Category: Railways

Cricitising Indian Railways for the dire situation of the 3 AC, social media platform X user, Rachit Jain, shared his sister’s distressing encounter while travelling in the AC coach. He described how the overcrowding near the gates made it impossible for her to enter, leading to chaos that resulted in her child being left on […]

NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways aims to roll out the sleeper variant of Vande Bharat train and complete crucial rail connectivity projects in Kashmir within the first 100 days of the new government coming to power, officials said. Also included in the 100-day plan is finalisation of rolling stock procurement for the trial run of […]

A dedicated budget of Rs 65,00 crore as allocated in 2024-25 can help achieve complete electrification of the rail network, senior railway officials said, highlighting the recent achievement of 95 per cent electrification of Broad Gauge. “With a dedicated budget of Rs 6,500 Crores during FY 2024-25 for further electrification projects, India remains committed to […]

In a significant statement, the Congress party said in its Lok Sabha election manifesto on April 5 that if elected, it will restore travel concessions for senior citizens in public transport. This will be applicable to both rail and road transport facilities, the party said.

NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways aims to roll out the sleeper variant of Vande Bharat train and complete crucial rail connectivity projects in Kashmir within the first 100 days of the new government coming to power, officials said. Also included in the 100-day plan is finalisation of rolling stock procurement for the trial run of […]

Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) shares rose nearly 5% to Rs 267.8 in Monday’s intraday trade on BSE after the firm bagged multiple projects. “RVNL has emerged as the lowest bidder from SER HQ-Electrical/South Eastern Railway for design, supply, erection, testing, and commissioning for upgradation of electric traction system from 1 x 25 KV to 2 […]

As Sebi is advising investors to be cautious with smallcap and midcap ideas and 95% of the IPOs are in that category, one is looking at which other IPO ideas could make sense. A healthy primary market where deals are continuously being done is the key hallmark of a well-functioning economy, which is aspiring to […]

The Eastern Railway has earned its best-ever freight revenue of Rs 7,774.62 crore in the financial year 2023-24, an increase of 19.47 per cent over the previous fiscal, an official said here on Monday. The Kolkata-headquartered zonal railway recorded a growth of 8.91 per cent in passenger revenue, earning Rs 3,573.31 crore in 2023-24, he […]

The Indian Railways loaded 1591 million tonnes (MT) freight during financial year 2023-24 up from 1512 MT in the preceding fiscal. According to officials aware of the development, with 79 MT incremental loading, the national transported clocked the highest ever loading for Indian Railways in a fiscal. Records of railway electrification, new lines, and track […]

NEW DELHI: Shares of Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd. traded 2.84 per cent up in Monday’s trade at 10:15AM (IST). Around 136,680 shares changed hands on the counter. The counter opened at Rs 930.0 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 958.55 and Rs 930.0, respectively, in the session so far. […]

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw provided a notable update on Thursday regarding the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project. The minister disclosed that significant strides have been made in India’s first ballastless track for the Bullet Train, boasting a speed threshold of 320 kmph. As per Vaishnaw, 153 km of viaduct and 295.5 km of pier work have […]

Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) shares climbed nearly 7% to Rs 267.8 in Tuesday’s intraday trade on BSE after the firm signed an MoU with the Airports Authority of India (AAI). “RVNL has signed MoU with Airports Authority of India (AAI) for construction of subway/underpass to connect the operational area to the Airport Authority of India […]