Status Updates on Rail Connectivity to Northeast’s Capital Cities

Indian Railways has taken up works of new broad gauge lines to connect the capital cities of North Eastern States such as Meghalaya (Shillong), Manipur (Imphal), Nagaland (Kohima), Mizoram (Aizawl)… Read more

RVNL Performance Rated 'Excellent' by Department of Public Enterprises for Seven Straight Years

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) was incorporated as a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) on 24.01.2003. The company Board was formulated in March 2005 Read more

Rail Development Authority Mandate to Advise Govt on Policy, Pricing, Competitiveness: Piyush Goyal

Centre approves set-up of Rail Development Authority.The RDA’s mandate is to advise the government on policy related issues including pricing, revenue generation, investment and consumer protection. Read more

ICF to Produce 640 Vande Bharat Coaches by FY22

ICF will produce 640 vande-bharat coaches by FY22. A total of 160 coaches will be produced in FY20, 240 each in FY21 and FY22 respectively. Read more

Railway Protection Force of Indian Railways Recruits 4,376 Women

Indian Railways (IR) has recruited 4376 women employees for its Railway Protection Force (RPF) recently. Of this, 4078 are women constables and 298 are sub-Inspectors. They have started training. Read more

Indian Railways to Provide WiFi at all Stations Except Halt Stations

Indian Railways (IR) has decided to provide wi-fi services at all railway stations except F category halt stations over its network. Read more

RTIS Fitted on 2,600+ Locomotives so far

Over 2600 locomotives (passenger and freight have been fitted with GPS tracker devices according to Piyush Goyal. Funds for installation of real time information system (RTIS) in 6000 more locomotives… Read more

Steps Taken by Indian Railways to Increase Non-Fare Revenue, Monetization of Land and FDI in IR

Several steps have been taken to increase non-fare revenue of Indian Railways by monetization of land and other assets, Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal told Lok Sabha in a written… Read more

1.5 Crore Users Every Month, 5,400 Wifi Enabled Stations Can Become Hubs of Digital Transformation: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said that the 5400+ station Wi-Fi will help in making Railway stations hubs of digital transformation. 1.5 cr people are using RailTel Wi-Fi in a month Read more

Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) to Receive Corpus of 1 Lakh Crores in 5 Years

The fund will receive a corpus of Rs1 lakh crore over a period of 5 years starting from 2017-18. Details of funds allocated under Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) during… Read more