IR achieves 758 mt freight loading in first half quarters of 2023
In the April –September period of 2023-24, the national transporter has carried freight loading of 758.20 million tonnes (mt).
Project Updates
Centre inaugurates Jaklair-Krishna rail line in Telangana
The Union Government inaugurated the 37-km long Jaklair-Krishna section of the Munirabad-Mahbubnagar New Broad Gauge Railway Line Project on October 1, 2023.
Mega Programmes
NHSRCL commences work on mountain tunnel under Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor Project
NHSRCL has commenced the construction work on the mountain tunnel under Package C-4 of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor Project.
Key Indicators
Efficiency Indicators
This section depicts the efficiency of Indian Railways through indicators such as NTKMs per wagon per day, wagon turn around time, average net load of freight trains, wagon km per wagon per day, and average speed of freight train.
Project Pipeline
Project Pipeline Analysis
An interactive tool highlighting upcoming opportunities across the railway sector. The pipeline includes announced, approved, recently awarded and under tendering projects.
Industry Insights
Views of Railway Board’s Mukul Saran Mathur
Mukul Saran Mathur discussed the progress of the railway sector and the initiatives being taken to accelerate development.
Policy
Railway board modifies policy for level crossings
According to a modification in the policy for level crossings on new line, gauge conversion, doubling and multi tracking projects issued by Railway Board, no level crossings will be included in the planning of a new railway line project.
Data & Statistics
Performance of Production Units-July 2023
A brief of rolling stock manufactured by Indian Railways Production Units in July 2023.
Videos
Railway Board’s perspective on container market in India
In this video, Dr Avinash K. Mishra, Executive Director, Traffic Transportation, Ministry of Railways..