Indian Railways Private Trains: Full List of 103 Routes Proposed by NITI Aayog

IR plans to run trains operated by private firms in 103 sectors with 156 rakes. Full list of proposed trains and routes inside Read more

Bedrolls for all Garib Rath passengers, May 2020 onwards

All Garib Rath passengers will be charged Rs 25 for bedroll at the time of booking tickets. Earlier, passengers had the option to either book a bedroll while booking or… Read more

Indian Railways to Receive over Rs 13.68 Lakh Crores in Investments under National Infrastructure Pipeline

Indian Railways will be the beneficiary of investment worth over Rs 13.68 lakh crore in the next five years. Read more

Union Cabinet Approves Restructuring of Indian Railways Organization

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved restructuring of the Railway Board and the merger of eight Railway Employee services into a centralized Railway Management… Read more

Railway Ministry Signs MoU with University of Birmingham to Establish Centre of Excellence

The National Rail Transport Institute, a deemed to be university under the Ministry of Railways, signed an MoU with the University of Birmingham in Rail Bhawan, New Delhi on December… Read more

ER: Seminar on Open Access and Capacity Building Measures

Eastern Railway organized a seminar on Open Access and Capacity Building Measures on Power with the help of Railway Energy Management Company Ltd (REMCL) and Power Trading Corporation India Ltd… Read more

Push-Pull: Missing the Woods for the Trees?

The Indian Railways should pause a while and consider whether these may actually be the wrong class of trains which are being prioritized for this format Read more

Diesel Loco sheds at Bokaro and Erode to Home Electric Locos Henceforth: IR

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

Rational approach needed for new train halts: Goyal

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

Parivartan Sangoshthi: Full List of Suggestions Presented by Top Officials to Railway Board and Ministry

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