IR to procure 44 Vande Bharat train sets: Tender out

IR to procure 44 semi-high speed train sets. These train sets will be procured in multiples of basic Units of four coaches each which can be attached or detached from… Read more

Secunderabad-Nagpur Superfast Express Extended to Raipur

The 12771/72 Secunderabad-Nagpur Superfast express will soon be extended to Raipur. The extension has been approved by the ministry and the date of extension would be announced soon. On its… Read more

Push-Pull: Missing the Woods for the Trees?

The Indian Railways should pause a while and consider whether these may actually be the wrong class of trains which are being prioritized for this format Read more

SCR to Conduct Route Proving Trial for Push-Pull Service between Secunderabad and Balharshah on 17th Dec

South Central Railway (SCR) has decided to conduct a special Rajdhani service for the route proving trial on 17th December 2019. The trial is to take place between Secunderabad (SC)… Read more

Faster Rajdhani Services Coming: RB Directs All Rajdhanis to be Converted to Push-Pull Config by March 2020

Rajdhanis, Shatabdis, Durontos to be made Push-Pull to reduce journey times. RB asks Zones to ensure speedy implementation. Zones asked to suggest a revised timetable for converted trains. Mumbai Rajdhani… Read more

Diamond Jubilee of 25 KV electric traction on IR: how it all started

Sixty years of AC traction on Indian Railways completed. Durgapur to Mughalsarai, Asansol to Tatanagar, Kharagpur to Rourkela and Rajkharsawan to Dangoaposi sections were the first sections on 25kV AC. Read more

Parivartan Sangoshthi: Full List of Suggestions Presented by Top Officials to Railway Board and Ministry

This is a list of suggestions that were collated from those put forth by top railway officials at the Parivartan Sangoshthi programme on 7th and 8th December 2019. Read more

Parivartan Sangoshthi: PMO Sets Stiff Targets for Indian Railways

Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has set stiff performance targets for Indian Railways (IR). Vision 2024 was tabled at the two-day brainstorming session of IR’s officers named Parivartan Sangoshthi. Read more

'Parivartan Sangoshthi' of Indian Railways' Top Brass on 7th and 8th December in Delhi

The Parivartan Sangoshthi is to be attended by top Indian Railways officials from the Railway Board as well as General Managers and Divisional Railway Managers from various zones Read more

IR Needs to Focus on Higher Internal Revenue Generation: CAG Report

Analysing the national transport behemoth’s numbers both bottom-up and top-down, the CAG concluded that Indian Railways (IR) could not have shown a surplus of earnings (of Rs 1,665.61 crore) over… Read more