Shri Ramashray Pandey, a senior officer of the Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) of the 1990 batch, has taken over the charge as General Manager of Western Railway o­n Friday, 10th April, 2026. Prior to his posting as General Manager, Western Railway, he was working as Chief Administrative Officer (Construction/South), East Central Railway, Patna.

During his illustrious career, Shri Pandey has served as Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Varanasi Division o­n North Eastern Railway and also held the position of Chief Engineer o­n Northern Railway, New Delhi. He has held several important positions including Deputy Chief Engineer at Gorakhpur and Samastipur; Officer o­n Special Duty (OSD) to Member Engineering at Railway Board; Director Vigilance at Railway Board and Deputy Chief Vigilance Officer at Hajipur. He also served as Group General Manager at Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), where he executed several notable infrastructural projects.

Shri Pandey is a B.Tech graduate from IIT Roorkee and holds an M.Tech degree from IIT Delhi. In the domains of railway operations and infrastructure management, Shri Pandey has undergone extensive international training. He received training in track recording in Italy, completed an Advanced Management Program in Singapore and Malaysia, underwent training in high-speed train operations in Spain, and received training in tunneling techniques in Turkey and Norway.

Shri Pandey brings with him vast experience in infrastructure development along with management and administration, He is well respected among officers and staff alike and under his dynamic leadership, Western Railway will achieve new milestones and scale greater heights.

 

Source-WR