Railways

IR is planning to establish an aluminium coach manufacturing factory at Palakkad in Kerala. The tender for the factory, to be built under the PPP mode, is awaiting MoR approval. The decision has come into […]

IR’s finance arm, the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) is planning to raise Rs 10 billion-Rs 20 billion through an issue of masala bonds. The rupee-dominated bonds will have a tenor of three to five […]

The MoR has launched a newly manufactured guard van of goods (freight) train at Safdarjung railway station, Delhi. This is the first time a guard van train has been equipped with a solar-powered light, fan, […]

The MoR has inaugurated a 28 km section between Hansdiha and Barapalasi in Jharkhand. The section will reduce the distance between Rampurhat and Bhagalpur by 156 km. Apart from this, an alternative route from Rampurhat […]

The MoR has launched various services for passengers such as liberalised station-to-station special freight rate policy (existing as well as new traffic will be eligible), providing a sub-quota of 33 per cent to women within […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has decided to run 20 Hamsafar trains for major destinations. Of these, four will run from Pune. One of these, the Pune-Amravati train, originates in the city and the others […]

IR has launched Mission Raftaar on the busiest Ghaziabad-Allahabad-Mughalsarai route, and has taken it up on a priority basis for increasing the average speed. Loco-hauled commuter trains were replaced with mainline electric multiple unit (MEMU) […]

Indian Railways (IR) has ended its 92-year-old practice and has merged the railway budget with the general budget. However, the distinct entity and financial autonomy of IR will be retained. The step has been taken […]

The MoR and the Gujarat government have signed an MoU for the development of railway infrastructure in the state. Key projects to be implemented include regional rail systems in the state, the Ahmedabad-Dholera metro, work […]

An MoU has been signed between the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) and Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation Limited (GSRTC) to revamp the Surat railway station. A JV company […]

The MoR has signed a JV agreement with the Kerala government for the development of railway infrastructure. The JV will focus on project development, resource mobilisation, land acquisition, project implementation and monitoring of critical rail […]

The MoR is planning to set up an infrastructure fund – the Railways of India Development Fund (RIDF) – with a corpus of Rs 300 billion to implement remunerative projects across the country. Funds will […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has decided to launch various initiatives in the passenger and freight segments. These include a rationalised siding policy in the freight segment to set up additional private terminals, the expansion […]

The CCEA has approved the implementation of nine projects at a cost of Rs 243.75 billion for expanding the railway network and enhancing connectivity. The projects involve the construction of the 176 km second railway […]

The MoR commissioned the first “green corridor” on the 114 km Rameswaram-Manamadurai section of the Southern Railway line in Tamil Nadu on July 24, 2016. In all, 150 coaches in 13 pairs of express and […]

The MoR has initiated a proposal to install TRI-NETRA (terrain imaging for diesel drivers infrared, enhanced optical and radar-assisted) systems on locomotives for enhancing the vision of locomotive drivers in bad weather. It will comprise […]

IR has decided to conduct trials of Talgo coaches in order to increase the speed of express trains. Speed trials were conducted on the Bareilly-Moradabad section of Northern Railway up to speeds of 115 kmph. […]

Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDCL) has signed a development agreement with the consortium of Prakash Asphalting and Toll Highways (India) Limited and Bansal Construction Works for the re-development of the Habibganj railway station. […]

The Japanese government has sanctioned technical and financial assistance for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR project. The Japan International Cooperation Agency has conducted feasibility studies which suggest that 65 per cent of the corridor will be constructed […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has received an interim report for five high speed rail (HSR) projects – the Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Chennai, Delhi-Kolkata, Delhi-Nagpur and Mumbai-Nagpur corridors. The High Speed Rail Corporation has been formed to […]