Year In Review – 2019 for Indian Railways

A look at all the achievements and initiatives undertaken by the Indian Railways and the Ministry of Railways to improve freight and passenger services as well as operations and revenues… Read more

Indian Railways Passenger and Freight Earnings Down in 8 Months of FY20

Slowing Demand and pessimistic economic outlook have upset the Indian Railways' financial plans for the year, as freight and passenger earnings have not only missed targets but also declined as… Read more

Union Cabinet Approves Restructuring of Indian Railways Organization

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved restructuring of the Railway Board and the merger of eight Railway Employee services into a centralized Railway Management… Read more

Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express to Start From 19th January 2020

India's second privately run train will be the Ahmedabad Mumbai Tejas Express, and is proposed to start operations from 19th January 2020 Read more

Modern Train Control System and LTE Based MTRC to Modernize Signalling on 4 Key Sections of Indian Railways

As a prelude to taking up modernization work of signalling system on a pan-India basis, 4 works of total 640 Route KM at a total cost of Rs. 1810 Crores… Read more

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