The Railway Minister’s announcement signals a dramatic scale-up of India’s high-speed rail ambitions—extending far beyond the 508-km Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train corridor. Under the National Rail Plan, 11 corridors have been identified for phased development, with dedicated passenger lines now central to India’s transport strategy. In one of the most ambitious initiatives to be undertaken by...
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IREE 2025: Siemens Unveils Next-Gen Rail Technologies to Drive India’s Mobility Transformation
Live demos of signalling, electrification, rolling stock and digital rail solutions reinforce Siemens’ 70-year partnership with Indian Railways Siemens Ltd, the technology-led mobility solutions company, is showcasing its integrated portfolio of advanced rail technologies, infrastructure systems and digital innovations at the 16th International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE) 2025. Held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, IREE...
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Indian Railways Achieves Record Capex Utilisation in H1 FY26; Safety and Network Expansion Lead Spend
The largest share of spending has gone towards safety works, including investments in the automatic train protection system KAVACH, alongside track renewals, bridges, level crossings and road overbridges. Indian Railways has achieved its highest-ever capital expenditure utilisation, deploying ₹1.42 trillion by the end of September 2025 in FY2025-26. This represents 56.5 per cent of its...
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Indian Railways Launches Assured Transit Container Service from Delhi to Kolkata
The inaugural service will operate twice weekly from the Inland Container Depot at Tughlakabad in Delhi to the Container Terminal at Shalimar in Kolkata, routing via CONCOR’s hubs at Agra and Kanpur. Indian Railways has launched its first assured transit time container train service on a pilot basis between Delhi and Kolkata, marking a significant...
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Energy independence is absolute, thermal remains essential
With over thirty years in the power sector, Suresh Kumar Narang, CEO, Nabha Power Ltd, has witnessed India’s energy evolution first-hand. In an exclusive interaction with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY’s Manish Pant, he explains that as the country ramps up investment in clean energy technologies through a calibrated strategy, thermal power will remain a vital link in...
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Indian Railways to Add 574 km Under ₹1.1 Trillion Multitracking Plan
Environmental gains are equally significant, with the projects expected to reduce oil imports by 160 million litres and curb carbon dioxide emissions by 5.15 billion kilogrammes, the equivalent of planting 200 million trees. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved four major multitracking projects that will expand...
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Railways to Begin Massive CCTV Rollout Across Trains to Boost Onboard Security
To ensure passenger privacy, the CCTV units will be placed in common areas such as entryways near the doors, avoiding private compartments. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Railways, has green-lit a nationwide plan to install CCTV cameras across 74,000 train coaches and 15,000 locomotives, marking one of the largest public transport surveillance initiatives globally. The...
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DFCCIL Launches India’s First Private Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal on Western Freight Corridor
Spanning 120 acres, the New Sanjali Terminal marks DFCCIL’s first Gati Shakti Cargo facility developed on privately held land. The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL), which operates the nation’s railway freight corridors, has launched India’s first private Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal near Surat in Gujarat. Located on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor...
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HSR Needs Fast Tracking
A new report from The Infravision Foundation calls for the accelerated development of High-Speed Rail (HSR) to address India’s growing transport challenges. With every kilometre of High-Speed Rail (HSR) providing about five times the capacity of conventional rail, developing HSR on the Golden Quadrilateral and its diagonals—about 10,000 km—is expected to significantly boost rail capacity...
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NF Railway enabling sustainable infra growth of North East
NFR provides uninterrupted services, connectivity & inclusive initiatives The North East (NE) region has a very special place in all developmental agendas of the Government of India. Indian Railways is significantly contributing towards the transformation of this region through better modes of transportation & connecting far-off areas with the mainstream, says Sunil Kumar Jha, GM, North...