Indian Railways, is on a mission mode, to eliminate all Unmanned Level Crossings (UMLCs)on Broad Gauge (BG) to ensure more safety for train operation. Read more
74 new surveys were also taken up in the same period, the minister told Lok Sabha. Read more
No firm timeline can be given for completion of the challenging project, says Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Read more
West Bengal and Sikkim govts are yet to complete formalities from their end for the project, Minister Goyal informed Lok Sabha Read more
Almost 18,000 kilometres of track has been renewed over the past five years, Minister Piyush Goyal tells Lok Sabha Read more
Completion of projects underway is dependent on several factors like land acquisition by state govts, etc, the Minister said. Read more
Maximum speeds on several sections have been upgraded in SER. Andul-Kharagpur has been upgraded to 130 km/h while other sections get improvements also Read more
Indian Railways has electrified 40 thousand route kilometres of lines so far and plans to complete 100% electrification by December 2023 Read more
50 lakh crores is needed over 10 years to modernize and increase capacity on the Indian Railways, Minister Goyal told Lok Sabha Read more
Trackside land and vacant areas are to be used by Southern Railway to install around 110 MWp of solar power Read more