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Platforms at Box Hill railway station in Melbourne

25.08.2026

Suburban Rail Loop savings: About Half Identified

FrontRunner commuter train at North Temple Bridge station in Salt Lake City, Utah

20.08.2026

FrontRunner 2X Is Argued on 2034 and Costed to 2050

Duddeston Junction Viaduct under construction beside the live railway in Birmingham

20.08.2026

Half of HS2’s Longest Curzon Viaduct Won’t Be Slid at All

Indian Railways must pay $85 to a family who missed their train after receiving no updated alerts about the departure from Ghaziabad station

05.07.2025

Indian Railways Ordered to Pay Family After Missed Train

Indian Railways must pay $85 to a family who missed their train after receiving no updated alerts about the departure from Ghaziabad station.
A planned robbery on the Visakha Super-Fast Express was disrupted after police fired warning shots to stop the attackers near Tammulachervu in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district around 3 a.m.

29.06.2025

Robbery Foiled by Railway Police on Visakha Express Train

A planned robbery on the Visakha Super-Fast Express was disrupted after police fired warning shots to stop the attackers near Tammulachervu in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district around 3 a.
India is preparing to unveil a historic infrastructure project, as PM Modi is expected to inaugurate a new rail line connecting Aizawl to the national railway grid.

29.06.2025

PM Modi to Inaugurate New Rail Line Connecting Aizawl

India is preparing to unveil a historic infrastructure project, as PM Modi is expected to inaugurate a new rail line connecting Aizawl to the national railway grid.
Indian Railways is preparing a massive upgrade of its 100-year-old train control systems to improve operational safety, reduce delays, and enhance speed across the national rail network

29.06.2025

Indian Railways Modernizes Century-Old Control Systems

Indian Railways is preparing a massive upgrade of its 100-year-old train control systems to improve operational safety, reduce delays, and enhance speed across the national rail network.
The new Gwalior to Bengaluru train cuts travel time and opens direct access to India’s IT capital for students, professionals, and families across Madhya Pradesh.

29.06.2025

New Gwalior to Bengaluru Train Boosts IT and Education Links

The new Gwalior to Bengaluru train cuts travel time and opens direct access to India’s IT capital for students, professionals, and families across Madhya Pradesh.
India’s Bullet Train project is facing potential delays because three German-made tunnel boring machines remain stuck at a Chinese port, affecting the critical undersea segment near Thane Creek.

25.06.2025

India’s Bullet Train Project Delayed as TBMs Remain Stuck in China

India’s Bullet Train project is facing potential delays because three German-made tunnel boring machines remain stuck at a Chinese port, affecting the critical undersea segment near Thane Creek.
India officially launched the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla railway line, connecting the Kashmir Valley to the national Indian Railways network, 30 years after the project was first approved

23.06.2025

India Opens Railway to the Kashmir Valley

India officially launched the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla railway line, connecting the Kashmir Valley to the national Indian Railways network, 30 years after the project was first approved.
Indian Railways has implemented a new policy limiting waiting list tickets to 25% of total train berths to reduce overcrowding and simplify bookings.

21.06.2025

Indian Railways Cuts Waiting List to Ease Travel Overcrowding

Indian Railways has implemented a new policy limiting waiting list tickets to 25% of total train berths to reduce overcrowding and simplify bookings.
Western Railway has launched special coaches for elderly passengers in Mumbai to reduce overcrowding and offer safer, more comfortable travel for over 50,000 senior citizens across its suburban rail network

20.06.2025

Western Railway Unveils Special Coaches for Elderly in Mumbai

Western Railway has launched special coaches for elderly passengers in Mumbai to reduce overcrowding and offer safer, more comfortable travel for over 50,000 senior citizens across its suburban rail network.
Monash University and DFCCIL have launched a new strategic partnership to improve Rail Technology in India and Australia through advanced research and heavy haul innovation.

20.06.2025

New Strategic Partnership to Boost Rail Technology Innovation

Monash University and DFCCIL have launched a new strategic partnership to improve Rail Technology in India and Australia through advanced research and heavy haul innovation.
India will soon begin supplying locomotives to Guinea — the DLF plant, jointly operated by Wabtec and Indian Railways, will manufacture a total of 150 locomotives for the Transguinean Railway Project.

20.06.2025

Wabtec Will Deliver 150 Indian Locomotives to Guinea

India will soon begin supplying locomotives to Guinea — the DLF plant, jointly operated by Wabtec and Indian Railways, will manufacture a total of 150 locomotives for the Transguinean Railway Project.
Indian company RITES has sent the first locomotive to Mozambique as part of a contract for 10 units, funded by the African Development Bank

20.06.2025

India Delivers First Locomotive to Mozambique Under $37.7M Contract

Indian company RITES has sent the first locomotive to Mozambique as part of a contract for 10 units, funded by the African Development Bank.