Indian Railways (IR) is undergoing a significant transformation, with a focus on capacity expansion, infrastructure upgradation and modernisation of rail operations. At the heart of this transformation stands India’s first bullet train project – the […]
As India moves towards enhancing its infrastructure and driving economic growth, Indian Railways (IR) is on the brink of a significant transformation, powered by sustained high capex over the past few years, technological innovation and […]
Rolling stock is the cornerstone of progress for any railway network. With a staggering allocation of Rs 455 billion under Union Budget 2025-26, it is set to enhance the efficiency of Indian Railways (IR) network. […]
India’s rapidly expanding railway network contributes significantly to its phenomenal infrastructural development, facilitating seamless connectivity both across urban and rural areas. As a cost-effective transportation mode, the railways play a crucial role in national mobility. […]
The regional rapid transit system (RRTS), being implemented by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), is a rail-based high speed, high-capacity and safe commuter service connecting regional nodes, which is expected to reduce road […]
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 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 […]
India Infrastructure recently organised a roundtable on “Transforming Indian Railways – The Role of Technology”. The keynote address, which was delivered by Ajit Pandit, additional member, Railway Board, highlighted the recent initiatives undertaken by Indian […]
In a recently organised roundtable on Transforming Indian Railways – Role of Technology, a panel discussion was held on Rail Planning, Design and Construction. The panelists were H.D. Gujrati, director, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of […]
Recording the highest-ever capital expenditure allocation in the 2018-19 budget, the railways has been one of the major beneficiaries of the country’s growing focus on infrastructure development. The budget has allocated a large corpus of […]
The Indian Railways (IR) network is one of the largest in the world, spanning a total track length of 119,578 km across a route of 66,687 km (as per the latest official estimate of March […]
In the past few years, the development of high speed rail (HSR) projects has been a key focus area of Indian Railways (IR). IR is planning to develop HSR corridors along the Diamond Quadrilateral connecting […]
High speed rail (HSR) projects for India were conceived in 2007-08, when the railway budget for the year outlined plans for a HSR project connecting the northern, western, southern and eastern regions of the country, […]
As megacities around the world struggle to cope with congested roadways and airways, high speed rail (HSR) offers a competitive and sustainable mass transit solution with immense capacity, speed and passenger comfort. […]
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 […]
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