PM flags off country’s first Regional Rapid Transit System ‘Namo Bharat’ Context At the nation’s inaugural Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) launch on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Namo Bharat train as a preview of India’s bright future. What is the Namo Bharat […]
Jaya Verma becomes the first woman to head the Railway Board Context The head decision-making body of the Railway Ministry, the Railway Board, was nominated by the Union government to have Jaya Verma Sinha as its chair on Thursday. She will start working on Friday […]
Railways to expedite installation of safety systems on passenger trains Context: Three different fire safety systems will be swiftly installed on all different types of passenger carriages by the Indian Railways. The decision to expedite the installation of firefighting equipment on trains was made in […]
PM launches revamp of Amrit Bharat stations Context The 508 stations are spread across 27 States and Union Territories — 55 each in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan (at a cost of ₹4,000 crores), 49 in Bihar, 44 in Maharashtra (₹1,500 crores), 37 in West Bengal, […]
Getting railway safety back on track after Odisha Context : After a train accident involving the 12841 Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express, the 12864 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, and a goods train on June 2 in the Balasore district of Odisha, there have been […]
Railways Gets The Overhaul Signage System Context: To improve the passenger travel experience, the Indian Railways plans to redesign the signage system at train stations using new design concepts. Amrit Bharat Station Scheme The plan calls for the modernization and upgrade of 1275 railway stations […]