Namo Bharat Rapid Rail is a short-distance, high-speed regional transit service operating on an inter-city network. The trains have been designed and developed by Indian Railways at the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in Kapurthala, Punjab.
Indian Railways is committed to regional development and providing better connectivity through upgraded stations, new rail lines and state-of-the-art facilities. Asarwa-Udaipur City Vande Bharat Express is a strong example of this commitment.
Union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, announced today that the national carrier has achieved unprecedented scale in its logistics division. Highlighting this achievement, the Minister stated, "Indian Railways has become the second largest cargo carrier in the world."
The reservation ticket booking system of Indian Railways has implemented the following measures to prevent auto-filling of forms by hacking tools, curb fraud in Tatkal ticketing bookings through the internet, and safeguard the system from cyberattacks.
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is witnessing a historic milestone as Sarita Yolmo becomes the first female Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) to be assigned the prestigious "Tour Duty" on the iconic world-heritage railway, the release said.
The experience and technical capabilities being developed through the MAHSR project, particularly in track construction, advanced signalling, Rolling Stock manufacturing & maintenance, project management etc., are expected to provide a strong foundation for future high-speed rail corr
Kavach is India's Indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System. RailTel has a project valued at Rs 454.95 crore for Survey, Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Trackside Kavach Systems across key routes of the Jabalpur Division of West Central Railway.
The approvals cover projects across Southern Railway, Northern Railway, and South Eastern Railway, including line doubling, third and fourth lines, bypass corridors, and the installation of advanced electronic interlocking systems.
Efforts by Indian Railways to increase loading and promote rail-based movement of bulk cement in tank containers are bringing positive results. Many cement companies have approached CONCOR for the movement of bulk cement in tank container
Indian Railway is continuously modernizing current infrastructure of its signalling system to improve reliability. Electronic Interlocking Systems with centralised operation points and signals in place of old mechanical signalling have been provided at 6660 stations as of December 31, acc