New General Managers appointed

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following proposals of Ministry of Railways Read more

Cabinet approves Payment of PLB to railway employees for the FY 2018-19

Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days wages to over 11.52 Lakh eligible non-gazetted… Read more

IR Plans Improvement in Operating Ratio – II: Increase in Earnings

Indian Railways (IR) has decided to take several steps to generate additional revenue worth Rs 17,000 crore this fiscal. Read more

IR Plans Improvement in Operating Ratio – I: Trimming Costs

Indian Railways (IR) has unveiled a slew of measures to boost profitability and attain a 95 per cent operating ratio (ratio of expenses to earnings) for the current fiscal Read more

General Manager Posts Vacant For Months, More Retirements Coming Up Soon

Several zones and production units on IR are now headless for months, with no fulltime General Manager to oversee affairs Read more

More Humsafar Trains Coming Soon?

The Indian Railways may be planning a to conduct a review of Humsafar Trains to scrutinize performance of existing services and to identify routes to deploy new Humsafar trains. Read more

Itarsi -Allahabad electrification updates- 13 pairs of trains to retain their electric locos end -to-end

Starting September 13, Indian Railways is exploring the possibility to run 13 pairs of trains on electric locos between Itarsi and Allahabad. This follows the completion of electrification works between… Read more

10 -day punctuality drive on Indian railways with special focus on Mumbai suburban

To improve on -time running of its trains, Indian Railways (IR) has embarked on a 10-day punctuality drive starting September 2. The Railway Board has said that officers from all… Read more

Howrah Rajdhani may get faster by 1.5 hrs, use Push-Pull configuration

Howrah New Delhi Rajdhani may soon trim its schedule by 1.5 hours between the two cities, with a switch to the Push-Pull configuration. Read more

1,000 km of electrification complete so far in FY 19-20

Almost 1,000 kilometres of track has been electrified in the first four and a half months of the financial year 2019-20, sources in Indian Railways said. Read more