Concerns about several stations being part of the recently formed South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR), with its headquarters in Visakhapatnam, have been addressed by the Ministry of Railways. Concerns were allayed when authorities revealed that the Palasa-Ichchapuram stretch, which extends for around 50 km, comprises seven stations in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh: Palasa, […]
Parliament was informed that Indian Railways had spent more than ₹34,000 crore on passenger amenities over the past three fiscal years, mainly to improve crowd control and the travel experience. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that the allocations were ₹9,392 crore in FY24, ₹12,884 […]
As the backbone of India’s transport and logistics network, Indian Railways continued to impress in FY26 with solid operational and financial results, propelled by record freight throughput and consistent increases in passenger traffic. As a result of continued demand for rail-based mobility, passenger traffic increased 3.54% year-on-year to 741 crore in FY26 from 716 crore […]
NLC India Limited (NLCIL) achieved a significant operational milestone with the start of coal production at the Pachwara South Open Cast Mine in Jharkhand. The 3×660 MW Ghatampur Thermal Power Plant, being built by Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited (NUPPL), a partnership between NLCIL and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited, is designated to […]
Imagine a train hurtling down the tracks at 160 kmph. Now imagine a system that watches every signal, monitors every movement, and—if something goes wrong—automatically applies the brakes before a disaster can happen. That’s exactly what Kavach does. Indian Railways has commissioned its indigenous Automatic Train Protection system on the Prayagraj–Kanpur section of the busy […]
To prevent touts from abusing the booking system and to provide customers more leeway to change their boarding stations, Indian Railways has updated its policies on ticket cancellation. The revised system, which will be put into place in stages from April 1, 2026, to April 15, 2026, will be more stringent in its linking of […]
An important step towards improving rail safety and operational efficiency has been taken by Indian Railways with the commissioning of the indigenous Kavach Automatic Train Protection system on the Prayagraj-Kanpur portion of the major Delhi-Howrah corridor. From Prayagraj to Kanpur, a distance of 190 route kilometres, the system is now operational. Between Subedarganj and Manauri, […]
In order to improve onboard catering services and eradicate unlawful selling, Indian Railways has introduced digitally traceable food packages and QR code-enabled identification cards, as Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed Parliament on Thursday. All vendors and assistance in the catering industry are now required to carry identification cards with QR codes, according to the minister’s […]
With an expansion from five cities to twenty-six, the length of India’s metro rail network has more than tripled in the last eleven years, making it the third largest in the world. The yearly budget for the metro rose from 5,798 crore in 2013–14 to 29,550 crore in 2025–26, and 38 projects totalling 3.44 lakh […]
In order to enhance train operations and increase safety, Indian Railways renewed 54,600 km of tracks between 2014 and 2026, as told to the Parliament on Wednesday. The percentage of the rail network that has been improved to accommodate sectional speeds of 110 km/h or greater has increased from roughly 40% in 2014 to over […]
