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Railway Board / Ministry of Railways HQ
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- Type
- National rail HQ — ministry HQ; national policy/approval; Rail Bhavan, Delhi
- Market · Region
- India · Delhi-NCR
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Cybersecurity, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, AI inspection
Apex policy, budget and approval body for Indian Railways; sanctions national KAVACH and signalling-modernisation umbrellas.
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Apex policy, budget and approval body for Indian Railways; sanctions national KAVACH and signalling-modernisation umbrellas.
- Type
- National rail HQ — ministry HQ; national policy/approval; Rail Bhavan, Delhi
- Where
- Delhi-NCR · Delhi
- Programmes
- KAVACH
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Cybersecurity, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, AI inspection
Structure
- funded by World Bank — Rail Logistics Project (2022) (active · since 2022-06)
- owns RVNL — Ministry of Railways public sector undertaking (administrative control) (active)
- owns IRCON — Ministry of Railways public sector undertaking (administrative control) (active)
- owns RITES — Ministry of Railways public sector undertaking (administrative control) (active)
- owns IRFC — Ministry of Railways public sector undertaking (administrative control) (active)
- owns RailTel — Ministry of Railways public sector undertaking (administrative control) (active)
- controls DFCCIL — DFCCIL — wholly owned Ministry of Railways SPV for the freight corridors (active)
- owns CONCOR — Ministry of Railways PSU (active)
- owns Braithwaite — Ministry of Railways PSU (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded Siemens Mobility — 1,200 × 9000 HP electric freight locomotives — manufacture at Dahod (11 years) and 35 years' maintenance (≈) (active · since 2023-01)
- awarded Kinet — 120 Vande Bharat sleeper trainsets (1,920 coaches) with 35 years' maintenance — Latur (active · since 2023)
- awarded Titagarh — 80 Vande Bharat sleeper trainsets with BHEL (≈ incl. 35-year maintenance) (active · since 2023)
- supplied by JSPL — RDSO-approved rail supplier since 2020; head-hardened rails for metros (active · since 2020-09)
- in JV with Wabtec — Marhowra Diesel Locomotive Factory JV — 1,000 Evolution Series locomotives; exports from 2025 (active · since 2018)
- in JV with Alstom — Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt Ltd — Alstom 74% / Indian Railways 26%; 800 × 12,000 HP locomotives (active · since 2015)
- awarded Medha — Propulsion and control equipment for 44 Vande Bharat-type rakes; propulsion for 33 sleeper rakes (active)
- supplied by SAIL — Principal rail supplier to Indian Railways (Bhilai Universal Rail Mill) (active)
- Contract detail and values (6)over $1bn · $100–500mIn the India edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (13)
- ○ Railway Supply · Vande Bharat Sleeper maintenance in TRSL–BHEL 80-trainset order (checked 2026-09-06)
- ○ Business Standard · Jindal Steel & Power receives rail supplier status from Indian Railways (published 2020-09-30 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Government of India — Integrated Government Online Directory · Ministry of Railways: PSUs / JVs / Companies (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Jindal Steel & Power · Rails (UIC 60 kg 880 grade, RDSO-approved; head-hardened 1080 HH / 1175 HT) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Kinet Railway Solutions · Company home (TMH–RVNL JV; Latur) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● PIB / Ministry of Railways · Indian Railways–Wabtec JV's Marhowra plant to export locomotives (published 2024-09 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ● PIB / Ministry of Railways · MELPL — Indo-French collaboration (Madhepura JV, Alstom 74% / IR 26%) (published 2019-11 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ● PIB / Ministry of Railways · Letter of Award — 1,200 × 9000 HP electric freight locomotives to Siemens India (Dahod) (published 2022-12 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ○ ROLLINGSTOCK World · Kinet Railway Solutions produces first Vande Bharat sleeper body (checked 2026-09-06)
- ○ Railway Technology · Medha Servo secures contract for Vande Bharat-type trainset equipment (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● SAIL · About Bhilai Steel Plant (Universal Rail Mill; 130 m and 260 m rail panels) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ○ Urban Transport News · BEML and BHEL-led JV awarded contracts for sleeper Vande Bharat trains (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● World Bank · US$245m for Indian Railways freight and logistics (Rail Logistics Project) (published 2022-06-10 · checked 2026-09-06)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| National KAVACH signalling modernisation | Planned | $116–174M (₹1,000–1,500 cr) | Sanctioned April 2026 |
Events this buyer hosts
| Event | Kind | City | Dates | Organiser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InnoRail India 2026 | Trade fair | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | 26–28 November 2026 | CII with RDSO (Ministry of Railways) |
| IREE 2027 | Trade fair | New Delhi | October 2027 | CII with the Ministry of Railways |
What changed
From This Week in Rail, newest first.
- 2026-08-10 — Railway Board grants in-principle approval for CBTC on Bangalore Metro's Pink and Blue lines A signalling re-equipment package on an operating network — the cleanest entry point CBTC vendors will get into BMRCL.
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (1)
- Entry path
- Portals (0)
Full detail withheld: 4 fields. In the India edition · See a fully open example
1 source · secondary
- ○ The Statesman · IR approves $159M (₹1,364.45 cr) KAVACH + signalling upgrade (published 2026 · checked 2026-06-22)
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