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

Robust Project Pipeline: Status of urban rail projects

April 1, 2016

Mass rapid transit systems (MRTS) form the backbone of transportation in large cities. […]

High Demand: IR aims to bring down its energy costs

April 1, 2016

Indian Railways (IR) is the largest energy consumer in the country. […]

Key Statistics: Performance of freight and passenger segments

April 1, 2016

Key Statistics: Growth in running track and production units

April 1, 2016

Railway Budget 2016-17 Highlights: Overcoming capacity constraints and improving efficiency

March 1, 2016

With the Railway Budget 2016-17, the Ministry of Railways (MoR) has continued its earlier focus on process improvement while abstaining from populist measures. […]

Big Plans, Uncertain Timelines: Top projects in railways

February 10, 2016

A total of 38 top railway projects have been tracked by India Infrastructure Research. These entail a combined investment of Rs 11.63 trillion. Of these, 17 projects worth Rs 10.08 trillion are on the drawing […]

Focus on Power: Top projects on the drawing board

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research has tracked 521 infrastructure projects in the power sector that are on the drawing board, and at various stages of planning. The total value of these projects is estimated at over Rs […]

Mixed Experiences: Recently completed projects

February 8, 2016

The past two years have seen the completion of some long-delayed big-ticket infrastructure projects. India Infrastructure Research tracked 111 infrastructure projects worth at least Rs 4 trillion that were commissioned during the period between January […]