Northern Railway

July 10, 2026 6:26 PM

Indian Railways approves Rs 206 crore Kavach 4.0 deployment on 680 km of Northern Railway network

Indian Railways has approved a ₹206-crore project to deploy Kavach Version 4.0, its indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, across 680 route kilometres of the Northern Railway network, further strengthening rail safety and operational efficiency. The project will cover the Rewari-Delhi and Shakurbasti-Bathinda sections, along with their feeder branch lines under the Delhi Division of Northern Railway. The initiative forms part of Indian Railways' nationwide rollout of Kavach, aim...

June 19, 2026 10:55 AM

Historic Qadian-Beas rail link revived after 100 years, says Ravneet Singh Bittu

The Centre has revived the long-pending Qadian-Beas railway line project in Punjab, nearly a century after it was first approved during the British era. The 39.68-km broad-gauge corridor will be developed at an estimated cost of around ₹1,400 crore, Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu announced on Thursday. To be executed by Northern Railway, the line will connect Qadian in Gurdaspur district with Beas in Amritsar district, passing throu...

June 15, 2026 3:55 PM

Indian Railways Approves ₹201 Crore Kavach Project for Ambala Division

Indian Railways has approved a ₹201 crore project for the installation of Kavach on the remaining Broad Gauge sections of the Ambala Division of Northern Railway, covering 811 route kilometres across key rail corridors in Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. The project has been sanctioned under the umbrella programme for the provision of Kavach with an LTE-based communication backbone on the balance routes of Indian Railways. According to the Ministry of Railways, the approved work will co...

May 27, 2026 5:29 PM

Indian Railways set to launch first indigenous hydrogen-powered train on Jind-Sonipat route

In a major push towards green and sustainable transportation, Indian Railways is set to introduce the country’s first indigenous hydrogen fuel cell-based train on the Jind-Sonipat section of Northern Railway in Haryana. The 10-car hydrogen-powered trainset, approved by Indian Railways, will operate at a maximum speed of 75 kmph and will be driven by a 1200 KW hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system. The development marks a significant milestone in India’s clean energy transition, placing the ...

May 19, 2026 1:43 PM

Indian Railways approves Rs 238 crore safety upgrade works on Jammu-Katra rail section

Indian Railways has approved ₹238 crore worth of slope stabilisation, tunnel rehabilitation and bridge protection works on the Jammu-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra section of Northern Railway to enhance safety and strengthen the resilience of the strategically important rail route. The sanctioned works include slope stabilisation measures, tunnel seepage treatment, bridge protection interventions and other safety-related upgrades at vulnerable locations along the Jammu–Katra corridor, which s...