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

Seemanchal Express Derailed: 7 killed, 30 injured as 11 coaches derail near Hajipur

Train operations on Hajipur-Barauni section via Bachwara affected Helpline numbers: Sonpur- 06158221645, Hajipur- 06224272230, Barauni- 06279232222 Eleven coaches from the rear of a train number 12487 Jogbani – Anand Vihar… Read more

Realtime tracking of trains now possible, satellite tracking being installed on 2,700 locomotives

Indian Railways have begun a shift to satellite positioning to enable realtime tracking of thousands of trains across its massive network. 2700 locomotives, mainly used for passenger trains, are expected… Read more

Jabalpur Ajmer Dayodaya Express derails at Sanganer station

Several passengers escaped unhurt when train number 12181 Jabalpur Ajmer Dayodaya Express derailed at Sanganer station near Jaipur today around 12:55 hrs. Read more

All unmanned LCs on BG network eliminated: Goyal

ndian Railways has eliminated all unmanned level crossings in its broad-gauge network according to Finance Minster Piyush Goyal Read more

Twin WAP-5: New approach in use on CSMT Nizamuddin Rajdhani

IR is experimenting with a relatively new concept in passenger train operations. Read more

Push Pull Mode Adoption to Speed up Trains on Indian Railways

IR looks to innovate, make better use of existing resources, tests Push Pull configuration Read more

Faster Trains: Sectional speed of Daund – Solapur section increased from 105 kmph to 110 kmph

The sectional speed of Daund-Solapur section in the Solapur division of Central Railway has been increased from the existing 105 kmph to 110 kmph with immediate effect. Read more

Workshop modernisation on Indian Railways gets boost, machinery and rolling stock procurement performance rises manifold

Indian Railways' (IR) centralised advanced machine tool procurement arm COFMOW (Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshops) has achieved its best ever output performance of Rs 1050.85 crore for the period… Read more

IR mulls private players to operate passenger trains: Reports

Indian Railways plan to allow private operators to run passenger trains on IR’s existing network, reports in several outlets suggest. Mr Girish Pillai, Railway Board’s Member – Traffic, reportedly stated… Read more