DG (S&T) Redesignated Member (Signal & Telecom) on Railway Board

The post of Director General (Signalling and Telecom) has been redesignated to Member (Signal & Telecom) in the Railway Board. Read more

166 Years of IR: How the Seeds Were Sown in 1831

the idea of constructing railways in India is older and dates back to the year 1831. And if it weren't for a stroke of bad luck, Kolkata, and not Mumbai,… Read more

Mumbai – Delhi CR Rajdhani Speeded up, CSMT Departure at 16:10

The Indian Railways has finally decided to speed the Mumbai CSMT - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani up by 1 hour and 35 minutes Read more

SECR: Target to Complete 493 km of Gauge Conversion, 2/3/4th Line in 2019-20

South East Central Railway (SECR) has been set a target to complete 493 km of works connected to Doubling, Tripling, Quadrupling or Gauge Conversion for the financial year 2019-20. Read more

Itarsi – Budhni 3rd Line: CRS Inspection Today

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) is expected to inspect the newly completed 3rd line between Itarsi and Budhni on West Central Railway today. Read more

WR: Target of 559 km New Line, GC & Doubling in FY19-20, Includes 291 km from 18-19

WR has been set a target of 559 km of commissioning of New Line, Doubling and Gauge Conversion work in the financial year 2019-20, according to sources. Read more

ECoR: Updated Timelines for 2018-19 Spillover New Line and Doubling Works

East Coast Railway recently submitted fresh timelines for completion of works that were to be completed within 2018-19 to the board. Read more

New PCME appointed at DLW

Shri. DK Mondal (IRSME) has been appointed as the new Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer (Coordinating-HOD) at Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi. Read more

Fact Check: Claim by Deccan Herald Article on Electrification is Wrong. It was 4,087 km, not 4.087 km!

It is one of several dubious claims made in a piece by Deccan Herald on the performance of the Railway Ministry under the current govt Read more

Tatkal tickets unravelled

By Aditya S Nivarthi Our good friend Rajesh has become a regular traveller. Now we come to a situation where Rajesh books a tatkal sleeper class ticket to Ahmedabad and… Read more