rail transport

New Delhi, March 31 Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd announced on Tuesday that it had secured a contract worth over ₹421 crore from JSW Group companies for the supply of freight wagon rakes.The order also reflects the growing participation of private players in rail logistics, driven by Indian...

Panna/Dhar (MP), March 26 The railways conducted trial runs on the Panna-Dhar route in Madhya Pradesh before the launch of full services that will connect the two stations to the vast network of the public transporter, an official said on Thursday.The trial runs, held in Dhar on Monday and in...

Surat, March 25 – The railway station in Surat, Gujarat, is undergoing redevelopment into a multi-modal transport hub (MMTH) with a long-term capacity plan. Approximately 50% of the first phase of the ₹1,500 crore project has been completed, with completion targeted for December 2027.The...

Dhaka, March 22 – At least 12 people were killed and 20 others were injured early Sunday when a mail train collided with a bus at the Padua Bazar level crossing in Comilla, in one of the deadliest rail-road collisions in recent times, according to The Dhaka Tribune.The tragedy unfolded around...

Madurai, March 19 – Rail safety in Tamil Nadu is set for a major boost as Southern Railway moves forward with the implementation of the Kavach Train Collision Avoidance System on the Tiruchy-Tirunelveli corridor.The project, aimed at preventing accidents through advanced automatic protection...

New Delhi, March 19 A subsidiary of Coal India, BCCL, announced on Thursday that it had achieved a record single-day booking of approximately 2.37 lakh tonnes of coal under its special discount scheme, aimed at clearing existing stockpiles.Under the scheme, discounts ranging from ₹100 to ₹600...

Guwahati, March 17 – The newly launched Furkating-New Tinsukia railway doubling project is set to significantly enhance rail capacity, improve operational efficiency, and strengthen connectivity across eastern Assam and adjoining regions, officials said on Tuesday.The Chief Public Relations...

Karur, (Tamil Nadu), March 15 The Southern Railway on Sunday said that the collision between a goods train and a college bus on March 14 was caused by the bus driver attempting to cross an unmanned level crossing, without observing the movement of the oncoming train.According to an SR press...

Kolkata, March 13 Some EMU local trains were delayed by approximately 30 minutes on Friday due to a signal malfunction at the Belghoria station in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, according to an official.Train movement was operational on two of the four lines at Belghoria within...

New Delhi, March 12 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam and West Bengal over the next two days – Friday and Saturday – to attend various programmes and launch major development initiatives aimed at strengthening connectivity and infrastructure in the region, government officials said...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Kerala and Tamil Nadu today. In Kerala, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for several development projects worth approximately 10,800 crore rupees in Ernakulum this afternoon. The Prime Minister will also address a...

Kochi, March 10 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate several key development projects in Kerala to the nation on Wednesday during his visit to the state.According to an official release here on Tuesday, the Prime Minister will launch projects of various central ministries...

New Delhi, March 10: In an effort to significantly improve mobility and operational efficiency, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved two multi-tracking projects of the Ministry of Railways on Tuesday, with a total cost of ₹4,474...

New Delhi, March 8 The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation commenced train services at 3 pm on Sunday on two newly inaugurated corridors following their opening by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The services will operate on the Majlis Park-Maujpur Badarpur and Deepali Chowk-Majlis Park sections...

Imphal, March 7 Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh said his government is committed to providing all necessary support to ensure the timely completion of a railway project that will connect the state's capital with the pan-India rail network.The railway line connecting Imphal to Jiribam...

Aizawl, March 3 A large shipment of rice from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) arrived at the Sairang Railway Station in Mizoram on Tuesday, officials said.The shipment, consisting of 42 railway wagons carrying approximately 25,900 quintals of rice from Punjab, will be stored in the newly...

March 3, 2026, Aizawl: At 7:00 AM this morning, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Minister B. Lalchhanzova welcomed the arrival of a goods train carrying 25,901 quintals of rice in 42 wagons at Sairang Rail Station. Rajya Sabha MP K. Vanlalvena, in his capacity as the Chairman of...

Washington, February 27 – US lawmakers have reintroduced comprehensive rail safety legislation three years after a toxic train derailment in Ohio, seeking stricter oversight of hazardous cargo, stricter inspections, and stronger protections for communities living along railway lines.The...

Pakur, February 25 A couple and their three-year-old daughter were killed after being hit by a Vande Bharat Express train in the Pakur district of Jharkhand, officials said on Wednesday.The incident occurred on Tuesday night near the Nagarnabi railway station in the Howrah division of the...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 24 – Veteran technocrat and former Konkan Railway Chairperson E. Sreedharan unveiled a revised design for a semi-high-speed rail corridor across Kerala on Tuesday, promising faster execution, lower costs, and minimal land acquisition compared to existing proposals...