Jun 09, 2023 Indian Railways to redevelop nearly 1,300 railway stations The ministry of railways is going full steam ahead with its plans to redevelop and modernise nearly 1,300 railway stations under the Amrit Bharat scheme, and will earmark Rs 13,000 crore from its FY24 capex outlay for this project, up 240 per cent year-on-year.
Jun 05, 2023 Indian Railways to introduce uniform signages at all stations Indian Railways is set to introduce uniform signages at all stations across the country, ensuring a consistent and easy-to-understand system for passengers.
May 20, 2023 Indian Railways to transport 75 MT of coal in June Anticipating increased demand for power in the coming summer, Indian Railways has created a roadmap to use nearly 600 freight trains per day only to transport coal to thermal power projects by June
Mar 20, 2023 Railways plans to create cement corridor The Railways is planning to create a cement corridor to link factories manufacturing cement, clinker and fly ash for the seamless movement of these products. The Railways is in talks with the Cement Manufacturing Association (CMA) to create a road map to link cement manufacturing factories in the eastern, central, Rajasthan and southern clusters.
Mar 20, 2023 Mega projects for developing world-class railway stations underway Indian Railways has taken the initiative to modernise its infrastructure across the country and in line with this step, the transformation of major railway stations has already started. In order to put the railway stations in India on the map of world-class stations, the Indian Railways is leaving no stone unturned in upgrading the place.
Mar 05, 2023 Railways gets Rs 2.40 lakh crore capital outlay Indian Railways got a capital outlay of Rs 2.40 lakh crore from the 2023budget. This is the highest ever capital outlay for railways till date and is 9 times the outlay provided to railways in 2013-14. Railway Budget is expected to focus on new Vande Bharat trains as part of the Budget announcements.
Mar 05, 2023 Indian Railways is set to transform in 2023 Ashwini Vaishnaw, Railway Minister, announced that India will get its first hydrogen train by December 2023 which will be completely indigenously manufactured. It will initially be run on heritage circuits like Kalka-Shimla
Mar 05, 2023 Railways to acquire new rolling stock worth Rs 3.14 trillion in FY24 The railways ministry has plans to acquire new rolling stock worth over Rs 3.14 trillion in the upcoming financial year, according to the national transporter’s annual rolling stock programme for 2023-24 (FY24).
Feb 20, 2023 Siemens signs Rs 26,000-crore locomotive order with Indian Railways Capital goods major Siemens has signed a Rs 26,000-crore contract to manufacture 1,200 electric freight locomotives for the Indian Railways. The contract is the single biggest order for Siemens and will be used for freight transport.