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December 14, 2025 4:50 PM

Indian Railways records surge in LHB coach production, manufactures over 42,600 coaches in 11 years

Indian Railways has made significant strides in modernising its passenger rolling stock, with the production of more than 42,600 Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches over the past 11 years, reflecting a strong push towards safer, smoother and more effic...

December 12, 2025 4:09 PM

Indian Railways records best safety performance in decades; annual accidents fall from 171 to 11

Indian Railways has reported its strongest safety performance in decades, with the number of annual consequential train accidents dropping sharply from an average of 171 between 2004 and 2014 to 31 in 2024–25 and just 11 so far in 2025–26. The up...

December 11, 2025 3:44 PM

Indian Railways scales up renewable energy use for traction, nears full electrification of broad gauge network

Indian Railways has significantly expanded its renewable energy footprint, commissioning 812 MW of solar power and 93 MW of wind power for traction use as part of its push toward becoming a net-zero carbon emitter by 2030. The latest progress was sha...

December 11, 2025 2:55 PM

Indian Railways enhances ticketing system with stronger cyber security, Aadhaar-based verification

Indian Railways has strengthened its ticket reservation system with multiple cybersecurity upgrades and new verification measures aimed at curbing misuse and improving access to genuine passengers. According to information shared by Railway Minister ...

December 7, 2025 6:08 PM

Indian Railways deploys 89 special trains as IndiGo flight disruptions cause travel rush

Indian Railways on Saturday announced 89 special train services, covering more than 100 trips over the next three days, to handle the sudden surge in passenger traffic caused by widespread IndiGo flight cancellations and the seasonal winter rush. The...

December 6, 2025 9:57 AM

Indian Railways adds 116 coaches to ease demand after mass flight cancellations

Indian Railways has attached 116 additional coaches to 37 trains as part of an emergency capacity boost following widespread flight cancellations, the Ministry of Railways said on Friday. The extra coaches will operate across 114 trips to ease conges...

December 5, 2025 5:31 PM

Indian Railways expands AI-based intrusion detection to prevent elephant collisions across key routes

Indian Railways has scaled up the deployment of its artificial intelligence-enabled Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to curb elephant fatalities on rail tracks, with the technology now active across 141 route kilometres (RKms) of the Northeast Fronti...

December 5, 2025 3:39 PM

Indian Railways commissions Kavach 4.0 on 738 Route km across key corridors

Indian Railways has commissioned Kavach 4.0, the latest version of its indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, on 738 route kilometres across two major corridors. The system has been deployed over 633 route kilometres in the Palwal-Mathur...

December 4, 2025 10:46 AM

IRCTC achieves near-perfect uptime, enhances system security and passenger services

The IRCTC website maintained an uptime of 99.98% between April and October 2025, up from 99.86% in the previous year, Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw informed t...