In a Historic Step with Focus on General Coaches, Railways Aims at Continuous Cleaning of Trains
Service Provider to be Identified for Better Linen and Quality Cleaning of Coaches; Provision for AI-Enabled Monitoring to Ensure Superior Cleaning
Implementation Planned Across All Indian Railways Based on Field Learning and Improved Operational Efficiency
Current 124 Multi-Modal Terminals to Become Cargo-Plus-Processing Hubs in a Significant Reform
Over 500 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals Planned to Boost the Logistics Sector
Posted On: 14 FEB 2026 6:52PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw today announced that in line with Indian Railways’ resolve to undertake “52 reforms in 52 weeks” during 2026, two new reforms are approved by the Indian Railways and their implementation will commence immediately. He said that reforms are not one-time events but a continuous process.
Shri Vaishnaw stated that the impact is visible today as Indian Railways has become the second largest cargo carrier in the world, with new generation trains and new ways of working emerging across the system.
Railways Drives Reform Express with “Better On-Board Services” & “Rail-Based Logistics Through Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals and Cargo-Related Facilities’’
In a Historic Step with Focus on General Coaches, Railways Aims at Continuous Cleaning of Trains
Service Provider to be Identified for Better Linen and Quality Cleaning of Coaches; Provision for AI-Enabled Monitoring to Ensure Superior Cleaning
Implementation Planned Across All Indian Railways Based on Field Learning and Improved Operational Efficiency
Current 124 Multi-Modal Terminals to Become Cargo-Plus-Processing Hubs in a Significant Reform
Over 500 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals Planned to Boost the Logistics Sector
Posted On: 14 FEB 2026 6:52PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw today announced that in line with Indian Railways’ resolve to undertake “52 reforms in 52 weeks” during 2026, two new reforms are approved by the Indian Railways and their implementation will commence immediately. He said that reforms are not one-time events but a continuous process.
Shri Vaishnaw stated that the impact is visible today as Indian Railways has become the second largest cargo carrier in the world, with new generation trains and new ways of working emerging across the system.
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