The October performance extends Indian Railways’ growth momentum, with freight loading reaching 978.78 million tonnes during April-October FY2026-27. Indian Railways registered freight loading of 145.07 million tonnes (MT) in October 2026, compared with 133.93 MT in the corresponding month last year, recording growth of 8.32 per cent. The increase was supported by higher movement across...
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NCRTC Adds 20 Namo Bharat Services as NCR Battles Severe Air Pollution
The move is intended to encourage a shift towards public transport as Delhi-NCR grapples with worsening air quality and increased festive-season travel demand. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) will introduce 20 additional Namo Bharat services on the Delhi-Meerut corridor from November 4, aiming to encourage greater use of public transport as air quality...
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RVNL-GPT JV Fast-Tracks ₹12 Billion Namo Setu Rail-Road Bridge Across Ganga
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed officials to accelerate construction of the double-deck rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganga in Varanasi and advance its completion by a year. Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed officials to accelerate construction of the double-deck rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganga in Varanasi and complete it within 36 months,...
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Salasar Completes Final Rail Electrification Link, Helping Assam Go Fully Electric
Executed under a ₹1.7 billion contract for railway engineering consultancy RITES Ltd, the Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section was the final link in Assam’s railway electrification programme. Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd, a Ghaziabad-headquartered engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) player, has completed the physical execution of the Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section electrification project in Assam. The project delivered the...
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On Fast Tracks to Viksit Bharat
Indian Railways’ decade‑long transformation converged with strategies for its next leap at the Infrastructure Today Railway Conclave in New Delhi. Indian Railways is entering a defining chapter of transition, marked by unprecedented investment, technological innovation, and a renewed emphasis on self‑reliance. With capital outlay at an all‑time high, the national transporter is accelerating construction across...
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Our goal is long‑term value in India’s infrastructure
Together with Indian Railways, entities like Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) are also transitioning. From executingc alone, it is now expanding across India’s fast‑growing infrastructure domain to become a major construction player. Speaking to Infrastructure Today’s Manish Pant, Saleem Ahmad, Chairman & Managing Director—with additional charge as CMD, IRCON International—said RVNL is leveraging its engineering...
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Tracks and Trials
Indian Railways is in the midst of one of its most ambitious modernisation drives, with visible gains in infrastructure, freight and technology. Electrification now covers nearly the entire broad‑gauge network, saving billions of litres of diesel and reducing import dependence. Dedicated Freight Corridors are easing congestion and cutting transit times, while semi‑high‑speed Vande Bharat trains...
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RITES Dispatches First 18‑Coach Rake to Bangladesh Railway under Export Contract
The dispatch advances RITES’ railway export operations under its strategic initiative, RITES Videsh. RITES Ltd, a leading transport infrastructure consultancy and engineering company, has dispatched the first rake of 18 broad‑gauge passenger coaches to Bangladesh Railway, under a contract to supply 200 coaches. The coaches, built by Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, Punjab, span seven...
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Alok Tiwari Takes Additional Charge as DFCCIL MD, Pushes Tech‑Driven Freight Corridor Agenda
Tiwari has stressed the need for mechanisation, automation and AI‑driven technologies to boost asset performance and enable data‑based decision‑making. Alok Tiwari, Additional Member (Bridge), Railway Board, has been entrusted with additional charge as Managing Director of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp. of India Ltd. (DFCCIL), the developer and operator of the Eastern and Western Dedicated...
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RVNL Secures ₹90.3 Billion Order for Rail Connectivity to Buxar Thermal Power Project
As part of Phase‑III of the Buxar Thermal Power Project’s railway infrastructure, RVNL will deliver the works within 36 months. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), the Ministry of Railways‑owned engineering company, has received a letter of award worth ₹90.3 billion from SJVN Thermal Pvt Ltd (STPL). The contract involves the construction of a permanent railway siding...