Double Line Between Ghataprabha and Chikkodi Rd Commissioned

The 16 km double line between Ghatprabha and Chikkodi is part of the 186 km of doubling of Londa - Miraj section. This project was sanctioned in 2015-16 at a… Read more

New 136-km Raxaul-Birganj-Kathmandu Rail Line Costing Rs 16,550 Crore Could Soon be Reality

Konkan Railway did a preliminary engineering cum traffic survey for Indian Railways assaying the 136-km Raxaul -Kathmandu project cost at Rs16550 crore. Read more

Joint Ventures With Various State Governments For Regional Railway Infrastructure Development

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

Parivartan Sangoshthi: PMO Sets Stiff Targets for Indian Railways

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

Railway Infra & Safety Works Annual Budget Outlay for Tamil Nadu up 225% in 2019-20

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

Station Redevelopment to be Taken up in Phases, Subject to Feasibility: MoR

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

IR to source 1,000 MW Solar, 200 MW Wind Power by 2021-22, has already set up 201 MW

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

Status Updates on Rail Connectivity to Northeast’s Capital Cities

Indian Railways has taken up works of new broad gauge lines to connect the capital cities of North Eastern States such as Meghalaya (Shillong), Manipur (Imphal), Nagaland (Kohima), Mizoram (Aizawl)… Read more

Doubling work near Kanpur: ER trains affected

Doubling work near Kanpur: ER trains affected. Works will be done between Govindpuri and Bhimsen for commissioning of loop lines at Govindpuri station in Kanpur- Tundla section will be done. Read more

Zonal Performance: Midyear Review Throws Up Surprises – ER, NER, NFR Top Results, CR, NR, NCR Score Lowest

An extensive mid-year performance review of Indian Railways' zones conducted by the Railway Board threw up several surprises. Most zones have missed their proportionate targets for originating goods or passenger… Read more