Indian Railways (IR) has recorded Monthly freight loading of 126.46 MT in April 2023. The incremental loading in the month of April has been 4.25 MT i.e. a growth of 3.5% over the April figures achieved in 2022. Freight revenue in April is Rs 13,893 Cr. as compared to Rs 13,011 in April 2022, a … Read more
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has applauded the new record of manufacturing 10,000 coaches since its inception by Modern Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli in April 2023. Sharing a tweet by the Ministry of Railways, the Prime Minister said; “Wonderful! This is a part of the efforts to boost ‘Make in India’ and strengthen the … Read more
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), a Central Public Sector enterprise of the Ministry of Railways, has been granted Navratna Status. RVNL was incorporated as PSU on 24th January 2003, with the twin objectives of the implementation of projects relating to the creation and augmentation of capacities of rail infrastructure on fast track basis and … Read more
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has complimented to the entire team of Central Railway for achieving 100% electrification of the entire Broad Gauge Network. Responding to the tweet by Central Railway, the Prime Minister tweeted; “Outstanding feat. Compliments to the entire team.” Outstanding feat. Compliments to the entire team. https://t.co/P1FFHZ5uWu — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) … Read more
Coal transportation by Indian Railways in terms of tonnage and NTKM has increased by 11.92 % and 24.51 % in this current fiscal (up to Feb). Loading of rakes for the power sector from various sources in the current fiscal (April-Feb) is 408 rakes per day against 344 rakes per day last year i.e. an … Read more
Indian Railways has recorded the best-ever February Monthly freight loading of 124.03 MT in February ’23. The incremental loading in the month of February has been 4.26 MT i.e. growth of 3.55 % over the previous best February figures achieved in 2022. With this, Indian Railways has had 30 straight months of best ever monthly … Read more
Indian Railways has decided to operate “North East Discovery: Beyond Guwahati”, a specially designed tour to cover the Northeastern states of India by Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist train. The train tour will start from Delhi Safdarjung railway station on March 21, 2023, and will cover Guwahati, Sivasagar, Jorhat & Kaziranga in Assam, Unakoti, Agartala … Read more
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has praised the effort of Zonal Railway Training Institute, Secunderabad in the renovation of a 200-year-old heritage well on its premises. Zonal Railway Training Institute, Secunderabad further built Rainwater Harvesting Pits around it to facilitate water conservation. In a reply of a tweet by the Ministry of Railways, the … Read more
Indian Railways achieved a significant milestone yesterday in Railway electrification. With the completion of the electrification of the Subhagpur-Pachperwa Broad Gauge (BG) route in North Eastern Railway, Indian Railways has completed the electrification of all BG routes in Uttar Pradesh. This will improve rail connectivity in the region and will improve the speed of trains … Read more
A month long Intensive Safety Drive has been launched by Indian Railways starting from today to prevent derailments, Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD) and other types of accidents. Senior officers from Railway Board, Zonal Railways and Divisions have been instructed to go to various sections, lobbies, maintenance centers, work sites, etc. and carry out thorough review of working practices to check and enforce … Read more
Indian Railways Production Units are on the fast track to achieving record production in 2022-23. Indian Railways Production Units i.e. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) at Chittaranjan, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) at Varanasi, Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW) at Patiala, have produced 785 electric locomotives in FY 2022-23 till 31st January. Actual Production of Electric Locomotives in … Read more
YAI Sailing Championship 2023 was hosted by Army Yachting Node, Mumbai at Girgaum Chowpatty from 07-13 Feb 2023. This event was the third trial for the upcoming Asian Games scheduled in China in Sep 2023 and a ranking event for both junior and senior classes. 189 Participants from 16 different clubs from all over the … Read more
Indian Railways has come up with a very special tour Garvi Gujarat to showcase the cultural & Spiritual Heritage of the Vibrant Gujarat State by running its Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train. This special tourist train, operated by IRCTC, will depart on 28th February from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station on 8 days tour. The … Read more
The Gaya Railway Station in Bihar is proposed to undergo a massive makeover. The railways have prepared a blueprint for the redevelopment of Gaya Junction at an estimated cost of 300 Crore and floated a tender for the project. The project is likely to be completed by 2024 end. Once the project is completed, passenger … Read more
A 14-km-long rail link connecting Angul and Balram has boosted coal evacuation from the Talcher coal fields, so Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) can ship 40 thousand tonnes more coal to consumers every day. The first phase of the Angul-Balram rail link, constructed at a cost of Rs.300 crore, has increased MCL’s coal delivery by 10 … Read more