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Indian Railways has announced festival special trains on major routes ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja. The motive of the additional services is to manage the rush and smooth functioning

Indian Railways reported a rise of 87 coal rakes per day in October compared with a year earlier, as higher power demand and industrial activity drove increased coal transportation

Freight loading rose 6.14 per cent year-on-year, while revenue increased 9.3 per cent to Sep 2025 levels, with coal loading up 9 per cent and daily coal rake supply to power plants rising 11.6 per cen

IRCON has been awarded an EPC contract by East Central Railway. At the end of the June quarter, IRCON's order book stood at ₹23,366 crore.

Indian Railways has cancelled mail and express trains scheduled to arrive at New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin stations on October 10

The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have declared the notification for RRB NTPC Graduate Recruitment 2026 under Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) 06/2026 for 3548 posts

The upgraded automatic train protection system has been commissioned over 108 route km on the Malkajgiri-Kamareddi section, with wider deployment planned across Indian Railways

Projects across nine states will add about 1,196 km to the railway network, improve freight capacity and connectivity, and are targeted for completion by 2029-30

The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have issued the questions, responses, and answer keys for the Computer-Based Test (CBT) held for multiple Level 1 posts under CEN 09/2025

Madhuri Kela portfolio stock: MV Electrosystems listed on August 6; the stock rallied 37% in the last two days, and skyrocketed 80% against its issue price of ₹425 per share.

French train maker Alstom is in discussions with Indian Railways for a follow-on order of 200 locomotives for its manufacturing plant in Madhepura, Bihar, and is also utilising the facility to make other railway-related products, a senior company official has said. Vivek Garg, Managing Director of Alstom's Madhepura Electric Locomotive Private Limited (MELPL), told PTI that the initial order of 800 electric freight locomotives will be completed by March 2028. In 2015, the Indian Railways and Alstom set up a joint venture company to manufacture 800 electric locomotives in Madhepura, Bihar. "We have already delivered 650 locomotives from our Madhepura facility. The land parcel has been leased to us for 35 years," Garg said. He said that the piece of land will continue to be with the company till 2048-49, and its machinery and plant would be in existance. "Within the contract, it is written that Indian Railways can place an order for 200 more locomotives. "According to the contract,

Sustained investments in technology, infrastructure, and safety systems have helped bring consequential train accidents down by 88% in 12 years

The robotic surveillance platform uses facial recognition, crowd analytics and automated alerts to strengthen station security and support Railway Protection Force personnel

The Railways Ministry says only two consequential train accidents were recorded till June in FY27, attributing the decline to higher safety spending, Kavach rollout and infrastructure upgrades

The beta version of IRCTC's redesigned website is now live, offering a simpler interface, faster ticket booking, fewer interruptions and improved seat availability

The country's first hydrogen-powered train is expected to begin operations next week. Here's how it works, where it will run, and why it marks a milestone for Indian Railways

BEML is ramping up R&D to develop indigenous technologies across rail, defence and mobility, targeting 35-40 new products and stronger aerospace capabilities

The railway ministry on Saturday postponed the formal launch of tunnel-boring work for the bullet train project in Mumbai due to inclement weather, and told authorities to commence the work immediately. Ministry officials said it has been raining in Mumbai for the past few days, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued 'red' and 'orange' alerts for the next couple of days. "Considering the adverse weather conditions, we have decided to postpone the formal launch by the Hon'ble Railway Minister of the underground tunnel boring work using tunnel boring machines for the first time on the bullet train project," a senior official said. "However, we have asked the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) to start the work immediately without the official launch so that the project is not delayed," the official added. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was scheduled to inaugurate the underground tunnel-boring work from Vikhroli to the Bandra Kurla Complex stati

The creation of South Coast Railway has reduced East Coast Railway's footprint, prompting renewed demands to merge Odisha-based South Eastern Railway sections with ECoR

Kemex said the company continues to remain strongly focused on its core KAVACH business, where a substantial and long-term opportunity pipeline from Indian Railways continues to evolve.