Electrification to be Part of All Rail Projects

Indian Railways (IR) has decided to provide for electrification works of those sections which were earlier sanctioned as new lines/ gauge conversions besides all un-electrified sidings and diesel loco sheds Read more

Kalyan ELS Gets its First 25kV Passenger Locomotive

The oldest electric locomotive shed (ELS) in India, based in Kalyan, Mumbai, has finally received its first 25kV AC passenger locomotive Read more

Track and Platform Works at Bareilly, Lucknow to Impact Train Services

Track related works at Bareilly's platform number 2 will result in a number of trains being temporarily cancelled, Short Terminated, Short Originated or rescheduled starting today Read more

Coming Soon: Increase in Max Speed to 130 kph for These Trains on WR

Fifteen pairs of trains running with LHB design rakes could soon be run at a maximum permissible speed (MPS) of 130 kmph between Mumbai and Nagda Jn Read more

Digital Rail Corridors Planned Along IR Network for Safety, Security and Passenger Services

Indian Railways plans to seek approval of the Union Cabinet for a digital rail corridor across its network, earmarking 10 megahertz (10 MHz) spectrum in the 700 MHz frequency band Read more

Warangal Station Redevelopment to Pay Homage to Kakatiya Architecture

The east side of the station is being revamped to resemble the historical “Kakatiya architecture”. As part of the station re-development works, the general waiting hall, upper class waiting hall… Read more

Indian Railways to Spend Rs 50k Crores, Eliminate Level Crossings on the Golden Quadrilateral

To enhance safety along its tracks, Indian Railways (IR) plans to eliminate all the 2568 level crossings along the golden quadrilateral and its diagonals in the next four years. Read more

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