rail infrastructure

New Delhi: Midnapur third line project has received approval from Indian Railways at a cost of ₹440 crore to increase rail capacity, reduce congestion and improve passenger and freight operations on the South Eastern Railway. The project…

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved two Railway multitracking projects worth about ₹3,907 crore to improve rail capacity in Odisha and Jharkhand. The projects will add about 145 km to the Indian…

Hyderabad: Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy said three proposed Bullet train corridors connecting Hyderabad with Mumbai-Goa, Bengaluru and Chennai would transform Telangana's development. He made the announcement while inaugurating and laying…

New Delhi: Indian Railways approved the Adipur-Bhuj doubling project at a cost of ₹493 crore to strengthen rail capacity and improve connectivity in Gujarat's Kutch region. The project covers the 49-km Adipur-Bhuj section of Western…

…

Hyderabad: Indian Railways has approved a ₹285.01-crore rail upgrade project on the Mahbubnagar-Secunderabad-Medchal section of South Central Railway. The project will modernise the existing electric traction infrastructure and improve…

New Delhi: Indian Railways evolution marked 173 years of growth, with the network achieving near-total electrification and expanding modern services. Officials said the journey began on April 16, 1853, when the first passenger train ran…

New Delhi: Indian Railways has sanctioned infrastructure projects worth ₹871 crore across Northern, Southern and Eastern Railway zones to accelerate network modernisation and capacity expansion. The Indian Railways projects focus on…

Hyderabad: The Telangana Railways budget allocation rose sharply to ₹5,454 crore for 2026–27, marking a six-fold increase over the average ₹886 crore sanctioned between 2009 and 2014. According to Indian Railways, the higher allocation…

Kota: Indian Railways on Tuesday successfully completed the Commissioner of Railway Safety’s high-speed trial of the Vande Bharat sleeper train, which touched a top speed of 180 kmph on the Kota–Nagda section. The CRS supervised the final…