Alstom India has successfully delivered the 300th electric locomotive to the Indian Railways. This marks a significant milestone in increasing the Indian Railways’ capabilities to haul heavy freight trains at high speed, to meet its ambitious freight targets. As part of its contract worth euro 3.5 billion, Alstom is supplying 800 high-powered double-section locomotives of […]
On the lines of setting the target of achieving net zero carbon emitter by 2030, the Indian Railways has completely electrified the existing broad gauge network in Odisha. As per the official statement of the Ministry of Railways, the existing broad gauge network in Odisha is 2,822 route kilometres, which is 100 per cent electrified, […]
In view of India’s security strategy towards Line of Actual Control (LAC) along the India-China border and aiming to help the Indian army push its men and equipment into the border, the Indian Railways has planned to expand its railway network to Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang and other parts of the Northeast frontier state. The Indian […]
Indian Railways has issued a production plan of 102 Vande Bharat rakes (35 in 2022-2023 and 67 in 2023-2024), as per Indian Railway design and within Indian Railways Production Units (Integral coach factory, Rail coach factory and Modern coach factory). Provision of Vande Bharat trains, including other items of coaches, comes under PH 21-Rolling Stock […]
Indian Railways is working on a mission mode to become the largest Green Railway in the world and is moving towards becoming a “net zero carbon emitter” before 2030, the Railway Ministry said in a press note on Monday. After the completion of electrification in Uttar Pradesh recently, Indian Railways has achieved another milestone. Indian […]
