Category: Railway News

Banaras Locomotive Works, Varanasi, has surpassed it’s own record of manufacturing 31 electric locomotives in a month, achieved in July 2020 with the turnout of the 40th 6,000 HP electric locomotive for the month of November 2020. This event is a historic record, achieved on the auspicious day of Dev Deepawali. Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board… Continue reading "Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board flags off 40th 6,000 HP Electric Loco from Banaras Loco Works (BLW), Varanasi"

Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, inaugurated newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section of North Western Railway and flagged off first train on this newly electrified route at the function organized at Dhigawara station. Public representatives and senior railway officials were present on this occasion. Speaking on this occasion, Shri Piyush Goyal,… Continue reading "Rail Electrification gets super boost."

Indian Railway has launched completely digitized online Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Human Resource Management System (HRMS) is a high thrust project for Indian Railways to leverage improved productivity & employee satisfaction. It is a move to improve efficiency and productivity of Railway system and a step towards realizing the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister to transform India into a… Continue reading "Indian Railway launches digitised online Human Resource Management System (HRMS)"

Indian Railways with the objective of bringing hospital management on a single architecture to prevent pilferage and making operations seamless has entrusted RailTel Corporation of India Limited (“RailTel”) with implementation of hospital management information system (“HMIS”) an integrated clinical information system for its 125 health facilities and 650 polyclinics across India for improved hospital administration and patient healthcare. The features… Continue reading "Indian Railways engages RailTel to implement an HMIS across its health facilities"

Freight figures continue to maintain the high momentum in terms of earnings and loading in the month of October 2020 for Indian Railways. On mission mode, Indian Railways’ Freight loading for the month of October 2020 crossed last year’s loading and earnings for the same period. In the month of October 2020, Indian Railways loading was 108.16 million tonnes which… Continue reading "Freight figures continue to maintain the high momentum in terms of earnings and loading in the month of October 2020 for Indian Railways"

Indian Railways has launched “Meri Saheli” initiative for focused action on security of women across all zones with an objective to provide safety and security to lady passengers travelling by trains for their entire journey from starting station to destination station. An initiative of RPF, the Strategy of the entails interaction with lady passengers especially those travelling alone by a… Continue reading "Indian Railways launches OPERATION MERI SAHELI"

To clear the festive rush, Ministry of Railways has approved 196 pairs (392 trains) of “Festival Special” services over Indian Railways to be operated from 20th October 2020 and 30th November 2020. The fare for these Festival Special services shall be that applicable for special trains. Zonal Railways will notify their schedule well in advance. The list of the trains… Continue reading "Ministry of Railways approves 196 pairs of “Festival Special” services"

Aligned With Prime Minister’s ‘Make in India’ Policy: Durga Shanker Mishra Infrastructure is one of the five pillars of AtmaNirbhar Bharat envisioned by our Hon’ble Prime Minister and it is a matter of great pride that these high-speed, high-frequency commuter trains for RRTS are entirely being manufactured under the government’s ‘Make in India’ policy, said Shri DurgaShanker Mishra, Secretary, MoHUA… Continue reading "First Look of India’s First RRTS Train Unveiled"

5601 coaches have been converted into Covid Care Centers by Indian Railways (IR) in the months of March, April, May and June of 2020 to combat Corona virus pandemic. The Zonal Railway wise details of the conversion of these coaches are as under: S.No. Zonal Railways Coaches converted into isolation coaches 1 Central Railway 482 2 Eastern Railway 381 3 East… Continue reading "Conversion of Passenger Compartments into Isolation Wards"