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

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

Prudent Financial Decisions: An Urgent Need for Indian Railways

IR has been consistently spending over 90 per cent of what it earned. This left little room for investing in capital expenditure Read more

Manifesto Mania: What Congress & BJP Promise for Railways #LokSabha2019

We take a look at what the two largest political parties of India promise to do about the railway sector in India if they get elected. Read more

SECR Nets Over Rs. 23,000 Crores in Freight Earnings for FY 2018-19

Bilaspur based South East Central Railway (SECR) has cemented its position as Indian Railways’ highest freight earner. The zone has earned Rs. 23,298 crores from originating freight in financial year… Read more
Western Railway Headquarters, Churchgate

WR Exceeds Freight Targets for 2018-19, Earnings Register Small Increase

Total freight earnings by WR in 2018-19 were reported at Rs. 11,217 crores. This is only a slight increase of Rs. 58 crores, or 0.5%. Read more

BREAKING: New Zone based at Vishakhapatnam, to be called SCoR

In a press conference a few minutes ago, Piyush Goyal, Minister for Railways and Coal, announced the formation of Indian Railways' seventeenth zone based at Vishakhapatnam Read more

160-200 kph Upgrade: IR to Spend Rs. 1,600 Crores on Mumbai, Howrah Rajdhani routes in 2019-20

Once the project is complete, both Rajdhanis are expected to take 12 hours or less to cover the distance between New Delhi – Howrah and New Delhi - Mumbai. Read more
Western Railway Headquarters, Churchgate

Budget 2019: Western Railway gets net plan outlay of Rs. 3,770 crores for FY20

Western Railway (WR), covering regions in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, has been allocated a net plan outlay of Rs. 3,770 crores for the financial year 2019-20. Read more

SCR to get net plan outlay of 3,366 crores for works in FY20

The Union Budget had several allocations for railway projects in the South Central Railway (SCR) Zone. The net plan outlay for SCR for the financial year 2019-20 is Rs. 3,366.8… Read more