Modern PRS Datacentre Inaugurated in Chennai, Will Serve Tickets for 3 Zones

A modern PRS Datacentre was inaugurated in Chennai today to replace the earlier ageing facility. This new centre will serve ticket bookings for trains of southern India Read more

Indian Railways Big Signalling Upgrade Plans: Better Safety, Capacity on 37k KM by 2026

With an expected investment of almost 57,000 crores, Indian Railways is moving forward to deploy modern signalling and telecom systems on its oversaturated and high traffic routes, according to Sanjeev… Read more

ICF Rake Upgrades: Kharagpur Workshop Turns Out Utkrisht-R, Utkrisht 2.0 Rakes

All ICF coaches arriving at Kharagpur Workshop are now getting a big upgrade to Utkrisht R and Utkrisht 2.0 standards. See feature list inside Read more

Railway Stations at Salem in Tamil Nadu, Dimapur in Nagaland Get Upgrades

Station upgradation works are in progress across the country. Two such railway stations being renovated and upgraded with the latest passenger amenities are Salem Junction in Tamil Nadu and Dimapur… Read more

Speed limits for trains increased to 100 kmph between Madhepura and Purnia

Increase in section speed of Madhepura -Purnia to enhance line capacity Read more

IRCTC, PRS to Get Big Upgrades, Better Experience

Big upgrades may be in store for the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) and IRCTC's website soon. Read more

160 kph: 13.5k Crores for Mumbai – Delhi and Delhi – Howrah Routes

Indian Railways plans to spend Rs 13,490 crore to upgrade the New Delhi-Howrah and the New - Mumbai Rajdhani routes to a speed of 160 kmph in the next four… Read more

160-200 kph Upgrade: IR to Spend Rs. 1,600 Crores on Mumbai, Howrah Rajdhani routes in 2019-20

Once the project is complete, both Rajdhanis are expected to take 12 hours or less to cover the distance between New Delhi – Howrah and New Delhi - Mumbai. Read more

96 WAP-5 locomotives get power boost, upgraded to 6,000 HP.

More than half of the existing fleet of WAP-5 class locomotives have already been upgraded to 6,000 HP rating, according to sources in Indian Railways. Read more

Kalka Shimla NG trains to be speeded up, get major upgrades

In a bid to speed up the NG service between Kalka and Shimla, Northern Railway (NR) has ordered a coach with a new design and suspension. Speed trials will soon… Read more