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Nearly 3.98 crore passengers travelled on Vande Bharat Express trains during the 2025-26 financial year, representing a significant increase in passenger usage on the network. This reflects a year-on-year growth of almost 34% compared to the 2.97 crore passengers who travelled in the 2024-25...

New Delhi, April 9 The Railway Board has directed all its zones to ensure that only station masters are authorized to allow a train to enter a track after verification in cases where the wheel-sensing system incorrectly identifies the track as occupied.Occasionally, due to technical faults...

New Delhi, April 8 Railways account for 28 to 30 per cent of freight movement, which is significantly lower than global benchmarks, indicating substantial potential for growth, according to a joint report released by the industry body, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India...

New Delhi, April 8 A railway loco pilots' union has claimed that 8.85 per cent of engine drivers in Indian Railways worked for over 12 hours straight during the financial year 2025-26, while 46.96 per cent of them were deployed for more than nine hours at a time.According to railway norms, a...

New Delhi, April 8 Coal inventories at thermal power plants remained comfortable at around 55 million tonnes as of Tuesday, sufficient for 24 days of uninterrupted power generation based on the average consumption over the last seven days, a senior coal ministry official said.The stock levels...

Thane, April 8 Police have registered a case against three individuals, including a woman, for allegedly cheating a 56-year-old retired man in Thane, Maharashtra, of Rs 22 lakh by promising him a job in the railways, officials said on Wednesday.Based on the complaint filed by the man, a case...

Date-8 April 2026In a unique operation, one of the heaviest precast-prestressed portal beams (girders), weighing approximately 1360 metric tonnes, has been launched over the Amdavad–Vadodara railway line in Maninagar for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project.The portal beam is a precast...

New Delhi, April 6 The Railway Board has urged signal maintainers and telecom technicians across all railway zones and divisions to provide their feedback regarding challenges in the job following a rise in new joinees leaving the job.Zonal railway officials said that following the Board’s...

Kolkata, April 6 Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd announced on Monday that it has secured a ₹46.32-crore contract from Southern Railway for electrification work, as part of a track doubling project between Thiruvananthapuram and Eraniel.The contract involves the design, supply, testing, and...

Bhubaneswar, April 5 Amid growing protests over the merger of the Palasa-Ichchapuram section with the newly created South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone, the Indian Railways on Sunday issued a clarification stating that the move will not affect the revenue earnings of East Coast Railway (ECoR) or...

New Delhi, April 5 – Indian Railways will operate special fare summer trains between Malda Town and Udhna to manage increased passenger traffic during the peak travel season, officials said on Sunday.As part of this arrangement, special train services 09033/09034 between Malda Town and Udhna...

Jammu, April 4 The newly created Jammu division of Northern Railway is now functioning as a fully-fledged division, with most of its operational and financial systems fully transferred, and it will focus on enhancing passenger amenities, ensuring safety, and increasing freight logistics in the...

Indian Railways has approved the Optical Fibre Cable Backbone Project, worth approximately 398 crore rupees, in the Ahmedabad and Ratlam Divisions.The Ministry of Railways stated that under the project, optical fibre cables will be provided over 1,929 Route Kilometres (RKm) across Western...

Amaravati, April 4 The Indian Railways' SCR Zone has allocated a capital expenditure budget of over ₹13,000 crore for the 2026-27 fiscal, aimed at further strengthening infrastructure such as new lines, doubling, track renewals, and others.The capex rose by 18.3 per cent compared to the...

New Delhi, April 3 Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the Vande Bharat trains operate as a distinct passenger service segment with a specific fare structure, and referred to various factors that are taken into consideration before deciding their fare structure."When deciding the...

New Delhi, April 2 – Indian Railways has allocated over ₹34,000 crore in the last three years for passenger amenities, including expenditure on crowd management at stations to ensure smooth travel, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.During 2023-24, an amount of ₹9,392 crore was allocated...

April 02, New Delhi: Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has achieved its highest-ever performance in the fiscal year 2025-26, setting new records in both production and sales.The company achieved record sales of 20.14 million tonnes, representing a 11.5 per cent growth over the previous...

New Delhi, April 1 A parliamentary panel has directed the Railway Ministry to provide a timeline for the 100 percent implementation of the automatic train protection system 'Kavach' and the adoption of the Swiss Cheese Slices model, which involves installing multiple layers of safety defenses...

Indian Railways achieved a new record in cargo transport during the 2025-26 fiscal year. The railway network transported a record 1,670 million tonnes (MT) of freight, representing a 3.25% increase over the previous year. The Ministry of Railways emphasized that this growth was largely driven by...

In an effort to improve passenger convenience, the Railways will operate a special reserved train between Jammu Tawi and Chhapra, starting April 6. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that this service, designated as Train No. 05193/05194, will make 15 trips in each direction, providing direct...