Railways

Indian Railways (IR) has large-scale financing requirements due to the capital-intensive nature of the works it is implementing. The funds are primarily needed for the creation of rail infrastructure such as new lines, railway stations […]

In the past few years, the railway sector has undoubtedly attracted considerable government attention. Several noteworthy initiatives and policies have been introduced to transform the sector. Steps such as track modernisation, 100 per cent railway […]

In the past few years, Indian Railways (IR) has focused on providing world-class facilities to its passengers by offering improved basic amenities on trains and at platforms, ensuring safety and security, and introducing digital initiatives, […]

Over the years, Indian Railways (IR) has made significant progress in strengthening its track and bridge network. While the pace of implementation has been sluggish, the plans on paper are vast, especially with respect to […]

Indian Railways (IR) has seen significant growth in demand for signalling and telecommunication (S&T) technologies in recent years. Rising expenditure on safety and enhancing line capacity, and the mounting need for improving efficiencies of train […]

The year 2018-19 has been a significant one for the rolling stock segment. It saw the introduction of the first indigenously developed and manufactured semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express, the roll-out of IR’s first smart […]

Given its increased focus on enhancing passenger convenience and comfort, the Ministry of Railways (MoR) announced plans to redevelop 400 Category A and A1 stations across the country. To this end, it launched the Station […]

In the past few years, the development of high speed rail (HSR) projects has been a key focus area of Indian Railways (IR). Several HSR corridors – the Diamond Quadrilateral network; Mumbai-Ahmedabad; Delhi-Amritsar and Chennai-Mysore […]

The eastern and western dedicated freight corridors (DFCs) are the much-needed and long-awaited additions to Indian Railways’ (IR) freight carrying capacity. The ambitious project was launched in 2006. Almost 13 years into its inception the […]

The demographics of the National Capital Region (NCR) present a strong case for the development of a rail-based high speed regional rapid transit system (RRTS). The NCR area collectively generates around 7.5 per cent of […]

With the aim of reducing its costs and carbon footprint, Indian Railways (IR) has made 100 per cent electrification of its network a key priority. It plans to electrify around 38,000 route km (rkm) between […]

IIn recent years, the railway sector has undoubtedly attracted considerable government attention aimed at a transformation to make the carrier more modern, safe and self-sustainable. However, only modest progress has been achieved in this regard. […]

In a bid to modernise the railway sector, Indian Railways (IR) has recently turned towards enhancing the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) through the introduction of encouraging policies and initiatives. Although the experience with PPPs […]

The rolling stock segment has achieved major milestones in recent times. In addition to the launch of new high and semi-high speed coaches and trains, new technologies have been introduced to ensure greater speed and […]

The demand for signalling and telecommunication (S&T) technologies in Indian Railways (IR) has grown substantially in recent years. This is primarily due to the alarming capacity utilisation levels and an increasing number of accidents on […]