Company rule in India
Rule of the British East India Company on the Indian subcontinent
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| 2024 | Projected railway network remains at 68,584 km, with significant electrification increase to 64,080 km, reaching 96.59% of total routes. |
| 2023 | Navi Mumbai Metro launched, completing the metro network expansion in the Mumbai metropolitan region. |
| 2023 | Railway network expanded slightly to 68,584 km, with electrified routes increasing to 58,074 km, representing 84.67% of the network. |
| December 2023 | Two modified WAP-5 locomotives were used to haul the Amrit Bharat Express in a push-pull configuration, capable of reaching high speeds. |
| October 2023 | Namo Bharat, built for RapidX by Alstom, was launched with the capability of reaching speeds up to a new high for Indian rail transport. |
| 2022 | Pune Metro started operations, further extending metro rail services in Maharashtra. |
| 2022 | Indian Railways operated an average of 8,479 trains daily and transported 1,418.1 million tonnes of freight, showcasing the extensive scale of India's rail freight network. |
| 2022 | Efforts were made to introduce privately operated trains in the Indian railway system, marking a significant shift from the traditional fully government-operated model. |
| June 2022 | First private passenger train operation began, flagged off from Coimbatore. |
| 2021 | Around 2,000 people were killed in approximately 1,500 rail-road crossing accidents throughout India. |
| 2021 | Over 16,000 people were killed in approximately 18,000 railway accidents across India, with 68% of accidents caused by falls from trains and pedestrian-train collisions. |
| 2021 | Kanpur Metro began operations, adding another city to India's growing metro rail infrastructure. |
| 2021 | Indian railway network reached 68,103 km of total route length, with 45,772 km electrified, representing 67.20% of the network's electrification. |
| 2020 | Indian Railways first allowed the operation of private passenger trains, marking a significant shift in the country's railway transportation policy. |
| May 2020 | Passenger services resumed in a phased manner. |
| March 2020 | Nationwide shutdown of passenger services due to COVID-19 pandemic, with freight operations continuing. |
| 2019 | Ahmedabad Metro and Noida Metro commenced operations, continuing the expansion of metro rail networks in Indian cities. |
| 2019 | First Vande Bharat Express entered commercial service with a maximum operational speed, though actual speeds were lower due to track restrictions. |
| 2019 | Vande Bharat Express launched and all unstaffed level crossings removed. |
| 2018 | Integral Coach Factory in Chennai rolled out a semi-high-speed EMU train-set with advanced design features, including driver cabins on both ends for improved operational efficiency. |
| 2018 | A modified WAP-5A locomotive reached new speed levels during trial runs. |
| 2018 | Manufacturing of ICF coaches ceases after over six decades of production. |
| 2018 | Indian Railways changes the coach numbering system, modifying how manufacturing year and sequence are represented in coach identifiers. |
| 2018 | Semi-high speed self-propelled train-set capable of over 180 km/h rolled out from ICF. |
| 2017 | Three metro systems became operational: Kochi Metro, Lucknow Metro, and Hyderabad Metro, demonstrating rapid urban transit infrastructure development. |
| 2017 | A standard gauge line between Mumbai and Ahmedabad was approved for construction, with expected completion by 2028. |
| March 31 2017 | Indian Railways announced a target to electrify the entire rail network by 2023. |
| April 5 2016 | Gatimaan Express, then India's fastest train, made its first run from New Delhi to Agra Cantonment. |
| 2015 | Two new metro systems launched: Chennai Metro and Jaipur Metro, further expanding metro rail services across different Indian states. |
| 2015 | The last First Class coach was de-commissioned from normal express trains, completing the phaseout process that began in the 2000s. |
| 2015 | First Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered trains rolled out. |
| 2014 | Mumbai saw two major metro developments: the Mumbai Monorail and Mumbai Metro both began operations, expanding urban transit options. |
| 2014 | Diamond Quadrilateral high-speed rail network project launched, aiming to connect major metro cities of Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai. |
| 2014 | A WAP-5 class locomotive set an Indian speed record by hauling a train between Delhi and Agra at a notably high speed. |
| February 1 2014 | Mumbai Monorail became the first operational monorail system in India. |
| 2013 | Rapid Metro in Gurgaon started operations, becoming one of the first privately operated metro systems in India. |
| July 25 2013 | Government of India established the High Speed Rail Corporation under Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) to implement high-speed rail corridor projects. |
| 2011 | Namma Metro (Bengaluru Metro) began operations, introducing metro rail services in Karnataka's capital city. |
| 2010 | ICF coaches start being phased out, with LHB coaches becoming the primary type of passenger coaches in use. |
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