Year: 2019

What "private trains" and private participation in the Indian Railway sector would mean, and the future of Indian Railways.

Kerala badly needs more trains to serve its travelling public. The evenly dense population, majority of short-to-medium-distance commuters, trains forcing to halt at every station all make this very obvious. But the Southern Railway refuses to run or recommend more trains for the state. The popular reason for this is…

We all know that Kerala has the worst railway infrastructure in India. We also know the reasons for this to be the usual suspects of neglect, discrimination and apathy by the powers that are. But in addition to all this, a much not-widely discussed reason for this deterioration is the…

Central Railway (CR) has announced the list of special trains to be run for the benefit of passengers during the auspicious occasion of the Ganapati festival season during the months of August and September 2019. These trains will majorly cater to the Konkan coasts spanning Maharashtra and Goa. Unlike during…

A long, long time ago, during the ancient, underdeveloped times of the year 1977, the 374 Venad Express would depart Trivandrum Central at 0600 every morning, heading north for Ernakulam on the newly converted Broad Gauge line. Powered by a single 2600 hp diesel locomotive, it would cover the 220…

Planning and constructing an urban mass transit project is an incredibly complex process that spans countries and many years.

Indian Railway announced starting of a new 22221/22222 Central Railway Rajdhani Express between Mumbai and Delhi

The only way to solve the transportation problems in Kerala is to create a commuter railway system for the state. But it requires heavy infrastructural investments.