Sixty years of AC traction on Indian Railways completed. Durgapur to Mughalsarai, Asansol to Tatanagar, Kharagpur to Rourkela and Rajkharsawan to Dangoaposi sections were the first sections on 25kV AC. Read more
Diesel Loco sheds at Bokaro and Erode to home electric locos henceforth: IR. This follows Indian Railways’ (IR) decision to fully evacuate diesel locos from sheds in electrified territories and… Read more
IR notifies tariffs for food stalls on railway platforms. The revised tariffs will apply to refreshment rooms and Jan Ahaar stalls on railway platforms.. Read more
Rational approach needed for new train halts: Goyal.Work on all projects has progressed fast, Goyal felt adding that IR’s work culture had improved with railwaymen working with passion and compassion. Read more
This is a list of suggestions that were collated from those put forth by top railway officials at the Parivartan Sangoshthi programme on 7th and 8th December 2019. Read more
State-specific Joint Venture (JVs) Companies between the Ministry of Railways and willing State Governments have been incorporated for development of infrastructure in their respective regions Read more
Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has set stiff performance targets for Indian Railways (IR). Vision 2024 was tabled at the two-day brainstorming session of IR’s officers named Parivartan Sangoshthi. Read more
The Parivartan Sangoshthi is to be attended by top Indian Railways officials from the Railway Board as well as General Managers and Divisional Railway Managers from various zones Read more
Average Budget Allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in State of Tamil Nadu, for 2014-19 is rupees 1,979 crore, which is 225% of the average annual Budget… Read more
Based on the outcome of these feasibility studies, stations are planned to be taken up for redevelopment in phases, especially the stations located in major cities Read more