With occupancy in Special passenger trains at 75%, Railways will not operate additional trains at present

With occupancy in Special passenger trains at 75%, Railways will not operate additional trains at present

NEW DELHI: The railway ministry doesn’t plan to bring more passenger trains into service currently because the special trains operating since the lockdown was imposed are meeting most of the demand, Railway Board chairman VK Yadav said on Thursday. Scheduled passenger train services came to a halt after India implemented a nationwide lockdown in March … Read more

First set of private trains to be introduced by 2023, all 151 such services by 2027: Railways timeline

First set of private trains to be introduced by 2023, all 151 such services by 2027: Railways timeline

The first set of 12 private trains will be introduced in 2023, followed by 45 more in the next fiscal, according to an initial timeline drawn by the railways which plans to roll out all 151 such train services by 2027, officials said. In a formal kick-start to its plans to allow private entities to … Read more

ABB-Hitachi venture wins big order from Railways

ABB-Hitachi venture wins big order from Railways

NEW DELHI: Newly-formed Hitachi ABB Power Grids has won a Rs 120 crore order from the Indian Railways to deliver transformers to be used in 400 passenger and freight locomotive engines. It is the first such bid won by the entity. As part of the Indian Railways’ (IR) initiative to reach 100% electrification of its … Read more