10 -day punctuality drive on Indian railways with special focus on Mumbai suburban

To improve on -time running of its trains, Indian Railways (IR) has embarked on a 10-day punctuality drive starting September 2. The Railway Board has said that officers from all… Read more

IR to Ban Single-Use Plastic from October 2

Indian Railways to ban the use of Single Use Plastics from 2nd October, Gandhi Jayanti Read more

No plan to lay off 3 lakh employees, clarifies Indian Railways

Indian Railways has clarified that it will not be laying off people as suggested by certain media reports Read more

Indian Railways Layoffs? Six reasons 3 lakh employees won’t be retired any time soon

Reports suggesting Indian Railways are planning to lay off three lakh employees may be alarmist. Here's why a quarter of IR's workforce will not be laid off Read more

Dousing Fires: Railway Board reverses 2018 order on Electrical and Mechanical reporting structure

Railway Board has decided to put a full stop on the ongoing one-upmanship between the Mechanical and Electrical departments of Indian Railways over train-sets, has rolled back restructuring orders passed… Read more

New Member Traction and Member Traffic appointed

New appointments to the Railway Board posts of Member Traffic and Member Traction have been made Read more

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

Budget 2019-20 Speech: What the Finance Minister said on Railways

The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget in the House, we take a look at her remarks on the railway sector Read more

229 Manned Level Crossings Eliminated, 1795 Targeted for FY 19-20

The Indian Railways has managed to eliminate 229 Manned Level Crossings (MLCs) in 2 months. The figure is significantly higher than 65 such crossings eliminated last year. Read more

New appointments across NER, WR and SCoR

Shri. PN Rai (IRSEE), presently working as Principal Chief Electrical Engineer (PCEE)/Western Railway has been transferred to North Eastern Railway and posted as PCEE (Construction) Shri. Sanjiv Bhutani (IRSEE), presently… Read more