Railway Minister Eyes Bigger Share of Parcel Business, Meets Logistics and Courier Service Providers

Looking to grab a bigger share of the parcel freight business for Indian Railways, Minister Piyush Goyal met with industry players in the logistics and parcel business Read more

Indian Railways’ Initiatives Taken to Boost Freight Loading At a Glance

Indian Railways have rolled out a series of customer friendly incentives boost freight loading by making it more cost-effective. Here is a list Read more

Indian Railways Plans 20 Gigawatt Solar Power Capacity By 2030 On Own Land

Indian Railways plans installation of 20 gigawatts of solar power capacity on its own vacant land by 2030 thus meeting its own energy needs Read more

Railopolis Hubs At Railway Stations Places For People To Live, Work, Play: IRSDC

Railopolis hubs after railway station redevelopment to become true city centres where people can live, work, play and ride, says IRSDC MD Read more

UPDATED: Vande Bharat Tender Scrapped: Revised Tender With Make In India Provisions In A Week

The tender for production of 44 Vande Bharat trainsets has been scrapped and a fresh tender with Make in India provisions will be out in a week Read more

The Tale of the Indian Rail… Cow

The Indian Railways is much like the cow Lalu Prasad Yadav claimed it to be; milked dry, worked to exhaustion and under-nourished Read more

Kisan Rail Special Train To Start, Transport Perishable Farm Produce Between Bihar’s Danapur and Nashik in Maharashtra

The special Kisan Rail parcel train service will operate as a weekly between Nashik and Danapur to help transport perishable farm produce to markets Read more

Condemn 2,500 Diesels ASAP, Make Indian 10-12k hp Electric Locos by 2022: Ministry tells Railway Board

The railway ministry wants half the diesel loco fleet to be scrapped as soon as possible, and wants the railways to produce high horse power electric locos in India Read more

Indian Railways Slams Brakes On Spending, Defers New Project Works

Indian Railways is about to cut back spending on non essential projects in a clear sign that the pandemic has hit the transporter hard over the past few months Read more
160 kmph capable high speed Vande Bharat Train 18 trainset

Not Just ICF: RCF and MCF to Also Produce Vande Bharat Trainsets

ICF to lose monopoly on production of Vande Bharat trainsets as CRB announces RCF and MCF will also take up production Read more