No plan to lay off 3 lakh employees, clarifies Indian Railways

Indian Railways has clarified that it will not be laying off people as suggested by certain media reports Read more

Indian Railways Layoffs? Six reasons 3 lakh employees won’t be retired any time soon

Reports suggesting Indian Railways are planning to lay off three lakh employees may be alarmist. Here's why a quarter of IR's workforce will not be laid off Read more

Over a 1000 passengers stuck inside Kolhapur bound Mahalaxmi express rescued

The passengers of Mahalaxmi express (1050 in number) which left Mumbai last night onwards to Kolhapur was stranded between Badlapur and Vangani on Mumbai division’s Kalyan – Karjat section on… Read more

Electrification: CORE to electrify 6,200 km in 2019-20, Updated timelines here

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

Dousing Fires: Railway Board reverses 2018 order on Electrical and Mechanical reporting structure

Railway Board has decided to put a full stop on the ongoing one-upmanship between the Mechanical and Electrical departments of Indian Railways over train-sets, has rolled back restructuring orders passed… Read more

RTIS installed in 1800+ locos, to be completed in Sept 2019

RTIS to be fitted on all 2,700 locomotives by end of September, will improve accuracy of tracking trains, provide better information to passengers Read more

New Member Traction and Member Traffic appointed

New appointments to the Railway Board posts of Member Traffic and Member Traction have been made Read more

CCEA Approves Three Rail Projects Worth Over Rs 6k Crores

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved three new railway projects worth over Rs. 6,000 crores Read more

Future Hyperloop Stations Could Look Like This

A Hyperloop team at a Netherlands based university is giving the world a peek into what a Hyperloop station could look like not long into the future. Read more

4 Lakh New Berths A Day? Not Really.

IR officials claim they will add 4 lakh berths a day in existing trains. Are they really going to? Read more