The Railways section covers the key trends and developments in the freight and passenger segments, recent policy developments, current status of major projects such as the Dedicated Freight Coirridor, high speed rail, etc.; captital investment and financing; key issues and challenges.
Ministry of Railways, freight traffic, passenger traffic, high speed rail, Dedicated Freight Corridor, zonal railways, earnings, project commissioned, bidding, energy consumption, signalling, train control
The railway sector has made significant headway in capacity building and efficiency improvement in recent years. Although growth was impacted in 2020 by the Covid-19 pandemic, it recovered to some extent in 2020-21 and reached […]
The railway sector has witnessed remarkable progress over the past one year. With record freight loading, electrification and locomotive production, and the integration of technology for ensuring safety, the national transporter has had various achievements. […]
The railway sector has seen incremental growth in the past few years and is now gearing up to take a quantum leap in infrastructure development. While India has one of the largest railway networks in […]
The dedicated freight corridor (DFC) project is one of the most ambitious projects undertaken by Indian Railways (IR). It is being developed along the Golden Quadrilateral to link the four metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, […]
Indian Railways (IR) has embarked on a massive transformational journey to create world-class railway stations. IR is undergoing a fundamental change in order to build these stations. The Government of India has launched the station […]
The development of separately managed dedicated freight corridors (DFCs) is great news for rail freight. However, they need to complement the existing Indian Railways (IR) network. IR has been constantly facing capacity constraints. In 2014, […]
With the growing number and increasing complexity of railway projects in India, the demand for tunnel development has gained momentum in the past few years. Innovative technologies are being inducted as railway projects involving longer […]
The Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP), commonly referred to as “India’s most integrated rail project”, is the second metro project for the city of Bengaluru. The project is being implemented by the Karnataka Rail Infrastructure […]
The railway sector has been on a high-growth trajectory for the past few years. While the pace of infrastructure creation has been at an all-time high, new and innovative ways to improve operational efficiency and […]
The railway sector has undergone many transformations in the past year. With digital interventions and enhanced investments in infrastructure creation, Indian Railways (IR) took a series of initiatives in its fight against Covid-19. Indian Infrastructure […]
Indian Railways (IR) is currently on a path of transformation to make the sector future-ready. The government has been accelerating this transformation through the introduction of various favourable policies. IR has witnessed a paradigm shift […]
Indian Railways (IR) is undergoing a sea change in terms of transforming stations on its network and equipping them with the best passenger amenities. Infrastructure is being developed at various major cities across the country […]
Private sector participation in the railway sector has existed for a long time in non-core segments and services such as catering, cleanliness, manufacturing/maintenance vendor base etc. Traditionally, these services have been provided by private enterprise. […]
The railway sector has emerged as a beacon of hope amidst the Covid-19 crisis. It has responded to the pandemic by turning to the freight segment to combat the losses incurred in the passenger segment. […]
Indian Railways (IR) is aiming to achieve 100 per cent electrification of railway lines by December 2023, thus reducing the carbon emission level and improving the functioning and system of transportation. This will make IR […]
