Ministry of Railways

September 18, 2026 1:16 PM

Indian Railways approves Rs 493-crore new rail line between Mukutban and Gadchandur

Indian Railways has approved the construction of a 38.21-km new railway line between Mukutban (Adilabad) and Gadchandur in Maharashtra under South Central Railway at a cost of ₹493 crore. The project is aimed at strengthening regional rail connectivity, providing a shorter route for passenger and freight movement and supporting industrial and mining activity in the Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts. Rail link to strengthen industrial and mining connectivity Mukutban in Yavatmal district and...

September 18, 2026 1:03 PM

Indian Railways approves Rs 497-crore doubling of Chouk-Karjat section in Maharashtra

Indian Railways has approved the doubling of the 10.86-km Chouk-Karjat railway section of Central Railway in Maharashtra at an estimated cost of ₹497 crore, in a move aimed at increasing rail capacity and improving passenger and freight train operations. The project has been approved under the umbrella works covering doubling, tripling, quadrupling, flyover and bypass projects undertaken to augment capacity across the railway network. The Chouk-Karjat section forms part of the Panvel-Chouk-K...

September 10, 2026 12:38 AM

‘Will ensure strong connectivity’: PM Modi hails Cabinet decision on railway projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Union Cabinet's approval of eight railway projects worth more than Rs 20,000 crore, saying these will ensure stronger connectivity, faster passenger movement and lower logistics cost. The cabinet approved five multitracking projects covering 17 districts across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, increasing the existing network of Indian Railways by about 540 kms. The total estimated cost of the projects is Rs 10,021 crore an...

September 1, 2026 1:46 PM

Indian Railways approves Rs 675 crore for Kavach 4.0, signalling upgrade and freight bypass projects

Indian Railways has approved projects worth a combined ₹675 crore to strengthen railway safety, modernise signalling infrastructure and enhance freight movement across the network. The approvals include ₹170 crore for deploying Kavach Version 4.0 across the remaining 712 Route Kilometres (Rkm) of Moradabad Division, ₹233 crore for Electronic Interlocking (EI) at 21 stations in Samastipur Division, and ₹272 crore for an 11-km bypass line between Adra end and Joychandipahar in South Easte...

August 25, 2026 6:36 PM

MoSPI tracks 1,775 infrastructure projects worth ₹37.11 lakh crore through PAIMANA

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is leveraging its PAIMANA platform to keep a close watch on India’s massive infrastructure pipeline, monitoring 1,775 ongoing Central Sector projects with a revised cost of ₹37.11 lakh crore as of July 2026. The PAIMANA platform enables Ministries and Departments to track project implementation, conduct timely reviews and support data-driven decision-making, strengthening monitoring of major Central Sector infrastructure projec...

August 19, 2026 3:52 PM

Cabinet approves four railway multitracking projects worth Rs 9,450 crore

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved four multitracking projects of the Ministry of Railways with a total estimated cost of Rs 9,450 crore. The projects span 410 km across eight districts in West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and are aimed at enhancing rail capacity, easing congestion and improving operational efficiency and service reliability. The approved projects include the Kharagpur-Bhadrak (Ranital) fou...

August 18, 2026 6:55 PM

Gwalior-Chambal rail connectivity gets boost as Kailaras-Birpur gauge-converted section inaugurated

Rail connectivity in the Gwalior-Chambal region received a major boost on Tuesday with the inauguration of the gauge-converted Kailaras-Sabalgarh-Birpur rail section in Madhya Pradesh and the extension of the Gwalior-Kailaras train service up to Birpur. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Union Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, virtually inaugurated the section and flagged off th...

August 15, 2026 1:57 AM

President Murmu confers distinguished, meritorious service medals on 16 RPF/RPSF personnel

President Droupadi Murmu has approved the conferment of the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) and Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) on 16 officers and personnel of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) on the occasion of Independence Day 2026. Rajesh Lal, Assistant Security Commissioner at the Railway Board, has been awarded the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service in recognition of his distinguished service. Fifteen other o...

August 14, 2026 11:51 PM

Ashwini Vaishnaw leads Tiranga rally at Rail Bhawan ahead of Independence Day

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday led a Tiranga Rally at Rail Bhawan as Indian Railways joined the nationwide ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign ahead of the 80th Independence Day. Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board Satish Kumar, Board Members, Directors General and other senior officials participated in the rally, reaffirming the message of patriotism, national unity and pride. The celebrations by Indian Railways are being organised alongside the third phase of the commemorati...

August 12, 2026 8:55 PM

Indian Railways approves Rs 295-crore Kavach 4.0 rollout across 660 Route Km in Izzatnagar Division

Indian Railways has approved the deployment of Kavach Version 4.0 across 660 route kilometres of the Izzatnagar Division of North Eastern Railway (NER) at an estimated cost of ₹295 crore. The project has been sanctioned under the umbrella work for providing Kavach along with a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) communication backbone on the remaining sections of the Indian Railways network. According to the Ministry of Railways, Kavach is India's indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP...