Railways

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

Key Statistics: Trends in railway traffic and earnings

August 22, 2023

Growth in passenger and freight traffic Rail passenger traffic in India has grown at a CAGR of 1.3 per cent from 2002 to 2023. In 2020-21, it declined by 84 per cent owing to the […]

Views of Hari Mohan Gupta: “The part-commissioning of DFCs has significantly boosted freight transportation”

August 22, 2023

The dedicated freight corridor (DFC) project is seen as a veritable game changer for rail freight movement in India. These corridors will play a pivotal role in increasing the modal share of rail in the […]

Views of Ved Parkash Dudeja: “The station redevelopment programme aims to transform stations into city centres”

August 22, 2023

Station redevelopment is one of the flagship programmes of Indian Railways. The aim is to enhance the passenger experience by redeveloping stations as city centres with state-of-the-art amenities. The redevelopment will integrate various modes of […]

Interview with Rajendra Prasad: “The HSR project will foster growth”

August 22, 2023

A game changer for the country, the government’s flagship high speed rail (HSR) project is aimed at transforming the rail network by increasing passenger train speeds and incorporating world-class technologies. In an interview with Indian […]

The Journey So Far: Timeline of events over the past 25 years

August 22, 2023

Views of Ashwini Vaishnaw: “The aim is to develop infrastructure for the next 50 years”

August 22, 2023

The railways play a critical role in India’s transportation sector. The country’s rail network is one of the largest, most extensive and busiest in the world. Over the years, several key reforms and initiatives have […]

Growth Track: Changes and challenges for Indian Railways

August 22, 2023

Indian Railways (IR) has been changing over the years, although the pace of change may not be in line with customer expectations and global technologies. Taking a 25-year perspective, I see the standardisation of broad […]

Zooming into the Future: Update on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR corridor

January 31, 2023

With a vision to make the railway system in the country future ready and transform the conventional railway network, Indian Railways (IR) has introduced the high speed rail (HSR) system. The aim is to provide […]

Growth Momentum: Recent progress in the railway sector

November 18, 2022

India has the fourth largest railway network in the world after the US, China and Russia. While 2021-22 was primarily a year of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, 2022-23 has, till now, seen steady growth. […]

Getting a Facelift: Railways focus on station redesign and redevelopment

September 6, 2022

Station redevelopment is a flagship programme of Indian Railways (IR). It is a key element that will help in the holistic transformation of the railways, and enable the upgradation … […]

Speeding Up: Indian Railways becomes more modern, green and efficient

August 19, 2022

Indian Railways (IR) has taken various initiatives to transform into a future-ready… […]

Views of Ashwini Vaishnaw: “The railways sector will require significant investments to be made in infrastructure”

August 19, 2022

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 […]

Growth Track: Indian Railways registers record freight traffic

August 19, 2022

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. […]