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The Lucknow-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur route is expected to be inaugurated on 7 July, possibly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, although approval from the Prime Minister's Office is still pending, as per a media source

Indian Railways, USAID/India Sign MoU To Collaborate On Renewable Energy And Efficiency

The MoU is expected to assist in the development of an energy efficiency policy and action plan for the buildings of Indian railways.

IRCTC Refutes Congress’ Claim Of Adani Taking Over Railways Amid Trainman Acquisition

A share purchase agreement for the acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in the online train ticket booking platform Trainman, founded by IIT-Roorkee graduates in 2011 has been signed by Adani Digital Labs

TRSL-BHEL Bag Rs 24000 Cr Deal To Manufacture Vande Bharat Trains

This is the biggest ever contract given to an Indian consortium by the Indian Railways

Indian Railways Earns Rs 14,642 Cr From Freight Loading In May

Freight earnings increases by 4 per cent as compared to the same period of last year (Rs 14,084 crore)

Coromandel Express Collides With Goods Train In Odisha's Balasore; 132 Injured, Rescue Operations On

At around 7 pm, 10-12 coaches of the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed near Baleswar and fell on the opposite track. After some time, another train from Yeswanthpur to Howrah dashed into those derailed coaches resulting in the derailment of its 3-4 coaches

Tejas Express Replaces Bilaspur-Nagpur Vande Bharat Express Due To Poor Passenger Response

The Bilaspur-Nagpur Vande Bharat Express had the lowest occupancy among the country’s eight such trains, as of this January fiscal with a 55 per cent of occupancy rate, as per media reports

Indian Railways Registers Record Revenue Of Rs 2.40 Lakh Cr

According to the Railway Ministry, freight revenue grew by almost 15 per cent to Rs 1.62 lakh crore, while passenger revenue surged to an all-time high of 61 per cent, reaching Rs 63,300 crore

Indian Railways Registers Revenue Of Rs 2.40 Lakh Cr For FY 2022-23

During this financial year 2022-23, freight revenue too has leapfrogged to Rs 1.62 lakh crores, a growth of nearly 15 per cent on the previous year

Railway Travelling Experience To Transform: Ashwini Vaishnaw

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Speaking at an industry event in Mumbai, the minister said, we are ready to set a benchmark drawn by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and emphasised PM’s vision of future India, "Boss always makes us think bigger, his thought process starts where our thinking ends," Vaishnaw added

Indian Railways Produces Record-breaking 785 Electric Locomotives In FY 2022-23 Till Jan

Indian Railways' have three production units i.e. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) at Chittaranjan, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) at Varanasi and Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW) at Patiala and all these units have produced a total of 785 electric locomotives in FY 2022-23 till 31 January

Indian Railways Earns Rs 1,35,387 Cr From Freight Loading In This Fiscal Till Jan

Railways have earned Rs 1,35,387 crore against Rs 1,17,212 crore over last year, an improvement of 16 per cent as compared to the same period of last year

Siemens Bags Indian Railways’ Rs 26,000 Cr Locomotives Order

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The locomotives will be used for freight transport throughout the Indian Railways network and are specified to haul loads of 4,500 tons at a maximum speed of 120 km per hour

PM Modi Lauds Railway Coach Production As Part Of 'Make In India' Initiative