Surat to see Rs 4,650-crore railway station redevelopment

New Delhi: A plan for redevelopment of Surat's railway station will soon be announced requiring a total expenditure of Rs 4,650 crore (US$ 715.12 million).

Railways to invest Rs3,000 crore to mechanize, automate yards

New Delhi: The Indian Railways is planning to invest around Rs 3,000 crore (US$ 461.08 million) to convert 40 out of its 100 yards into smart yards and end manual inspections.

Railways can generate 1 million jobs: Goyal

New Delhi: Indian Railways, which is one of the country's biggest employers, can generate one million jobs, according to Mr Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Railways and Coal.<...

India gets its first high horse power loco from France

New Delhi: The bodyshell of the first of five of India's high horse power locomotives arrived from France at the Kolkata port, while the remaining 795 locomotives will be manuf...

Delhi Metro plans better last-mile connectivity

New Delhi: Mega last-mile connectivity plans, focused on e-rickshaws and park-and-ride facility have been prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

CCEA approves rail connectivity projects in Tamil Nadu and Kerala

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved three railway connectivity projects at a cost of Rs 3,940 crore (US$ 614.96 million) in the states of Tamil Nad...

How metro rail networks are spreading across India

New Delhi: With eight metro rail networks spread over a length of 370 kilometres (km) and over two dozen metro projects lined up, India’s metro rail network is expanding at a...

Ministry of Railways reforms recruitment process through induction of digital technology

New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways, Government of India, has been able to reduce the time taken for recruitment process from two months to one day per test (for two tests), throug...