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After the three way train accident in Balasore, Odisha, safety of Indian trains has come into question.

In a notable development, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) has set a new record by handling the highest-ever rail cargo of 120.51 million tonnes (mt) in 2022-23, surpassing the previous best of 98.61 mt.

The Secunderabad Division of South Central Railway (SCR) is planning to commence construction works for a new Gati Shakti Multi Modal Cargo Terminal (GCT) at Gadchendur Station.

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Indian Railways (IR) will increase the sectional speed of 53 important broad-gauge routes across the country to 130 km per hour.

Vijayawada division of South-Central Railways (SCR) has commissioned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s Gati Shakti rail multi-modal cargo terminal (GCT) at Krishnapatnam in Nellore.

Central Railways has currently taken up work of creating micro tunnelling on Diva-Kalwa, Vikhroli-Kanjurmarg and Sion-Kurla stretches.

Reportedly, Railways Energy Management Company Limited has allocated 960 megawatts of renewable energy capacity to four companies.

Indian Railways has successfully completed construction of 450 km rail line in Odisha during 2022-23.

As of March 29, 2023, Wi-Fi facility has been provided at 6,108 stations.

In a notable development, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with RailTel Corporation of India Limited, for installation of Intrusion Detection System (IDS).

Indian Railways has set a target is to commission 100 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) in three financial years i.e.  2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

As of March 15, 2023, under the Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) policy, 15 locations have been provisionally identified / proposed for setting up of GCTs in Telangana.

Indian Railways is working on a mission mode to become the largest Green Railways in the world and is moving towards becoming a “net zero carbon emitter” before 2030.

Reportedly, Indian Railways (IR) plans to adopt artificial intelligence and quantum computing technology for its rapid transformation.

Indian Railways (IR) is planning to develop dedicated corridors for cement transportation.

Reportedly, Indian Railways (IR) is planning to introduce a smart one-time-password (OTP) based digital locking system in freight and parcel trains.

The Visakhapatnam railway station of East Coast Railway has been awarded the ‘Green Railway Station Certification with highest rating of Platinum’ by the Indian Green Building Council.

The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has made savings to the tune of Rs 1.18 billion on diesel costs by deploying head on generation (HOG) technology in trains between April and November 2022.

Indian Railways (IR) is planning to modernise another 1,000 stations under the “Amrit Bharat Station Scheme”.

In a bid to prevent pilferages on the rail system, Indian Railways (IR) is ready to initiate global position system (GPS) tracking of nearly 300,000 wagons.