Rail Analysis is overwhelmed to share its curated repository of yearly news and happenings from the Railway industry in 2023. We applaud the IR and industry’s efforts of achieving their goals and contributing to the sector immensely. We were able to support them through providing seamless exchange of information and insights.
This year was filled with groundbreaking innovations, for instance, inauguration or announcement of multiple metro phases, deploying Train 18 between many cities in India and bagging new contracts by Industry leaders for rolling stock was commendable to note.
We invite you to explore the industry’s yearly events and gain insights by delving into the provided information below:
Railways:
| December | |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates various railway projects and also flags off Vande Bharat Express from Varanasi | Read more |
| Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited secures Rs. 1374.41 Crores contract for manufacturing and supply of 3,400 Wagons | Read more |
| Indian Railways takes various new initiatives to increase energy efficiency | Read more |
| Railways has deployed ‘Kavach’, an automatic train protection system, on 1465 route kms and in 139 locomotives till date | Read more |
| November | |
| Hon’ble President Smt. Droupadi Murmu flags off three new trains and lays the foundation stone for redevelopment of Badampahar Railway Station | Read more |
| RVNL bags contract from Central Railway for construction of tunnels with ballastless track, bridges and track linking in third line of Dharakoh-Maramjhiri section | Read more |
| The Network Planning Group under PM Gati Shakti discusses high traffic density routes of Railways | Read more |
| RailTel and REC Limited signs MoU to finance infrastructure projects in the field of Telecom, IT and Railway Signalling | Read more |
| October | |
| Hon’ble Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off two trains to enhance rail connectivity in North East & Jammu and Kashmir | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates project worth around Rs 5800 Crores including doubling and new railway lines in Mehsana, Gujarat | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi flags off the inaugural run of Steam Heritage Special Train between Ekta Nagar and Ahmedabad Stations | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of projects worth more than Rs 13,500 crores & flags off Kacheguda-Raichur train service in Telangana | Read more |
| September | |
| Smt. Jaya Varma Sinha becomes first woman to be appointed as Chairperson and CEO, Railway Board | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates multiple rail sector projects worth around Rs 6,350 Crores in Chhattisgarh | Read more |
| The Network Planning Group under PM Gati Shakti recommends three railway projects worth around Rs. 5375 Crores | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi flags off nine Vande Bharat Express Trains on various routes across the country | Read more |
| August | |
| New version of Vande Bharat express train with more modified features is under production at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai | Read more |
| Cabinet approves seven multi tracking projects worth Rs 32,500 crores totalling 2339 kms across Indian Railways | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for redevelopment of 508 Railway Stations across the country under Amrit Bharat Stations Scheme | Read more |
| Insights on salient features of Vande Bharat express trains with enhanced safety features and amenities | Read more |
| July | |
| Railways awarded Kavach tenders for Delhi-Mumbai & Delhi-Howrah corridors of around 3000 RKM and also preparing DPR for another 6000 RKM | Read more |
| Titagarh Rail Systems Limited- BHEL consortium power Vande Bharat development in India’s Rail sector | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of various projects worth Rs 24,300 crore in Bikaner including redevelopment of Bikaner Railway Station & doubling of railway line | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of infrastructure projects worth around Rs 6,100 crores in Warangal including Railway Manufacturing Unit in Kazipet | Read more |
| June | |
| South Western Railway conducts trial run of Vande Bharat Express between Bengaluru-Dharwad | Read more |
| Indian Railways signs MoU with United States Agency for International Development/India (USAID/India) to reduce carbon footprint in order to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emission | Read more |
| Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala develops and manufactures Narrow Gauge Coaches for Kalka-Shimla Railway | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM, Shri Narendra Modi flags off five Vande Bharat Express trains from Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Bhopal | Read more |
| May | |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of various projects worth Rs. 5500 crores in Rajasthan | Read more |
| BEML bags new order worth Rs. 675 crore from ICF for 10 Vande Bharat Trainsets | Read more |
| Sivok-Rangpo Rail Project achieves another milestone as concrete lining in Tunnel No-14 completes successfully | Read more |
| Northeast Frontier Railway completes the construction of the tallest bridge pier in Mizoram | Read more |
| April | |
| Hon’ble PM, Shri Narendra Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express between Bhopal and New Delhi from Rani Kamlapati Station | Read more |
| Ramkrishna Forgings Limited and Titagarh Consortium bags contract for manufacturing and supply of around 15,40,000 Forged Wheels | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM, Shri Narendra Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express between Jaipur and Delhi Cantt. Railway Station | Read more |
| Southern Railway increases speed of trains to 130 kmph on major route of Chennai – Bangalore | Read more |
| March | |
| Hon’ble PM, Shri Narendra Modi lays the foundation of various railway projects at Hubballi-Dharwad | Read more |
| RVNL JV is awarded contract for manufacturing of Vande Bharat Trainsets | Read more |
| Alstom successfully delivers the 300th electric locomotive to Indian Railways | Read more |
| N.F. Railway signs MoU with RailTel for implementation of Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to avert train-elephant collision and disaster mitigation measures | Read more |
| February | |
| Hon’ble PM, Shri Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for two railway projects in Shivamogga, Karnataka | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM, Shri Narendra Modi flags off Mumbai-Solapur and Mumbai-Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai | Read more |
| Indian Railways operate around 2,359 Kisan Rail services till January, 2023 | Read more |
