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

Safety: Better Coaches, Signalling Among Measures Taken by Indian Railways: Piyush Goyal in LS

Several measures, including use of better coaches, improved signalling, Fogpass devices, vigilance control devices among steps being taken by Indian Railways to improve safety, according to Piyush Goyal Read more

Indian Railways Capex at All-Time High of 1.61 Lakh Crores for FY 2020-21

Indian Railways is set to invest in capital expenditure at an all time high of 1.61 lakh crores in FY 2020-21 for capacity enhancement and other infrastructure Read more

Indian Railways Solar Power Plans: A Brief Look

There is about 51,000 hectare of Railway land available. Out of which, it is estimated that available feasible vacant land has a potential of 10 GW for installing land based… Read more

Key Railway Related Highlights of the Union Budget 2020

Key railway related highlights from the union budget speech, including Bengaluru Suburban Transport, National Logistics Policy and So Read more
160 kmph capable high speed Vande Bharat Train 18 trainset

High Speed Rail: Six Potential Corridors in Addition to Mumbai-Ahmedabad Identified: CRB

Indian Railways has identified six routes for upgrades to high speed rail services. These routes connect Delhi with Varanasi and Amritsar, Mumbai with Nagpur and Hyderabad and Chennai with Bengaluru… Read more

Indian Railways to Adopt Safer, Faster and Efficient Predictive Maintenance, Online Monitoring of Rolling Stock

Indian Railways is adopting Condition Based Maintenance, Online Monitoring of Rolling Stock (OMRS) and Predictive Maintenance techniques for Smart Yards on its network to improve safety, reliability and efficiency. Read more

SCR takes 30 trains on electric traction : To save Rs 53 crores

South Central Railway, has taken 30 trains on electric traction during the current fiscal FY20 Read more

Indian Railways Holds Investors' Meet for Renewable Energy Opportunities

Indian Railways and Railway Energy Management Company Ltd. (REMCL - a Joint Venture of Ministry of Railways & RITES Ltd.) organized a Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet on 09th January 2020 Read more