Exceeded Electrification Targets for FY 21-22, Says South Western Railway

South Western Railway has exceeded its electrification targets for the year and has wired up half of its territory so far. Read more
BLW 1000th Locomotive Sahastra Flagging off

BLW Rolls Out 1,000th Electric Locomotive, Named Sahastra, 281 Units in 2021-22

BLW (Banaras Locomotive Works) flags off 1000th locomotive WAG-9 HC 413779 Read more
Coal being loaded into BOXN wagon by JCB at a coal loading siding of East Coast Railway

ECoR Rail Freight Loading Jumps 29.3% YoY, Exceeds 100 Million Tons in FY 2021-22

ECoR says it has crossed freight loading of 100 million tons for the current financial year Read more

Western Railway Rolls Past 5,000 Cr in Originating Revenue for 2021-22

Passenger traffic for 2021-22 so far has also shown a dramatic rise. WR states that 143 million passengers have originated from the zone as compared to just 9.93 million for… Read more

COVID-19 Effect: Indian Railways Slashes Passenger Electric Loco Production for FY22

Indian Railways has decided to focus efforts on producing more freight locos to overcome shortages and in anticipation of future demand. Read more

Built Vital Infrastructure During Pandemic: Western Railway on FY21 Achievements

Making good use of the low traffic period during the lockdown, Western Railway has completed several infrastructure renewal and maintenance works in FY 2020-21 Read more

IR Speeds Up Electrification, 6,000+ km in 2020-21, 37% Increase Over 2019-20

Indian Railways says it has electrified 45,881 route kilometres out of the total 64,689 RKM of its broad gauge network. Read more

South Eastern Railway Increases Freight Loading to 175 Million Tons in FY 2020-21

This is the first time the zone has achieved this number since South East Central Railway and East Coast Railway were carved out of it in 2002-03. Read more

WR Hits 80.7 Million Ton Freight Loading in FY 2020-21, Growing 4.7% Despite the Pandemic

Western Railway has clocked up freight loading of 80.72 million tons in the financial year 2020-21, higher by 4.7% against the loading of 77.06 million tons in FY 2019-20. Read more

Indian Railways Beats COVID Damage, Exceeds FY20 Freight Loading by 2%

Indian Railways has maintained the momentum of highest ever loading in consecutive 07 respective months from September 2020 to March 2021. Read more