| Indian Railways to run 35 Hydrogen fuel based trains under “Hydrogen for Heritage” | Read more |
| January | |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus | Read more |
| Sivok – Rangpo rail project gets another tunnel breakthrough and the first tunnel longer than 3 km in this project | Read more |
| Hon’ble Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw along with other ministers flag off Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train “Shri Jagannath Yatra” from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station | Read more |
Metro:
| December | |
| Kolkata Metro conducts trial run on Kavi Subhash – Hemanta Mukhopadhyay stretch of the Orange Line | Read more |
| Bangalore Metro Update: Tunnel Boring Machine-TUNGA successfully achieves breakthrough at Kadugondanahalli Station | Read more |
| J. Kumar Infraprojects bags contract worth around Rs. 378 Crores from MMRDA for linking work between Link Road & Poonam Nagar of Mumbai Metro Line-6 project | Read more |
| Pune Metro Line-3: PMRDA successfully completes the erection of 5000th segment on the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar metro corridor | Read more |
| November | |
| Knorr-Bremse partners with Alstom to equip metro trains for Bhopal and Indore Metro projects | Read more |
| Bangalore Metro and Bosch Limited signs an agreement for the direct walkway connectivity from Lakkasandra underground metro station | Read more |
| Pune Metro Line-3 Update: Trial run starts on rail tracks at Mann Depot | Read more |
| Chennai Metro signs agreement with Alstom for Rolling Stock supply worth Rs. 269 Crores for Phase-2 project | Read more |
| October | |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates two sections of East-West corridor of Bangalore Metro | Read more |
| India will soon have 2nd largest metro network of the world: Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, MoHUA | Read more |
| RVNL bags contract from MMRCL for construction of elevated metro viaduct in Reach-2A of Nagpur Metro, Phase-2 project | Read more |
| Patna Metro Update: The 3rd Tunnel Boring Machine has been lowered into the launching shaft | Read more |
| September | |
| Alstom successfully delivers the first train set to MPMRCL for Bhopal-Indore metro rail project | Read more |
| Titagarh Rail Systems Limited bags order of 30 nos. of standard gauge cars for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-2 | Read more |
| Railways to provide Rs. 6000 Crores for 85 new AC futuristic rakes for Kolkata Metro | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates extension of Airport Metro Express Line from Dwarka Sector 21 to Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 | Read more |
| August | |
| BEML Limited bags new contract from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) for the supply of Rolling Stock | Read more |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of various development projects & flags off metro trains in Pune, Maharashtra | Read more |
| Chennai Metro Update: Factory Acceptance Test of last Tunnel Boring Machine is completed for corridor-4 | Read more |
| DMRC signs MoU with IRCTC to introduce ‘One India-One Ticket Initiative’ for a smoother travel experience | Read more |
| July | |
| Siemens consortium bags contract for Mumbai Metro Line-2B for electrification and SCADA system | Read more |
| MMRDA successfully completes around 3,603 Pillars in various ongoing metro projects | Read more |
| Chennai Metro Update: M/s TATA Projects Limited has been awarded a contract worth Rs. 1204.87 crore for construction of 4 underground stations in Corridor-3 of Phase-2 | Read more |
| Delhi Metro launches ‘DMRC TRAVEL’ App to buy mobile QR tickets for the convenience of the commuters | Read more |
| June | |
| Delhi Metro launches a Tunnel Boring Machine named “BhoomI” at Derawal Nagar metro station of Janakpuri West to R.K. Ashram corridor | Read more |
| Union Cabinet approves Metro connectivity from HUDA City Centre to Cyber City, Gurugram with Spur to Dwarka Expressway | Read more |
| RVNL bags three contracts from Chennai Metro Rail Limited for Underground Stations of Phase-2 project | Read more |
| Delhi Metro increases operational speed to 110 kmph on Airport Express Line | Read more |
| May | |
| Mumbai Metro Line-3 Update: MMRCL awards contract to M/s DMRC for operation and maintenance of Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ underground metro corridor | Read more |
| Chennai Metro Update: M/s Larsen & Toubro awarded a contract worth Rs. 533.87 crore for testing and commissioning of RSS, ASS & SCADA for Corridor 3 & 5 of Phase-II | Read more |
| Chennai Metro Update: Factory Acceptance Test is completed of 2nd Tunnel Boring Machine for corridor 4 | Read more |
| Patna Metro launches First Pier Cap for elevated Corridor-I at Mithapur Metro Station | Read more |
| April | |
| TERRATEC launches Tunnel Boring Machine (TBMs) for Surat Metro Rail Project | Read more |
| Kolkata Metro Update: Trial run conducted for India’s first underwater metro in river Hooghly | Read more |
| Siemens consortium bags order from Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation for advanced rail electrification technologies | Read more |
| Alstom to install train control & signalling system on the upcoming Delhi MRTS Phase-IV Project | Read more |
| March | |
| Hon’ble PM, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Krishnarajapura Metro Line of Bangalore Metro | Read more |
| Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signs loan agreement to provide loans for MAHSR and Patna Metro project | Read more |
| Wabtec Corporation bags order from Alstom India for Brake system for Pune Metro Line-3 project | Read more |
| Chennai Metro signs contract with Hitachi Rail for signalling system for Phase-2 | Read more |
| February | |
| TERRATEC Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) makes good progress on Chennai Metro Phase-II corridors | Read more |
| RailTel bags order worth Rs. 58.17 Crore for revamping existing infrastructure of Bangalore Metro | Read more |
| MMRDA Update: Metro line 6 completed to around 66% of the 15.31 km stretch | Read more |
| Kolkata Metro plans to inaugurate various metro project stretches by the end of this year | Read more |
| January | |
| Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates Mumbai Metro rail lines 2A & 7 | Read more |
| DMRC appointed as General Consultant for Jaipur Metro’s upcoming corridors from Badi Chaupar to Transport Nagar | Read more |
| Jindal Stainless supplies stainless steel for Mumbai Metro Project | Read more |
| Pune Metro Update: Trial run conducted from Phugewadi to Civil Court to Vanaz station | Read more |
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