RailTel Corporation shares rally 14% as Navratna PSU firm secures multiple fresh orders; check details

The company, in a regulatory filing on April 14, said that it has bagged an order worth ₹43.96 crore from the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board to provide security-related ancillary services during the recruitment examination. The order will be executed on April 12, 2028.

The Navratna PSU firm, in a separate filing, informed that it has secured two orders from Rail Vikas Nigam. The first order, worth ₹255.27 crore, involves the SITC of integrated tunnel communication systems for tunnels T-8 to T-11, covering a section length of 36 km.

The scope also includes systems such as VHF simplex communication, CCTV, public address (PA) systems, and emergency call points and also extends to four stations.

The second order from Rail Vikas Nigam costs ₹309.28 crore. Covering a section length of 42.7 km, the order includes the SITC of integrated tunnel communication systems in tunnels T-1 to T-7 and associated stations.

Both orders are expected to be executed on April 12, 2028.

Further, in another filing, Railtel informed about the cancellation of a work order awarded by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. Received on January 29, 2025, the company had received a work order from Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti for procurement & maintenance of IT infrastructure projects.

The order worth ₹17.13 crore, approximately, was cancelled “due to unavoidable administrative circumstances".

Railtel Corporation had reported a 19% year-on-year (YoY) jump in revenue at ₹913 crore. The company had posted ₹768 crore in revenue in the December quarter in the previous year.

During the quarter, the project segment posted ₹564 crore and ₹369 crore from the telecom segment. While the company’s total order book for the quarter stood at ₹8,497 crore. The operating profit for the quarter improved strongly at nearly 10% YoY. 

RailTel Corporation of India share price

At 10:20 AM, RailTel Corporation shares were trading at ₹319.50 apiece on the National Stock Exchange, soaring 12.35%.

In a month, shares of the firm have surged 18%, while for six months’ time, they have fallen 14%. From the beginning of the year, RailTel Corporation shares have declined 14%.

The company has a market capitalisation of ₹10,249.17 crore.

Shares of the company had touched their one-year high of ₹478.95 apiece on June 19, 2025, while their 52-week low of ₹245 was hit on March 30, 2026.

About Railtel Corporation of India

RailTel Corporation of India Limited is one of the largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in the country. A public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Railway, the company was founded in 2000. It is a 'Mini Ratna' (Category-I) public sector undertaking.

The company owns a pan-India optic fibre network and primarily looks after the telecommunication services for Indian Railways.

The company maintains a strategic partnership with Indian Railways. RailTel's customer base includes government organisations, ministries, educational institutions, corporations, banks, and NBFCs.