Indian Railways

Timeline

1. 27 Sep2026
   Science and tech

   Amit Shah flags off India's first LNG-powered train from Sabarmati¹²³

   The dual-fuel train substitutes about 40% of diesel with LNG. Indian Railways targets net zero by 2030.

   • Flagged off 27 September 2026 from Sabarmati, Ahmedabad
   • Dual-fuel: LNG can replace up to about 40% of diesel; two 1,400 HP power cars converted
   • LNG stored at about minus 162 degrees C
2. 1 Feb2026
   Economy

   Budget 2026-27 announces seven high-speed rail corridors and record railways capex⁴⁵⁶⁷

   The Budget announced seven high-speed rail corridors covering about 4,000 km and a third dedicated freight corridor from Dankuni to Surat. Railways got a record capital outlay of Rs 2,77,830 crore for 2026-27. It also proposed 20 new national waterways, a revival scheme for 200 legacy industrial clusters, a tax holiday to 2047 for foreign cloud service providers using Indian data centres, and a High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat.

   • Seven high-speed rail corridors (Mumbai-Pune, Pune-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Bengaluru, Hyderabad-Chennai, Chennai-Bengaluru, Delhi-Varanasi, Varanasi-Siliguri), about 4,000 km
   • Third Dedicated Freight Corridor from Dankuni to Surat announced
   • Railways capital outlay Rs 2,77,830 crore in BE 2026-27 (plus Rs 200 crore from the Nirbhaya Fund)
   • 20 new national waterways proposed
   • Scheme to upgrade 200 legacy industrial clusters
   • Tax holiday until 2047 for foreign cloud service providers operating from Indian data centres
3. 17 Jan2026
   Other

   PM Modi flags off India's first Vande Bharat sleeper train⁸⁹¹⁰

   Prime Minister Modi flagged off the first Vande Bharat sleeper train on 17 January from Malda in West Bengal, running between Howrah and Guwahati (Kamakhya) with 16 coaches and a design speed of up to 180 km/h.

   • Flagged off 17 January 2026 from Malda Town by PM Modi
   • Route: Howrah to Guwahati (Kamakhya), trains 27575/27576, about 972 km
   • Designed for 180 km/h, expected to run at 120-130 km/h
   • Commercial service from 22-23 January 2026

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Sources

1. Business Today
2. Telangana Today
3. The Pioneer
4. Railway Gazette
5. The Statesman
6. PRS Legislative Research
7. Mondaq
8. The Statesman
9. PM India (official)
10. Assam Tribune