Indian Railways

In Varanasi, railway tracks are doing more than carrying trains. Banaras Locomotive Works has piloted India’s first removable solar panels between tracks, generating clean energy from unused space and offering a bold path toward sustainable railways.

Mumbai’s Western Railway is leading India’s railways into a sustainable future by harnessing the wind energy from moving trains with innovative vertical-axis wind turbines.

Uttarakhand trials AI system on Motichur-Raiwala rail stretch to detect animal movement and prevent wildlife deaths, especially elephants and leopards.

Planning a monsoon getaway? These Indian train routes offer unforgettable views, dramatic weather, and pure magic through every window seat.

The British may have brought in India’s railways to gain profit and control. But Indians turned those very tracks into powerful tools of resistance and unity. From carrying revolutionaries to spreading ideas, trains played an unforgettable role freedom struggle.

On his 100th birth anniversary, we remember Madhu Dandavate, a freedom fighter inspired by Mahatma Gandhi who fought for the liberation of Goa, took on the Emergency and improved rail travel for millions with his idea.

Kolkata artist Kishore Pratim Biswas spent 25 dedicated years to a painting series on India's heritage steam trains.

The Southern Railway is recruiting candidates in their sports quota for basketball, volleyball, cricket, swimming and hockey. Here’s how to apply.

Did you know that Ahmedabad railway station monitors air quality, harvests solar power and recycles water? Meet Fedrick Pariath, who transformed the Ahmedabad division of Western Railways

Did you know that it took 55 years after the first passenger train became operational in India to install toilets on the trains? Here’s a Twitter thread that explains the intriguing exchange that led to this.