granted in-principle approval for implementation of the Kerala semi-high speed rail corridor project (Silver Line) on December 17, 2019. The project, which is being implemented by Kerala Railway Development Corporation […]
In consultation with NITI Aayog, the MoR has picked 100 routes to run 150 private passenger trains. The tenders for the routes are likely to be invited soon. NITI Aayog has released draft guidelines for […]
A trial run was conducted on the 306 km Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor project on December 27, 2019. The project involves the development of a 1,504 km heavy-haul freight corridor of […]
An MoU was signed between the Delhi Development Authority, the Rail Land Development Authority and Indian Railway Station Development Corporation Limited on December 19, 2019 for the redevelopment of the Anand Vihar and Bijwasan railway […]
The country’s second private train, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express began commercial operations on January 19, 2020, after its inaugural run on January 17, 2020. The train, similar to the Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, is operated by […]
National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited is likely to submit detailed project reports (DPRs) to the Railway Board for six high speed rail corridor projects soon. The estimated cost for preparing the DPR for each […]
The cabinet has given the MoR its approval for signing an MoU with the Department for International Development (UK government) for enabling energy self-sufficiency for IR. The MoU underlines various activities that will be undertaken […]
The railways announced a fare hike across its network excluding suburban trains, effective January 1, 2020. While ordinary non-AC, non-suburban fares have been hiked by 1 paisa per km of journey, hikes 2 paise per […]
The MoR plans to install internet protocol-based video surveillance systems (VSS) at railway stations to improve safety. The intelligent surveillance system will use video analytics and facial recognition features to monitor and track suspicious activities […]
IR is planning to install solar plants with a total capacity of 500 MW by 2021-22. Of the targeted capacity, around 95.67 MW capacity has already been put up on various railway buildings, including 835 […]
IR has upgraded and renovated 30 stations in the Northeast under the Adarsh station scheme. In Assam, 28 stations (Rangapara North, Srirampur Assam, Gosaigaon Hat, Silchar, Badarpur Junction, Fakiragram, Salakati, Basugaon, Goreswar, Udalguri, Tangla, Rowta […]
Construction work on the Ringus-Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur railway electrification project has been completed. Further, the Commissioner of Railway Safety has granted safety clearance for the project. However, commercial operations are expected to commence by March 2020 as […]
The Ministry of Railways has signed a joint declaration of intent (JDI) with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany, for technical cooperation in the railway sector. The JDI will provide a platform […]
An MoU was signed between the Rail Land Development Authority and the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority for the Redevelopment of Dehradun Railway Station Project on December 5, 2019. The project involves redevelopment of the Dehradun […]
Indian Railways (IR) is planning to manufacture 640 coaches of the country’s first semi-high speed train – Train 18 or the Vande Bharat Express – in the next three years. The production programmes for 2019-20, […]
The Gujarat government has granted in-principle approval for implementation of the Ahmedabad-Rajkot semi-high speed rail corridor project. The project involves the construction of a 247 km semi-high speed rail corridor between Ahmedabad and Rajkot at […]
Commercial operations on the 13 km Davangere-Harihar section of the Chikjajur-Harihar-Hubbali line doubling project commenced on November 27, 2019. The project involves doubling of an existing 190 km railway line between Chikjajur and Hubballi via […]
The central government has granted approval for construction of three railway projects in Arunachal Pradesh. These are the Bhalukpong-Tenga-Tawang (378 km), North Lakhimpur-Bame-Aalo-Silapathar (247.85 km) and Pasighat-Tezu-Parsuram Kund-Rupai (227 km) railway lines. The three railway […]
Indian Railways (IR) launched nine Sewa Service trains on October 22, 2019, to achieve last-mile connectivity for people travelling between small towns and major cities. While the trains between Delhi and Shamli, Bhubaneswar and Nayagarh […]
Commercial operations on the 44 km Kharsia-Korichhapar section of the Korba-Kharsia new rail line project (Chhattisgarh Eastern Railway Corridor) commenced on October 12, 2019. The entire project involves laying of a 180 km new broad […]
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