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Indian Railways: Network Status
Indian Railways runs the national rail network under the Ministry of Railways, and this card keeps its standing numbers: freight, electrification, new track, freight corridors, cargo terminals, safety and money. It is in the news for the Railway Minister's 31 Oct 2026 statement that the PM has approved a bullet-train Northern Corridor from Delhi to Guwahati via Siliguri, after the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor was finished on 8 Sep 2026.
Last updated 2 November 20267 min read
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Extends the Northern Corridor statement to Guwahati via Siliguri, about 1,500 km, with Delhi-Siliguri at six hours; adds the Minister's south corridor remark. Still no Cabinet document.
- Indian Railways
- Dedicated Freight Corridor
- rail freight
- electrification
- USBRL
- Chenab bridge
- Amrit Bharat
- Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal
- bullet train
- Northern Corridor
- high-speed rail
- Siliguri
- rail freight loading
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