Indian Railways Layoffs? Six reasons 3 lakh employees won’t be retired any time soon

Reports suggesting Indian Railways are planning to lay off three lakh employees may be alarmist. Here's why a quarter of IR's workforce will not be laid off Read more

Over a 1000 passengers stuck inside Kolhapur bound Mahalaxmi express rescued

The passengers of Mahalaxmi express (1050 in number) which left Mumbai last night onwards to Kolhapur was stranded between Badlapur and Vangani on Mumbai division’s Kalyan – Karjat section on… Read more

Electrification: CORE to electrify 6,200 km in 2019-20, Updated timelines here

Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) plans to complete 6,234 route km of electrification in FY 19-20. CORE is tasked with electrification of 22,800 route km of railway lines across… Read more

Dousing Fires: Railway Board reverses 2018 order on Electrical and Mechanical reporting structure

Railway Board has decided to put a full stop on the ongoing one-upmanship between the Mechanical and Electrical departments of Indian Railways over train-sets, has rolled back restructuring orders passed… Read more

New Member Traction and Member Traffic appointed

New appointments to the Railway Board posts of Member Traffic and Member Traction have been made Read more

CCEA Approves Three Rail Projects Worth Over Rs 6k Crores

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved three new railway projects worth over Rs. 6,000 crores Read more

Future Hyperloop Stations Could Look Like This

A Hyperloop team at a Netherlands based university is giving the world a peek into what a Hyperloop station could look like not long into the future. Read more

IR Improves Punctuality of Mail/Express Trains

Indian Railways has achieved improved average punctuality of Mail and Express trains significantly in April and May 2019 compared to the same period last year Read more

229 Manned Level Crossings Eliminated, 1795 Targeted for FY 19-20

The Indian Railways has managed to eliminate 229 Manned Level Crossings (MLCs) in 2 months. The figure is significantly higher than 65 such crossings eliminated last year. Read more

New appointments across NER, WR and SCoR

Shri. PN Rai (IRSEE), presently working as Principal Chief Electrical Engineer (PCEE)/Western Railway has been transferred to North Eastern Railway and posted as PCEE (Construction) Shri. Sanjiv Bhutani (IRSEE), presently… Read more