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

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 Railways to Adopt Safer, Faster and Efficient Predictive Maintenance, Online Monitoring of Rolling Stock

Indian Railways is adopting Condition Based Maintenance, Online Monitoring of Rolling Stock (OMRS) and Predictive Maintenance techniques for Smart Yards on its network to improve safety, reliability and efficiency. Read more

SCR takes 30 trains on electric traction : To save Rs 53 crores

South Central Railway, has taken 30 trains on electric traction during the current fiscal FY20 Read more

Indian Railways Holds Investors' Meet for Renewable Energy Opportunities

Indian Railways and Railway Energy Management Company Ltd. (REMCL - a Joint Venture of Ministry of Railways & RITES Ltd.) organized a Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet on 09th January 2020 Read more

Indian Railways to Source 1,000 MW Solar Power by FY22

Indian Railways has planned to source about 1000 Mega Watt (MW) Solar Power and about 200 MW of wind power progressively by 2021-22 across Zonal Railways & Production Units Read more

MoU Between India and UK Enabling Energy Self Sufficiency on IR Approved by the Union Cabinet

Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, has given its approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department for International Development, Government of United Kingdom Read more

Private Train Operators to Pump in Rs 22,500 Crores, for 35-yr Concession Period

The NITI Aayog has put out a tentative framework under which private trains are likely to be awarded and operated on the Indian Railways network. Details inside Read more