Indian Railways Operating Ratio, Revenue Surplus and Expenditure Over Five Years

Operating Ratio, Revenue Surplus and Expenditure of the Indian Railways over the last five years excluding capital expenditure from external borrowings. Read more

PPP on Indian Railways: Projects Worth 5,700 Cr Completed, 13,400 Cr Given In-Principle Approval

Indian Railways have completed projects worth Rs. 5,700 crores under various PPP models, and have over Rs. 13,000 crores worth of projects in the pipeline: Piyush Goyal Read more

Accident Insurance on Indian Railways: Upto Rs. 10 Lakhs in Case of Death, Disability; 12.8 Cr Paid as Compensation to Passengers

Upto Rs. 10 lakh compensation can be obtained with optional insurance on booking of train tickets in case of death or disability resulting from train accidents on Indian Railways Read more

Station Redevelopment: Contracts Awarded for Bijwasan and Anand Vihar in Delhi, Gomtinagar in Lucknow and Chandigarh: Piyush Goyal

Stations being planned for redevelopment to make them congestion-free and passenger friendly. Contracts awarded for Anand Vihar, Bijwasan in Delhi, Gomtinagar in Lucknow and Chandigarh, according to Piyush Goyal in… Read more

Indian Railways Spent 1,994 Cr on Travel Concessions for 53 Categories of Passengers including Senior Citizens

Indian Railways extend travel concessions in passenger fare to 53 categories of passengers and the element of concession ranges from 10% to 100% Read more

Electrification of 28,810 km of Railway Line by December 2023: Piyush Goyal

Electrification of 28,810 kilometres of lines on Indian Railways is planned by December 2023, according to Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal. Annual targets inside Read more

Decision on Hydrogen Propelled Trains Based on Technology Developments: Piyush Goyal in Lok Sabha

Hydrogen Propulsion on Indian Railways will depend on technology development, saiid Piyush Goyal in a response in Lok Sabha. Read more

Standing Committee on Railways to Inspect Southern Zones Starting 3rd January 2020

The Committee then moves to Chennai to inspect and review the working of ICF with top officials including GM ICF. They also plan to check out on the last-mile connectivity… 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

Several Steps Taken by Indian Railways to Improve Freight Transportation Competitiveness

Several steps have been taken to progressively upgrade Indian Railway’s competitive edge over other modes of transport, including a differential tariff regime for specifically addressing situations arising out of skewed… Read more