Indian Railways Rs. £8 bn rail link to Himalayas

December 2018

The Indian Railways will be constructing a railway line up to the Himalayan hill. Worth £8 bn, the line will reach 5,360 m above sea level on its way...

Tags: Leh, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, Indian Railways

Rishikesh-Karnprayag Phase-1 to be completed by 2020

November 2018

The first phase of the Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail project in Uttarakhand is expected to be completed by 2020....

Tags: Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail project, Indian Railways, Electric traction

Kerala to get highspeed elevated corridor

November 2018

The Indian Railways is planning to develop a dedicated pan-Kerala elevated railway corridor, with an investment of Rs 500 bn....

Tags: Elevated corridor, ADB, Indian Railways, JICA

Incredible infrastructure

October 2018

By fiscal year 2023, India will be looking at a whopping investment requirement of Rs 38.6 trillion in the infrastructure sector. Over a period of ti...

Tags: Infrastructure, PPP, CRISIL Infrastructure Yearbook, PPI, World Bank, NHAI, Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, AURIC, IITGNL, Sagarmala programme, DPR, Smart City Mission, MoRTH, Setu Bharatam, HAM

The Bailout Plan

October 2018

Is the Indian Railways chugging towards a gargantuan bailout? Startling as it may sound, the question is within the realms of plausibility given the ...

Tags: Indian Railways, CAGR, Seventh Pay Commission, IRFC, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Asian Development Bank, CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory, Infrastructure, Technology, IT systems, Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, RITES, Jagannarayan Padmanabhan

Connecting India

October 2018

Trains and the national railway network are meant not only for the physical movement of people and goods but also to enhance the overall quality of l...

Tags: Railway, Narendra Modi, Vigyan Bhavan, Indian Railways, ATVM, Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra, Integrated Transport E-Ticketing System, Integrated Transport E-Ticketing Smart Cards, Mangal Dev, Hitachi Rail Systems-India

High-speed elevated corridor being planned across Kerala

October 2018

With an aim to boost infrastructure, Indian Railways is planning to develop a dedicated pan-Kerala elevated railway corridor, with an investment of R...

Tags: Boost infrastructure, Indian Railways, Asian Development Bank

10 railway stations to be redeveloped

October 2018

The Indian Railways has given the responsibility of land monetisation and redevelopment of 10 stations to the National Buildings Construction Corpora...

Tags: Indian Railways, National Buildings Construction Corporation