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ER: Newly Electrified Tinpahar – Sahibganj Section of Malda Division Gets Approval to Run Trains

Newly electrified Tinpahar -Sahibganj section of Eastern Railway's Malda Division covers 38 route kilometre receives CRS sanction Read more
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ER: Hansdiha – Prayahat Broad Gauge line to be inaugurated

Hansdiha -Prayahat Broad Gauge section of ER's Malda Division will be inaugurated for passenger services 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

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

Digital Rail Corridors Planned Along IR Network for Safety, Security and Passenger Services

Indian Railways plans to seek approval of the Union Cabinet for a digital rail corridor across its network, earmarking 10 megahertz (10 MHz) spectrum in the 700 MHz frequency band Read more

IR to Test Mobile Train Radio Communication in 500 locos

Indian Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth Rs 1609 crore with Railtel Enterprises to implement mobile train communication on its network Read more

IR’s Future Roadmap – Part 1: Big Push on Speed, 160 kph on GQ

Ministry of Railways has drawn up an ambitious, timeline-bound plan for the next five years, according to information received from senior sources. If things go according to this plan, the… Read more

Dedicated Freight Corridor expected to be Fully Functional by March 2020

The dedicated freight corridor (DFC) connecting Ludhiana in Punjab to Dankuni near Kolkata and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) near Mumbai is likely to fully functional by March 2020 Read more

GC: Kelod – Bhimalgondi Section Commissioned, Itwari – Kelod Passenger Extended

The erstwhile Itwari - Kelod Passenger service has now been extended to Bhimalgondi, a newly completed station about 94 kilometres from Itwari Read more

SECR: Target to Complete 493 km of Gauge Conversion, 2/3/4th Line in 2019-20

South East Central Railway (SECR) has been set a target to complete 493 km of works connected to Doubling, Tripling, Quadrupling or Gauge Conversion for the financial year 2019-20. Read more