Railways

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has made significant progress across both Gujarat and Maharashtra for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) Corridor Project. In Gujarat, foundations and piers have been completed over 352 km, […]

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) conducted a safety inspection on the 10 km long Jarati-Manabar section of the Kirandul-Jagdalpur Line Doubling Project. The newly laid section has been constructed using 60 kg rails and […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has prepared the detailed project report (DPR) for the Qazigund-Srinagar-Budgam New Rail Line Project and Baramulla-Uri New Rail Line Project. Qazigund-Srinagar-Budgam New Rail Line Project involves construction of 118 km […]

Ministry of Railways (MoR) approved various projects on February 9, 2026. These are: Barbendra-Damrughutu Doubling and Damrughutu-Bokaro Third Rail Line Project: It entails developing third and fourth railway lines between Barbendra and Damrughutu, covering 51.76 […]

Indian Railways (IR) has completed redevelopment of 172 stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) as of February 2026. Besides, IR has repaired a total of 8,626 railway bridges during 2022-2025 (till December 2025). […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has allocated funds worth Rs 32.44 billion for the construction of the Vaibhavwadi-Kolhapur (Shri Chhatrapati Shahumaharaj Terminus) New Railway Line Project. The project’s cost will be shared equally between the […]

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has achieved the breakthrough of a 454 m long with a width of 14.4 m MT-6 mountain tunnel at Palghar in connection with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) […]

Indian Railways (IR) has estimated to achieve passenger revenue of Rs 873 billion during the financial year (FY) 2026-27, reflecting an increase of nine per cent over revised estimate (RE) and reduction of about six […]

The details of state-wise funds allocated for railways infrastructure under the Union Budget 2026-27: State Funds allocated (Rs billion) Maharashtra 239.26 Uttar Pradesh 200.12 Gujarat 173.66 Madhya Pradesh 151.88 West Bengal 142.05 Assam and Northeast […]

POWERGRID Khavda II-C Transmission Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), has commissioned the inter-state transmission project for the evacuation of 4.5 GW of renewable energy injection at Khavda […]

The construction work of the Redevelopment of Nagpur Railway Station Project in Maharashtra is expected to be completed by March 2027. Redevelopment of Nagpur Railway Station Project involves major upgradation of the Nagpur railway station […]

Indian Railways (IR) has commissioned Kavach 4.0 on 472.3 route km (rkm) across three sections: Vadodara–Virar (344 km) on Western Railway (WR), Tuglakabad Junction Cabin–Palwal (35 km) on Northern Railway (NR), and Manpur–Sarmatanr (93.3 km) on East […]

Hari Shankar Verma has been appointed as the Member (Operations and Business Development) at the Railway Board (RB), Ministry of Railways (MoR). He is an officer of the 1987 batch of the Indian Railway Traffic […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has sanctioned the final location survey (FLS) for three new rail line projects in West Bengal. The project are as follows: Siuri-Nala New Rail Line Project: It involves construction of […]

Indian Railways (IR) has planned to develop Vande Bharat Sleeper train with 24 coaches and 1,224 berths at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai. Currently, these trains are at design phase with prototype rake planned […]

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) successfully launched a 110.5 m long Open Web Steel Girder-the longest Rail Flyover (RFO) girder-weighing approximately 1,500 tonnes near Kalamboli on the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)-Vaitarna […]

The Union Government has launched three new Amrit Bharat Express trains on January 23, 2026. These include Nagercoil-Mangaluru Amrit Bharat Express (Tamil Nadu and Karnataka), Thiruvananthapuram-Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express (Kerala and Tamil Nadu), and Thiruvananthapuram-Charlapalli […]

The construction work on the Dedicated Freight Corridor Project (Western Corridor) is expected to be completed by March 2026. The project involves development of 1,504 km long heavy haul freight corridor of double line electric […]

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has completed 332 km of viaduct installation work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) Corridor Project in Maharashtra, Gujarat. Furthermore, 415 km of pier work, 17 river bridges, […]

DP World has signed an agreement with the government of Madhya Pradesh to develop the Powarkheda logistics composite hub, an inland logistics gateway aimed at boosting export competitiveness and supply-chain efficiency in Central India. Spread […]