Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) plans to complete 6,234 route km of electrification in FY 19-20. CORE is tasked with electrification of 22,800 route km of railway lines across… Read more
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved three new railway projects worth over Rs. 6,000 crores Read more
The Indian Railways has managed to eliminate 229 Manned Level Crossings (MLCs) in 2 months. The figure is significantly higher than 65 such crossings eliminated last year. Read more
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
The oldest electric locomotive shed (ELS) in India, based in Kalyan, Mumbai, has finally received its first 25kV AC passenger locomotive Read more
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
Indian Railways plans to spend Rs 13,490 crore to upgrade the New Delhi-Howrah and the New - Mumbai Rajdhani routes to a speed of 160 kmph in the next four… Read more
Indian Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth Rs 1609 crore with Railtel Enterprises to implement mobile train communication on its network Read more
In this part, we take a look at IR’s infrastructure enhancement plans in its roadmap for the future. Read more
Revised timelines and targets have been set out for the three zones in Southern India for the financial year 2019-20 by the Railway Board. Read more