130 kmph on Golden Quadrilateral, Diagonals by March 2021: Indian Railways Sets Itself a Stiff Target

Indian Railways will have to clear several bottlenecks along the golden quadrilateral and golden diagonal routes if the sectional speed is to be raised to 130 kmph . Read more

SWR: Dharwad Railway Station gets Innovative Vertical Garden

Dharwad becomes the first station in South Western Railway to get a vertical garden with over 3,600 plants. See photos. Read more

CR Cancels Several Long-Distance Train Services Due to Low Occupancy

CR decides to cancel 12 train pairs to battle low occupancy. Read more

160 kph: Speed increase on New Delhi-Howrah/Mumbai routes moves forward, Railway Board seeks detailed estimates

The objective is to reduce travel time of Howrah Rajdhani from 17 hours to 12 hours and from Mumbai Rajdhani 15.5 hours to 10 hours. Read more

COVID-19: Zones Outline Plans and Measures Being Taken by Indian Railways to Limit Spread

Here’s a look at how various Indian Railways units are preparing to limit the risk of the COVID-19 corona virus disease Read more

Bombay Calcutta Railway Link Completes 150 Years

The first railway link between Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) was complete 150 years ago at Jubbulpore (Jabalpur). More on the day and details of the route here Read more

IR to retain 700 diesel locos post full electrification

The Railway Board has decided to retain 700 diesel locomotives in mainland operation over zonal railways. Read more

Steps that Indian Railways is Taking to Improve Punctuality of Trains

Here are the steps that the Indian Railways is taking to improve punctuality of trains according to Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal in a response to a query in Rajya… Read more

Electrification of 28,810 km of Railway Line by December 2023: Piyush Goyal

Electrification of 28,810 kilometres of lines on Indian Railways is planned by December 2023, according to Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal. Annual targets inside Read more

Modern Train Control System: 640 km, 1,609 Cr for Trials on CR, SCR, ECR and NCR

Modern Train Control System (MTCS) to be installed for extensive trials over 640 km among several other measures to enhance safety and capacity Read more