Alstom Delivers 1st MPMRCL Metro Trainset to Indore, 2nd to Bhopal on 20th Sep

27 of Alstom's movia trainsets will be delivered to Bhopal Metro and 25 will be delivered to Indore Metro as part of a MPMRCL contract awarded in 2022 Read more

WR Ran 234 Trains in 15 Days, 96k Berths For North and East India Made Available

Western Railway has announced a slew of trains over the past few weeks augmented and extended the services of several trains till the end of the summer travel season, says… Read more

Outrage All You Want, But Indian Railways Did A Terrific Job In The Lockdown

I take a look at how the Indian Railways did a wonderful job ensuring that the country had food and fuel during the lockdown, and why the outrage over diverted… Read more

4 Lakh New Berths A Day? Not Really.

IR officials claim they will add 4 lakh berths a day in existing trains. Are they really going to? Read more

10 Key Policy and Infra Issues for the New Railway Minister

Several key issues on Policy and Infra that continue to bog down IR are likely to be on the new railway minister's plate. Read more

Signal Failure on Eastern Railway delays 40 local train services on Sealdah division for 3 hours

Six pairs of local trains were cancelled and 40 local train services were delayed due to a signal failure on all four lines at Shyamnagar since 07:24 hrs on Friday Read more

IR’s Blossoming Affair with Holiday Special Trains

A look at how IR has changed and is now trying to tap increased passenger traffic in peak seasons with more holiday special trains Read more

Fact Check: Claim by Deccan Herald Article on Electrification is Wrong. It was 4,087 km, not 4.087 km!

It is one of several dubious claims made in a piece by Deccan Herald on the performance of the Railway Ministry under the current govt Read more

When IR gives you lemons, make a lemonade

This isn’t the first time that such innovation by catering staff, contracted or railway employee, has been noticed. Read more

On IR’s Social Media Royal Fumble

IR's social media team sometimes overspeeds Read more