KEC International Gets Contract For Electrification of 1,217 km on South Central Railway

KEC International Awarded 973 crore contract for electrification of 1,200 km of railway line in South Central Railway territory within three years Read more

New General Managers appointed

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following proposals of Ministry of Railways Read more

1,000 km of electrification complete so far in FY 19-20

Almost 1,000 kilometres of track has been electrified in the first four and a half months of the financial year 2019-20, sources in Indian Railways said. Read more

Electrification: CORE to electrify 6,200 km in 2019-20, Updated timelines here

Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) plans to complete 6,234 route km of electrification in FY 19-20. CORE is tasked with electrification of 22,800 route km of railway lines across… Read more

Electrification: Southern India – SR, SWR and SCR get Revised Timelines and Targets for 2019-20

Revised timelines and targets have been set out for the three zones in Southern India for the financial year 2019-20 by the Railway Board. Read more

Fact Check: Claim by Deccan Herald Article on Electrification is Wrong. It was 4,087 km, not 4.087 km!

It is one of several dubious claims made in a piece by Deccan Herald on the performance of the Railway Ministry under the current govt Read more

Electrification: Targets for 2019-20 set at 10,319 km

Electrification targets for 2019-20 set at 68% higher than target for 2018-20 by Railway Board Read more

IR revamps Central Organisation of Railway Electrification (CORE)

IR has decided to shift its project offices at Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad and New Jalpaiguri as part of its reorganization exercise. Read more

Electrification in full swing on Indian Railways

Electrification of several sections on Indian Railways (IR) has been completed recently. They were dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the last weekend.  They are Jalgaon Udhna… Read more

BHEL bags railway electrification contract

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), has bagged its first ever railway electrification contract worth Rs 350 crore. BHEL will electrify Birlanagar – Etawah, Bhandai – Udi and Farrukhabad – Shikohabad… Read more