India’s railway minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw has unveiled the prototype of the country’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper train, hailing the event as “a historic moment” for the nation’s…
Indian Railways (IR) has cancelled a massive tender worth 300 billion rupees (3.27 billion euros) with French industrial giant Alstom for 100 new state-of-the-art Vande Bharat trains. The…
The train crash that killed at least 275 people in India on Friday was likely caused by signal failure, Indian authorities have said. The accident, which involved the…
An Indian lawyer who in 1999 took Indian Railways division North East Railway to court over 20 rupees (24 eurocents) has emerged victoriously, the BBC reports. This means…
Alstom has delivered India’s first semi high-speed regional train. The train set was entirely manufactured in-country, primarily at the company’s Savli-based factory in Gujarat state.
Azerbaijan is upgrading an important part of the Sumgayit-Yalama railway line on the International North-South Transport Corridor. Following the opening of a 23-kilometer section in late February, the…
The global market for autonomous train technology will expand by several billions through 2026, a new report released in January shows. China and the Asia-Pacific region are expected…
Hitachi Energy will be supplying traction transformers to Indian Railways, as the national railway company seeks to fast-track the electrification of India’s broad-gauge routes in the coming two…
Contractor Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won its third contract related to the construction of India’s first high-speed railway, several media outlets reported last week. The latest package…
The US-based rideshare unicorn Uber has won a public bid to provide mobility services across 210 stations of Delhi Metro. The company’s application offers the last-mile service for…
Russian Railways (RZD) is designing the high-speed rail for India. The future 575-kilometre line will connect Nagpur and Secunderabad. The trains will run on it at a speed…
Canadian rolling stock manufacturer Bombardier Transportation has signed a new contract to deliver 40 additional Movia cars for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The operator of the rapid transit…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give a loan of 926 million Dollars or around 818 million Euros to the government of India. The money will be allocated…
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Ahmedabad Metro in the state of Gujarat on 4 March. The official tested personally the first 6.5-kilometre section of…
Alstom has won a new deal in India. The French technology company will install a power supply system on the 33-kilometre extension of the Bangalore Metro. The works…