IR is planning to form two new central public sector undertakings as holding companies to monitor coach and engine production. The proposal for the project is expected to come up for inter-ministerial consultation soon. It […]
The extended Railway Board approved the Bengaluru suburban rail project on October 4, 2019. The board includes officials from the Ministry of Finance, NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The proposal […]
Commercial operations on the Jaipur-Ringas section of the Jaipur-Ringas-Churu-Sikar-Loharu railway gauge conversion project commenced on October 21, 2019. The project involves conversion of a 320.04 km railway line between Jaipur (Rajasthan) and Loharu (Haryana) from metre […]
Western Railway has introduced the state-of-the-art Uttam Rake for local trains in Mumbai. The newly introduced rake has improved interiors and advanced features to make travelling in local trains a better experience. It was operated […]
IR is aiming to become a net zero-carbon emitter by the year 2030, as part of the country’s strategy to combat climate change. Various energy efficiency measures are being taken by the railways to reduce […]
IR will get its first waste-to-energy (WtE) conversion unit at Bhubaneswar by January 2020. All waste generated at Bhubaneswar railway station, and the carriage and coaching depot will be converted into light diesel oil that […]
Three railway stations in Rajasthan – Jaipur, Jodhpur and Durgapura – have topped the list of IR’s cleanliness survey unveiled on October 2, 2019. Jaipur was placed first, followed by Jodhpur and Durgapura in the […]
Commercial operations on the Agartala-Sabroom new railway line project commenced on October 4, 2019. The project involved laying of a 114.6 km long new broad gauge railway line from Agartala to Sabroom in Tripura at […]
Indian Railway Station Development Corporation [IRSDC] Limited has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with IRCON International Limited and RITES Limited for the redevelopment of 12 and eight railway stations respectively. IRSDC signed an MoA with […]
The Gujarat High Court granted clearance for commencement of the land acquisition process for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail (HSR) corridor project on September 19, 2019. The project was facing roadblocks in implementation due to protests […]
The MoR has granted approval for implementation of the Bahraich-Nanpara-Rupediha gauge conversion project. The detailed project report for the project has been sent to the Railway Board. The project involves conversion from metre gauge to broad […]
The Vande Bharat Express between Delhi and Katra began commercial services on October 5, 2019. The train has brought down travel time between Delhi and Katra to eight hours from the current 12 hours. It […]
The Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express services began commercial operations on October 5, 2019. The train, which is the country’s first private train, will be managed by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the e-ticketing […]
The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has formed a task force to draw up a blueprint for developing 50 railway stations with world-class standards and allowing private passenger train operators to run 150 trains on its […]
The Maharashtra government inaugurated the 13.14 km Sewagram-Sonegaon section of the Wardha (Sewagram)-Ballarshah third line project on September 11, 2019. The Commissioner of Railway Safety granted safety clearance for the section in May 2019. The […]
Commercial operations on the Samastipur-Khagaria section of the Samastipur-Khagaria, Darbhanga-Jaynagar and Raxaul-Samastipur railway electrification project commenced on September 9, 2019. As part of the project, the 86 km Samastipur-Khagaria, 69 km Darbhanga-Jaynagar and 231 km […]
The Haryana government inaugurated the Hisar-Jakhal section of the Hisar-Jakhal-Dhuri-Ludhiana railway electrification project on September 4, 2019. As part of the project, 202 km of an existing railway line between Hisar and Ludhiana via Jakhal […]
Construction work on the project for redevelopment of the Tirupati railway station is likely to be completed by 2023. The project involves redevelopment of the Tirupati railway station in Andhra Pradesh at a cost of Rs […]
The 190 km New Ateli-New Phulera section on the Western Corridor of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project was inaugurated on August 15, 2019. The Western Corridor of the DFC project involves development of a 1,504 km […]
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)-run Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express is expected to begin services on October 4, 2019. The Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will run six days a week barring Tuesdays. After initial runs […]
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