SWR : NEW BG LINE BETWEEN DHARWAD (KYARKOPPA) AND BELAGAVI VIA KITTUR, M.K. HUBBALLLI & BAGEWADI APPROVED

Direct train line between Dharwad and Belagavi has been the long standing demand of people of North Karnataka. The present Rail connectivity between these two important cities through Londa junction… Read more

Accident Insurance on Indian Railways: Upto Rs. 10 Lakhs in Case of Death, Disability; 12.8 Cr Paid as Compensation to Passengers

Upto Rs. 10 lakh compensation can be obtained with optional insurance on booking of train tickets in case of death or disability resulting from train accidents on Indian Railways Read more

Station Redevelopment: Contracts Awarded for Bijwasan and Anand Vihar in Delhi, Gomtinagar in Lucknow and Chandigarh: Piyush Goyal

Stations being planned for redevelopment to make them congestion-free and passenger friendly. Contracts awarded for Anand Vihar, Bijwasan in Delhi, Gomtinagar in Lucknow and Chandigarh, according to Piyush Goyal in… Read more

Safety: Better Coaches, Signalling Among Measures Taken by Indian Railways: Piyush Goyal in LS

Several measures, including use of better coaches, improved signalling, Fogpass devices, vigilance control devices among steps being taken by Indian Railways to improve safety, according to Piyush Goyal Read more

New PCEEs appointed

New Principal Chief Electrical Engineers (PCEE) have been appointed for NCR, ECR and WCR zones. Read more

Indian Railways Capex at All-Time High of 1.61 Lakh Crores for FY 2020-21

Indian Railways is set to invest in capital expenditure at an all time high of 1.61 lakh crores in FY 2020-21 for capacity enhancement and other infrastructure Read more

CR: 95 Years of EMU Service on Central Railway

It was on 3.2.1925 the first EMU service with 4-cars was flagged off by Sir Leslie Wilson, the then Governor of Mumbai. The first service ran from the then Bombay… Read more

Indian Railways Celebrates 95 Years of Electric Traction on 3rd February

The first EMU train with 4 coaches of cement flooring 10 feet wide stock was flagged off by the then Governor of Bombay Sir Leslie Wilson at 10:00 hours from… Read more

Indian Railways Solar Power Plans: A Brief Look

There is about 51,000 hectare of Railway land available. Out of which, it is estimated that available feasible vacant land has a potential of 10 GW for installing land based… Read more

Key Railway Related Highlights of the Union Budget 2020

Key railway related highlights from the union budget speech, including Bengaluru Suburban Transport, National Logistics Policy and So Read more