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

Ample Opportunities: PPP projects in railways

April 1, 2016

The uptake of the public-private partnership (PPP) model in the railway sector is still at a nascent stage. […]

Big Plans: Make in India’s focus on the railway sector

April 1, 2016

The Make in India initiative is one of the premier programmes of the government aiming to place the country on the global map as an important manufacturing hub. […]

Game Changer in Transport: Status of the DFC project

April 1, 2016

With an investment of over Rs 800 billion, the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project is one of the biggest ongoing infrastructure projects in the country. […]

Speeding Ahead: Status of HSR projects

April 1, 2016

India has envisioned a high speed rail (HSR) network for a number of years. However, progress on this has been abysmally slow. […]

Domestic Focus: Emphasis on indigenous production of rolling stock

April 1, 2016

Growing rail traffic has resultedin the increased requirement for rolling stock by Indian Railways (IR). […]

Fixed Assets: Expanding network and improving facilities

April 1, 2016

In the past year, Indian Railways (IR) has increased the pace of development of fixed infrastructure. […]

Northeast Rail Connectivity: Initiatives and plans

April 1, 2016

The development of rail infrastructure in the landlocked Northeast region (NER) is one of the priority areas of the Ministry of Railways (MoR). […]

Enhancing Safety: IR’s measures towards reducing accidents

April 1, 2016

India has witnessed an improvement in the safety performance of passenger trains over the last 10 years. […]

Improving Services: IRCTC’s initiatives for better catering and tourism facilities

April 1, 2016

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) was set up in September 1999 to manage the catering and tourism operations of Indian Railways (IR). […]

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 […]

Railways

Ample Opportunities: PPP projects in railways

Big Plans: Make in India’s focus on the railway sector

Game Changer in Transport: Status of the DFC project

Speeding Ahead: Status of HSR projects

Domestic Focus: Emphasis on indigenous production of rolling stock

Fixed Assets: Expanding network and improving facilities

Northeast Rail Connectivity: Initiatives and plans

Enhancing Safety: IR’s measures towards reducing accidents

Improving Services: IRCTC’s initiatives for better catering and tourism facilities

Robust Project Pipeline: Status of urban rail projects

High Demand: IR aims to bring down its energy costs

Key Statistics: Performance of freight and passenger segments

Key Statistics: Growth in running track and production units

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

Big Plans, Uncertain Timelines: Top projects in railways

Focus on Power: Top projects on the drawing board

Mixed Experiences: Recently completed projects

Key Statistics: Efforts to eliminate unmanned level crossings

Key Statistics: Train accidents on IR network

Railway Safety: IR undertakes several measures to bring down accidents