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Economy & Infrastructure

Bhilai Steel Plant Lit Its First Blast Furnace in February 1959 and Now Rolls 130-Metre Rails in One Piece, Welded Into 260-Metre Panels for Indian Railways

E. Sreedharan Restored the Pamban Bridge in 46 Days, Led the Konkan Railway to Completion in Seven Years and Ran the Delhi Metro Through Its First Two Phases

AI & Technology

India's First Indigenous Bullet Train, an Eight-Car 202-Metre Set Rated for 280 km/h in Testing, Is Taking Shape at BEML in Bengaluru With Its Body Under a Squeeze Test of Up to 1,500 Kilonewtons

Two Vande Bharat Sleeper Trains Were Flagged Off in Two Days, Varanasi to New Delhi on 31 October and Bengaluru to Mumbai on 1 November 2026, Taking the Indian-Built Overnight Trainset to Three Routes

Economy & Infrastructure

Indian Railways Set a Coal Loading Record in the First 18 Days of October 2026, 22.5 Per Cent Above Last Year, After Moving 135.35 Million Tonnes of Freight in September

Two New Rail Sections Opened on 24 October 2026, 53 km from Satna to Devendranagar and 65 km from Rewa to Churhat in Sidhi District, With a 3.33 km Tunnel

The Konkan Railway Runs About 740 km From Roha to Thokur Through 91 Tunnels and Took About Seven Years to Build

Economy & Infrastructure

The New Pamban Bridge Lifts a 72.5-Metre Railway Span 17 Metres for Ships, 111 Years After an American-Designed Rolling-Lift Span Opened the Same Crossing

Economy & Infrastructure

Chennai's Integral Coach Factory Has Built 80,000 Coaches Since 1955 and Rolled Out a Record 3,007 in 2024-25

Economy & Infrastructure

India's First Hydrogen Train, a 10-Coach Indian Railways Trainset Built for an 89 km Route, Was Flagged Off at Jind for Sonipat on 17 July 2026 and Had Covered More Than 1,200 Kilometres by 25 July

Economy & Infrastructure

India's First Bullet Train Line Has Pier Work Done Over 455 km of Its 508 km Route and Is Targeting August 2027 for Its First Section

The 46 km Nilgiri Mountain Railway Climbs 1,877 Metres and Needs a Toothed Rail for Its Steepest Stretch

Economy & Infrastructure

India Wired 21,801 km of Railway Before 2014. Then It Wired 48,000 km More in 12 Years.

Economy & Infrastructure

Indian Railways Charges You ₹57 for a Ride That Costs ₹100. It Still Pays Its Own Bills.

Economy & Infrastructure

It Took 28 Years, 36 Tunnels and the World's Highest Railway Bridge to Put Kashmir on India's Train Map

Economy & Infrastructure

The Chenab Bridge Stands 359 Metres Above Its River, Was Designed for a 266 km/h Wind and a Blast, and Opened More Than 20 Years After Its Contract

Economy & Infrastructure

India Built the First Vande Bharat Train in 18 Months for About ₹97 Crore. The Ministry Now Counts 162 Services.