IR to Launch ‘Give It Up’ Campaign to Reduce Passenger Fare Subsidy

As part of its 100-day plan, IR plans to provide passengers with an option to purchase rail tickets without subsidy using a ‘Give it up’ campaign, to run private passenger… Read more

IR to Test Mobile Train Radio Communication in 500 locos

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

Colonial Era protocols and practices: the bane of Indian Railways

Pre-independence colonial-era customs followed by the British are still prevalent on IR which is hampering the behemoth’s progress. Read more

IR’s Future Roadmap – Part 2: Capacity Enhancement

In this part, we take a look at IR’s infrastructure enhancement plans in its roadmap for the future. 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

IR’s Future Roadmap – Part 1: Big Push on Speed, 160 kph on GQ

Ministry of Railways has drawn up an ambitious, timeline-bound plan for the next five years, according to information received from senior sources. If things go according to this plan, the… Read more

Piyush Goyal retains Ministry of Railways, Suresh Angadi appointed MoSR

Piyush Goyal retains Ministry of Railways, Suresh Angadi appointed Minister of State for Railways Read more

10 Key Policy and Infra Issues for the New Railway Minister

Several key issues on Policy and Infra that continue to bog down IR are likely to be on the new railway minister's plate. Read more

Dedicated Freight Corridor expected to be Fully Functional by March 2020

The dedicated freight corridor (DFC) connecting Ludhiana in Punjab to Dankuni near Kolkata and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) near Mumbai is likely to fully functional by March 2020 Read more

New PCEEs for SWR and RCF

Shri. BG Mallya (IRSEE), presently working as Chief Electrical Locomotive Engineer/SCR has been transferred to SWR as Principal Chief Electrical Engineer (PCEE) (Co-ordinating HOD). Shri. Prem Chand (IRSEE), presently working… Read more