Indian Railways Now Past 90% Electrification Milestone as 'Zero Carbon Emission' Mission on Fast Track
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian Railways Now Past 90% Electrification Milestone as 'Zero Carbon Emission' Mission on Fast Track

News 18  

Moving closer to its net zero emissions goal, the Indian Railways has completed over 90% electrification of its broad gauge routes. According to the latest available data from the Railway Electrification Directorate, 59,096 route kilometres out of the total 65,350 RKM of its broad gauge lines had been electrified by the end of June. Additionally, Indian Railways has envisioned achieving net zero carbon emission by 2030, establishing itself as the largest green railway system globally. https://t.co/NB0DAZIVNz— Narendra Modi March 30, 2022 The Central Organisation for Railway Electrification, headquartered in Prayagraj, leads the electrification efforts of the Indian Railways with its nine project units located in different railway zones.

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Chugging towards electrification, Railways eyes export route to repurpose older diesel locomotives
2 months, 1 week ago

Chugging towards electrification, Railways eyes export route to repurpose older diesel locomotives

The Hindu  

As the Indian Railways intensifies its electrification efforts along its network, it is also finding methods to put its soon-to-be-redundant diesel locomotives to good use, by repurposing them for exports. Railway PSU RITES chairman Rahul Mithal told The Hindu that the company, in close collaboration with the design team in the Railway Ministry, is working on overhauling diesel locomotives which …

TRANSFORMATION OF INDIAN RAILWAYS: RUSSIAN TMH'S RESPONSE TO MODERN CHALLENGES
5 months, 3 weeks ago

TRANSFORMATION OF INDIAN RAILWAYS: RUSSIAN TMH'S RESPONSE TO MODERN CHALLENGES

Hindustan Times  

India's railway network, one of the most extensive and the fourth largest in the world, continues to evolve. Transformation of Indian railways, Russian TMH'S response to modern challenges. In March 2023, the company beat the world's leading players to win a $6.5bn international tender for the design, production and 35-year maintenance of 120 Vande Bharat long-distance electric trains in three …

Railways to become net-zero carbon emitter by 2030: Vaishnaw
1 year, 10 months ago

Railways to become net-zero carbon emitter by 2030: Vaishnaw

Live Mint  

Indian Railways is working on a mission mode to become the largest Green Railway in the world and is moving towards becoming a “net zero carbon emitter” by 2030, Union Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways has taken a number of initiatives …

Indian Railways swiftly moving toward 100 per cent electrification: GoI
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian Railways swiftly moving toward 100 per cent electrification: GoI

Op India  

Indian Railways is working on a mission mode to become the largest Green Railway in the world and is moving towards becoming a “net zero carbon emitter” before 2030, the Railway Ministry said in a press note on Monday. As per the official data given by the Ministry of Railways, the existing Broad Gauge network of Uttarakhand is 347 route …

Power crisis | Indian Railways missed Coal India train provision targets for over a year
2 years, 8 months ago

Power crisis | Indian Railways missed Coal India train provision targets for over a year

The Hindu  

Indian Railways supply of trains to Coal India for transporting coal has fallen short of its monthly targets for more than a year, government data showed, highlighting the problems behind India's worst power crisis in over six years. Inventories at Indian power plants fell 13% in April despite a 27.6% growth in Coal India's production, as a heatwave sent power …

Indian Railways deploys additional rakes to transport coal to power plants, supplies record million tonnes in 2021-22
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways deploys additional rakes to transport coal to power plants, supplies record million tonnes in 2021-22

Firstpost  

According to the Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways has loaded a record 653 million tonnes of coal as compared to 542 million tonnes in the previous year. There has been a growth of 20.4 per cent Indian Railways has initiated running of additional trains and rakes to augment transportation and ensure swift supply of coal across power plants. The Ministry …

Indian Railways shares an update on new coach technology for passenger trains
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian Railways shares an update on new coach technology for passenger trains

Live Mint  

Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today said that development, acquisition of new coach technology on Indian Railways is a continuous process and decision for the same is taken as per requirement and evaluating the rolling stock technology available. The Railway Minister said that subsequent …

75th Independence Day: From steam locos to Vande Bharat - the phenomenal journey of Indian Railways
3 years, 5 months ago

75th Independence Day: From steam locos to Vande Bharat - the phenomenal journey of Indian Railways

India TV News  

Independence Day 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that 75 'Vande Bharat' trains will connect different parts of the country in 75 weeks to mark the ongoing 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'. Image Source : INDIAN RAILWAYSThe First Steam Loco Journey of Indian Railway system 1853-1869: Launching passenger rail services Although rail services in India were initially proposed in …

Railways to be catalyst of change for Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Piyush Goyal
3 years, 11 months ago

Railways to be catalyst of change for Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Piyush Goyal

India TV News  

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that the 2021 Budget has focussed on infrastructure projects in Indian Railways and the highest capital expenditure will act as a huge catalyst to revitalise the economy and lead towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Addressing a press conference, he said that Indian Railways is marching ahead on its bigger plan like achieving 100 per cent …

Indian Railways to be fully electrified in next 3-4 years
5 years, 1 month ago

Indian Railways to be fully electrified in next 3-4 years

Live Mint  

Indian Railways, country’s national carrier, is taking steps to minimise carbon footprint by reducing the number of trains running on diesel and to fully bring the network to run with electric locomotives. As on 01 November 2019, 37,237 route kilometers of rail lines have been commissioned on electric traction, which is 57.91% of total Indian Railways’ broad gauge network. Minister …

Indian Railways to become ’net zero’ carbon emitter by 2030
5 years, 3 months ago

Indian Railways to become ’net zero’ carbon emitter by 2030

Live Mint  

New Delhi: As part of India’s strategy to combat climate change, Indian Railways will become "net zero" carbon emitter by 2030, said railways and commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday. As the country prepares to curb pollution and cut its dependence on foreign oil, India has become one of the top renewable energy producers globally with ambitious capacity expansion plans. …

Solar energy installations for Green Railways: Piyush Goyal
5 years, 5 months ago

Solar energy installations for Green Railways: Piyush Goyal

India TV News  

Efforts are on to make Indian Railways the first Green Railways in the world in the next 10 years with steps like setting up solar energy installations on its unutilised land, electrification of tracks and moving to bio-diesel, Minister Piyush Goyal told the Rajya Sabha. "Probably 10 years from now, can we make Indian Railways the world's first 100 per …

Railways to electrify all broad gauge routes: Piyush Goyal
5 years, 5 months ago

Railways to electrify all broad gauge routes: Piyush Goyal

India TV News  

All broad gauge rail routes in the country will be electrified in mission mode as part of an environment-friendly step, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. Goyal also said the Indian Railways consumes about 1.27 per cent of the total electricity consumption of the country and 3 per cent of High-Speed Diesel oil for its energy requirements. "Railways have …

Union cabinet approves 100% electrification of railways by 2021-22
6 years, 4 months ago

Union cabinet approves 100% electrification of railways by 2021-22

Op India  

In a signification decision, the union cabinet today approved electrification of the entire unelectrified portion of broad-gauge railway lines of Indian Railways. The Railway minister said that after electrification of the entire rail network is completed, the dependence on imported petroleum fuels will reduce, which in turn will improve the energy security of the country. This will also reduce the …

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