Archive · 3 Sep 2025
Rajnish Kumar Goyal Appointed Principal Chief Electrical Engineer of Western Railway
Rajnish Kumar Goyal, an experienced electrical engineer, is now in charge of the Western Railway's electrical department.
Before this, he worked at Central Railway.
Goyal is known for his work with Open Access, which has saved a lot of money.
He has also been a key figure in managing Mumbai's busy railway division, improving platform use, reducing track accidents, and keeping trains running during floods.
Goyal has a degree in Electrical Engineering and a master's degree from IIT Delhi.
Rajnish Kumar Goyal has become the Principal Chief Electrical Engineer of Western Railway.
Goyal was previously the Chief Electrical Service Engineer of Central Railway.
He is a 1991 batch officer of Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE).
Goyal implemented Open Access on Indian Railways, resulting in significant savings.
He was the Divisional Railway Manager of Mumbai Division, Central Railway.
- Who
- Rajnish Kumar Goyal
- What
- Took charge as Principal Chief Electrical Engineer
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Western Railway
- Why
- Not specified
- New Position
- Principal Chief Electrical Engineer of Western Railway
- Previous Position
- Chief Electrical Service Engineer of Central Railway
- Batch
- 1991
- Education
- Electrical Engineering (Hons.), Masters in “Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Drives”
- Past Role
- Divisional Railway Manager of Mumbai Division
- Key achievement
- Pioneer of Open Access over Indian Railways