Electrification: CORE Targets 2,504 km Completion in Jan, Feb and March 2020

CORE plans to complete electrification of 2,504 route km of railway network before 31st March 2020. Full list of sections and target dates available. Read more

SWR: Electronic Interlocking Commissioned at Toranagallu Station

New Electronic Interlocking System has been commissioned at Toranagallu railway station on 03.01.2020 at 22:00 hrs. This work has been carried out as part of Railway Electrification Work between Ballari… Read more

IR S&T Wing Chennai Chapter Holds Seminar on Evolving Technologies

A National Seminar on “Evolving Technologies in Signal & Telecommunication to meet Indian Railway challenges” was held on 27.12.2019 in Chennai 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

ER: Seminar on Open Access and Capacity Building Measures

Eastern Railway organized a seminar on Open Access and Capacity Building Measures on Power with the help of Railway Energy Management Company Ltd (REMCL) and Power Trading Corporation India Ltd… Read more

Ajmer-Palanpur signalling works- WR affected

Non interlocking work for commissioning a double line between Bhimana – Mawal stations on Ajmer-Palanpur section,will affect WR for week in end December. Read more

Diamond Jubilee of 25 KV electric traction on IR: how it all started

Sixty years of AC traction on Indian Railways completed. Durgapur to Mughalsarai, Asansol to Tatanagar, Kharagpur to Rourkela and Rajkharsawan to Dangoaposi sections were the first sections on 25kV AC. Read more

Indian Railways to Save Rs. 121 Crores Every Year With Power from Bihar and Rajasthan

Indian Railways has commenced flow of additional 50 MW power (Total 100 MW) from Bhartiya Rail Bijli Company Limited (BRBCL) in the State of Bihar w.e.f. 28 November 2019, which… Read more

Parivartan Sangoshthi: PMO Sets Stiff Targets for Indian Railways

Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has set stiff performance targets for Indian Railways (IR). Vision 2024 was tabled at the two-day brainstorming session of IR’s officers named Parivartan Sangoshthi. Read more

Over 500 Trains now Working with Energy Efficient, Environmentally Friendly HOG Technology

During April 2018 to 5th November 2019, 436 trains (cumulatively over 500 trains) have been converted into HOG compliant trains. It is planned to convert balance End-On-Generation (EOG) LHB rakes… Read more