The volume of goods movement on the new dedicated freight corridors (DFCs) of Indian Railways has doubled in the current financial year compared to 2023-24 marking a quantum leap in the country’s logistics landscape.
Indian Railways is advancing towards the successful implementation of Kavach 4.0, an indigenous advanced safety system designed to enhance train operations across its network.
These include special trains to cities like Patna, Katra, Muzaffarpur, Balia, Barauni and Kamakhya.
The railway station in the town of Panagarh under Asansol Division of Eastern Railway is undergoing significant redevelopment under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, focusing on upgrading passenger facilities and services.
This railway project, worth Rs. 2,642 crore, is set to transform the rail infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh, according to a press release.
Tripura CM Saha was traveling to Howrah in one of the semi-high-speed Vande Bharat trains, which he boarded from Maldaha.
On a cumulative basis from April 2023 - February 2024, freight loading of 1434.01 MT was achieved by Indian railways against last year’s loading of 1367.5 MT, an improvement of approximately 66.51 MT over last year’s loading for the same period.
Formally opened in April 1930 by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Sir Malcolm Hailey, the Railways’ apex training centre had its life cut short. The IR Board viewed it as an “expensive luxury” amidst the Rs 10 crore-loss Railways suffered in the year then.
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), the premier electric locomotive production unit of Indian Railways, has achieved the remarkable milestone, on 31 January, for the first time in the CLW history.
Notably, this is the highest ever capital expenditure for the given time period.
