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
160 kmph capable high speed Vande Bharat Train 18 trainset

High Speed Rail: Six Potential Corridors in Addition to Mumbai-Ahmedabad Identified: CRB

Indian Railways has identified six routes for upgrades to high speed rail services. These routes connect Delhi with Varanasi and Amritsar, Mumbai with Nagpur and Hyderabad and Chennai with Bengaluru… Read more

Indian Railway Commissions Waste to Energy Plant at Bhubaneswar

Indian Railways has commissioned country’s first governmental Waste to Energy Plant, having capacity of 500 Kg waste per day, in Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop at Bhubaneswar in East Coast Railway. Read more

Better Safety, Amenities, Punctuality and Financial Performance Achieved This Year: General Manager, NFR

The General Manager outlined various achievements of the Northeast Frontier Railway over the course of the year so far in his annual Republic Day speech Read more