Indian Rail

India's Vande Bharat Express is set for a major upgrade! Enhanced safety features will enable it to tackle extreme cold and mountainous terrain, opening new routes and possibilities.

Chart of the Day | Rail freight traffic growth decelerates to pre-COVID levels

Total volumes grew just 1.5 percent in July 2023 indicating subdued business trends in logistics sector

Indian Railways plans to operate 600 trains daily to transport 75 MT of coal in June

Technology trials of the multiple wagon tipplers system are on by the national carrier. This has the potential to dramatically improve the supply chain of coal across the country.

Cockroach found in omelette served on Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani, passenger shares pic

A Rajdhani passenger was shocked to discover a cockroach in a meal served on the train yesterday.

Catch-22 for Railways as power sector needs more coal transported but rakes availability stretched

As many as 81 of 150 power plants running on domestic coal had critically low coal levels; many of them cited lack of rakes as the key reason.

Rail Budget designed to be one of key drivers of growth

Prabhu‘s is a technocrat‘s budget, driven by the need to push investments and set the finances of the organisation right over a medium-term timeframe and make the system self-financing.