Mission Raftaar: 160 km/h Speed Upgrades On New Delhi-Howrah And New Delhi Mumbai Routes Reviewed

GM said the current lean passenger operation period needs be utilized to maximum extent to carry out the massive work Read more

Mission Raftaar: Speed Upgrades to 130 km/h Coming To Many Routes in 2020 and 2021. Section-Wise Targets Inside

Indian Railways is working on upgrading speeds on several key routes to 130 kph where technically feasible under Mission Raftaar. See detailed list inside Read more

160 kph: Speed increase on New Delhi-Howrah/Mumbai routes moves forward, Railway Board seeks detailed estimates

The objective is to reduce travel time of Howrah Rajdhani from 17 hours to 12 hours and from Mumbai Rajdhani 15.5 hours to 10 hours. Read more

WR Rail Budget Allocations: 550 Cr for Mumbai Transport Projects, 279 Cr for Passenger Amenities

Western Railway gets 550 crores for Mumbai Suburban transport projects as well as over 270 crores for passenger amenities in the zone Read more

Modern Train Control System: 640 km, 1,609 Cr for Trials on CR, SCR, ECR and NCR

Modern Train Control System (MTCS) to be installed for extensive trials over 640 km among several other measures to enhance safety and capacity Read more

Indian Railways Has 176 Accident Relief Trains, 86 Accident Relief Medical Vans, to Procure More Cranes, High-Speed Relief Trains to Improve Disaster Response

175 Tonnes cranes are under procurement which is an up-gradation over existing 140 T cranes available with Indian Railways. The concept of the golden hour has also been recognised to… Read more

Modern Train Control System and LTE Based MTRC to Modernize Signalling on 4 Key Sections of Indian Railways

As a prelude to taking up modernization work of signalling system on a pan-India basis, 4 works of total 640 Route KM at a total cost of Rs. 1810 Crores… 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