- Business
- Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), a Navratna public sector undertaking under India's Ministry of Railways, executes rail infrastructure projects including new lines, doubling, gauge conversion, electrification, metro projects, workshops, bridges, viaducts, signaling and telecommunication systems, station modernization, level crossing eliminations, cable-stayed bridges, port connectivity, and multi-modal transport systems; it also mobilizes extra-budgetary resources through project-specific special purpose vehicles and provides consultancy services. Incorporated on January 24, 2003, and headquartered at August Kranti Bhawan in New Delhi, India, RVNL operates primarily across India serving Indian Railways, central and state government ministries, departments, and public sector undertakings, with international expansion through subsidiaries and joint ventures such as High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited, Kutch Railway Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary in Saudi Arabia incorporated in October 2024, and a joint venture with Texmaco announced in late 2024 for rail modernization and exports. Recent developments include securing major contracts such as a Rs 284 crore project from East Coast Railway in November 2024 for new lines between Jarapada-Talcher Road and Angul-Balram, a Rs 90.65 crore video surveillance system upgrade for nearly 500 Southern Railway stations in 2025, Rs 390 crore from NTPC, Rs 167 crore from South Eastern Railway, and emerging as the lowest bidder for North Eastern Railway projects; RVNL maintains a robust order book exceeding INR 90,000 crore and upholds an asset-light model with ongoing manufacturing initiatives like the Rail Coach Naveenikaran Karkhana in Sonipat and Marathwada Rail Coach Factory in Latur for Vande Bharat trains.