railway electrification

Indian Railways Electrifies 37,011 Km Of Tracks In Past 9 Years

With a record-breaking 37,011 route kilometres of tracks being electrified in the last nine years alone, taking the total electrified routes in the Indian Railways network to 58,424 RKMs.

May 05, 2023, 09:28 AM IST

Central Railway Completely Electrifies Broad Gauge Network, To Save Rs 1670 Cr Every Year

The electrification by Indian Railways helps in reducing carbon footprints of 5.204 lakh tonnes every year as well as saving Rs 1670 crore, reports PTI.

Mar 11, 2023, 14:50 PM IST

Indian Railways begins trial runs on newly electrified Nashik-Aurangabad route today

With this electrification, railways expect to cut the travel time between Mumbai and Aurangabad by 25 to 30 minutes, with the trials on the line beginning today, reports PTI.

Dec 30, 2022, 20:55 PM IST

Indian Railways to add more power to rail network for Vande Bharat trains

According to the plans chalked out by the railways, 75 Vande Bharat trains are scheduled to hit the tracks by August 2023, and 400 are planned to be manufactured over the next three years, reports PTI.

Jun 08, 2022, 20:54 PM IST

Eastern Railway achieves 100 per cent electrification, 2,848 km network electrified

Following the lead of the Konkan Railway, Eastern railways achieved a hundred per cent electrification of railway tracks, the electrification of tracks is expected to reduce carbon emissions significantly.

May 27, 2022, 18:06 PM IST

Railway Minister inspects container units

Railway Minister inspects container units, designed keeping in mind the small entrepreneurs and farmers.

Dec 20, 2021, 00:06 AM IST

Boost for Indian Railways: Cabinet approves electrification, doubling and new tracks

Check out the list of electrification, doubling and new Rail lines projects.

Feb 20, 2018, 15:14 PM IST

Major railway projects will become operational soon: DRM

Electrification work on the Virudhunagar-Vanchimaniyachchi-Tutcorin-Tirunelveli section was in full swing, and overhead equipment installation work had been completed, an official of Madurai Divisional Railway said today.

Aug 15, 2014, 15:36 PM IST