Budget 2026-27: FM announces seven new bullet train corridorsBudget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced seven new high-speed rail corridors in the budget 2026-27, including routes conn...
01 Feb, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
Titagarh Rail Systems delivers driverless trainset to Bengaluru Metro’s Yellow Line, two more trainsets to arrive in AprilTitagarh Rail Systems delivered its first driverless Made in India trainset for Bengaluru Metro's Yellow Line. The automated trainset will ...
06 Jan, 2025, 07.58 PM IST
Titagarh Rail delivers India's first driverless 'Make-in-India' trainset to Bengaluru MetroTitagarh Rail Systems Ltd has delivered its first fully automated, driverless trainset, built in India, to Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation...
06 Jan, 2025, 07.44 PM IST
Railways saw progress on several projects in 2024 but faced persistent challengesIn 2024, Indian Railways made significant strides with new train services, infrastructure development, and recruitment. However, challenges...
01 Jan, 2025, 11.37 AM IST
BEML to build India’s first bullet trainBEML has received a contract to design, manufacture, and commission India's first indigenous bullet trains. Each trainset will consist of e...
15 Oct, 2024, 05.20 PM IST
Railway Budget: Will NDA government’s railway modernisation ambitions get a budgetary boost?Union Budget 2024 for Railways: The Indian Railways, symbolizing the nation's "desi essence" with its affordability and extensive network, ...
19 Jul, 2024, 09.30 AM IST
Modi 3.0's agenda for Indian Railways: Focus on capacity expansion with new Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat trains and reduced wait timesThe Modi-led NDA government's third term focuses on infrastructure development, with Indian Railways enhancing passenger and cargo capacity...
11 Jun, 2024, 06.06 PM IST
'Made in India' bullet trains with top speed of 250 kmph in makingThe Indian Railways has assigned the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) to manufacture two standard-gauge bullet trains this fiscal year, aiming ...
06 Jun, 2024, 11.50 PM IST
Railways expects first Vande Metro to be ready by 2024 endA top government official told ET that these may be deployed in the Mumbai local network as well. "This will completely transform the exper...
23 Feb, 2023, 12.23 AM IST
Heritage steam loco removed from Rail Bhawan; Vande Bharat replica to replace itThe vintage locomotive was removed from the Rail Bhawan premises in the early hours. During day time, many passers-by were caught by surpri...
06 Dec, 2021, 09.59 PM IST
Chinese company disqualified for Vande Bharat trainsets projectNow there are only two valid bids of BHEL and Medha Servo Drives. Medha, which had got the contract for the manufacturing for the first two...
24 Dec, 2020, 04.22 PM IST
Trail blazing Train 18 could be a game changer for inter-city commutersTrain 18 project has generated new confidence in IR to set its sights high, and to explore export possibilities as semi-high speed (150-200...
21 Feb, 2019, 11.37 AM IST
Train 18: Country's first engine-less train rolled out; Train 20 nextTrain 20 - which will replace the Rajdhani Express trains on the network - is expected to be rolled out by 2020.
29 Oct, 2018, 09.47 PM IST
BHEL ties up with Kawasaki to make steel metro coachesThe agreement covers establishing state-of-the-art design, engineering and manufacturing facilities at BHEL, India, using Japanese technolo...
29 Jun, 2017, 07.21 PM IST
Railway to use long term debt for development projects: Suresh PrabhuOn private participation in railways, Prabhu said that there would be a system to regulate private sector players willing to invest in stat...
26 Feb, 2015, 04.45 PM IST