Background Indian Railways’ (IR), Asia’s oldest1, the world’s second largest under one management2 and the world’s fourth largest 3(after USA,...
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With Indian Railways adopting most modern technologies, the Bullet train project is an endeavour to bring economic growth & prosperity in the country, which will help India rewrite its transport infrastructure narrative
February 26, 2018
The critics of the bullet train project may not like the recent statement of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi advising...
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Striving towards achieving ‘Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat’, Indian Railways has speeded up the process of e-auctioning of scrap material. It will help in keeping railway tracks, stations, workshops, depots neat & tidy
February 22, 2018
Ministry of Railways Ministry of Railways sets Zero scrap balance target for all Zonal Railways. All General Managers of Zonal...
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My interview with Hindustan Times where I speak about how we are working towards bringing the charm back to rail travel
February 14, 2018
Spoke to HT’s Shishir Guptaand Faizan Haider on his plans to make Indian Railways safe and profitable. Edited excerpts: It’s...
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Mumbai trains to get a massive transformation
February 14, 2018
A heap of people on a narrow, barricaded stairway, waving and crying for help: millions watched video clips of that...
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$12 billion upgrade in works for safer Railways
February 14, 2018
India could spend up to $12 billion in upgrading the signalling system on its entire rail network over the next...
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Railways to provide ‘Rakshak’, a personal safety device to trackmen, along with boots, gloves, raincoats, winter jackets & toolkit. The device will alert them of the approaching trains, thereby enhancing their safety
February 14, 2018
Concerned over cases of maintenance workers being run over by trains while patrolling the tracks, the Railway Board has now...
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