After IT and Customs, Indian Railways Officials in Govt Crosshairs

The Indian Railways' organisational hierarchy is set to go under the microscope to identify non-performers as part of larger restructuring plans Read more

Telangana Express to get LHB rakes from July (Update: Date of introduction postponed)

Update (Jun 30): The date of introduction of the new LHB rake has been temporarily postponed by a few days due to operational and logistical reasons. More clarity on the… Read more

IR to Explore Hiving Off Production Units into Separate Entity

Indian Railways (IR) has decided, as part of its 100 Day Plan, to conduct a detailed study on the hiving off and corporatization of its production units into a separate… Read more

160 kph: 13.5k Crores for Mumbai – Delhi and Delhi – Howrah Routes

Indian Railways plans to spend Rs 13,490 crore to upgrade the New Delhi-Howrah and the New - Mumbai Rajdhani routes to a speed of 160 kmph in the next four… Read more

IR to Launch ‘Give It Up’ Campaign to Reduce Passenger Fare Subsidy

As part of its 100-day plan, IR plans to provide passengers with an option to purchase rail tickets without subsidy using a ‘Give it up’ campaign, to run private passenger… Read more

IR to Test Mobile Train Radio Communication in 500 locos

Indian Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth Rs 1609 crore with Railtel Enterprises to implement mobile train communication on its network Read more

NI work at Faizabad: Services to be Affected

Due to Electronic Interlocking of Faizabad Railway Station on Lucknow-Faizabad - Zafrabad –Varanasi section of Lucknow Division on Northern Railway from 13.06.2019 to 18.06.2019 Read more

Cyclone Vayu: WR to cancel 15 trains

Western Railway has decided to fully cancel operation of 15 mainline trains, while 16 other mainline trains will be short terminated with partial cancellation as a precautionary measure in the… Read more

IR’s Future Roadmap – Part 2: Capacity Enhancement

In this part, we take a look at IR’s infrastructure enhancement plans in its roadmap for the future. Read more

IR’s Future Roadmap – Part 1: Big Push on Speed, 160 kph on GQ

Ministry of Railways has drawn up an ambitious, timeline-bound plan for the next five years, according to information received from senior sources. If things go according to this plan, the… Read more