Indian Railways
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Haryana becomes first state in India to have 100% electrified railway network
In March 2023, the railway network in the state of Haryana in India was completely electrified by Indian Railways, making it the first state in the country to achieve 100% electrification of its railway network. Buy Prime Test Series for...
Published On April 1st, 2023 -
Indian Railways to become Net Zero Carbon Emitter by 2030
Indian Railways has set a target of becoming a 'net-zero carbon emitter' by 2030, said Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. The Railways plans to achieve this ambitious target in two steps: A...
Published On March 17th, 2023 -
Delhi Metro Launched first-ever Train Control & Supervision System
India’s first indigenously developed Train Control and Supervision System, the i-ATS (Indigenous–Automatic Train Supervision) deployed on the Delhi Metro. The i-ATS was installed on the Red Line that runs between Rithala and Shaheed Sthal. The launch took place on Red...
Published On February 20th, 2023 -
Indian Railways Launches WhatsApp Food Delivery Facility ‘Zoop’
Passengers traveling in Indian Railways can now order food online through WhatsApp while undertaking a journey by using their PNR number. This comes as a step further towards making e-catering services more customer-centric in Indian Railways. The Indian Railways has...
Last updated on February 9th, 2023 04:31 pm -
Union Budget 2023 Top Updates: Railway gets capital outlay of Rs 2.40 lakh crore; highest-ever allocation since 2013-14
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Budget Speech, India Budget 2023 Top Updates: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated a capital outlay of Rs 2.40 lakh crore for the Indian Railways in the Union Budget 2023. This highest-ever outlay is about nine times...
Published On February 1st, 2023 -
Indian Railways Launches ‘Ideal Train Profile’ Maximize Seat Utilization
The Indian Railways has successfully concluded the trial of an Artificial Intelligence Programme it built to fix the endless problem of the Waiting list. The Indian Railways has also introduced the Ideal Train Profile to maximize the capacity utilization and...
Published On January 27th, 2023 -
Ghaziabad-Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay section becomes the longest fully ABS section of Indian Railways
Ghaziabad-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay section: Ghaziabad-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay section (762 KM) becomes the longest fully automatic block signalling section of Indian Railways. In order to increase line capacity to run more trains on existing High Density Routes of Indian...
Published On January 6th, 2023 -
Indian Railways Accomplishes Electrification of 82% of the Total BG network
The Indian Railways said it completed the electrification of 82 per cent of its broad gauge network. The national transporter said it achieved 1,223 route km of electrification in the 2022-23 financial year till October 2022, as compared to 895...
Published On November 12th, 2022 -
Indian Railways installed RTIS system developed by ISRO
Indian Railways is installing a Real-Time Train Information System (RTIS), developed in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), on locomotives "for automatic acquisition of train movement timing at the stations, including that of arrival and departure or run-through"....
Published On September 27th, 2022 -
Railway Invited Private Players to Build Wheel Plant
Indian Railways floated tenders for the first time to invite private players to build a wheel plant. The manufacturing and transport of wheels for the rakes were halted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. This initiative by the Indian Railways will...
Last updated on September 28th, 2022 12:33 pm
