Shri Vivek Khare, an IRSME officer of 1989 batch has joined as the new General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway on 1st November, 2026. As the General Manager, he will serve as the overall executive head of Northeast Frontier Railway, one of the largest and the most challenging of the eighteen geographical zones of Indian Railways, spread over 10 states and 36 Lok Sabha constituencies, including Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim and parts of West Bengal and Bihar.
With over three decades of experience in railway operations, maintenance, efficiency improvement and modernization spreading over different states & zones of the country; his expertise is expected to be immensely beneficial for Northeast Frontier Railway. Before joining as the General Manager, he was posted as the Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Modern Coach Factory, Rae Bareli. Earlier, Shri Vivek Khare has also briefly served in the additional charge as General Manager of the Modern Coach Factory (MCF), Rae Bareli, during March 2026.
Shri Khare is well known for his technical expertise and managerial excellence across multiple domains of Indian Railways. He joined the Indian Railways service on 3rd March 1991 in South Central Railway and worked at Secunderabad and Vijayawada. He also worked at the Lallaguda Workshop, South Central Railway and Tughlakabad Diesel Shed of Northern Railway. He handled major infrastructure projects in India and Bangladesh during his deputation to RITES between 2000 to 2005 as Deputy General Manager and Addl. General Manager. He also played a crucial role in many research initiatives, design standardization and technological improvements of important railway systems as the Director at the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in Lucknow till 2013. As the Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) in Raipur under South East Central Railway he played an important role in optimizing train operations. He also spearheaded modernization efforts and significantly improved production efficiency in workshop operations of the Charbagh Workshop, Lucknow as the Chief Workshop Manager. Shri Khare has also undertaken Management Training at ISB, Hyderabad and other institutes of repute.
His vast experience, technical expertise in quality enhancement & adoption of cutting-edge technologies and visionary leadership are expected to further accelerate the ongoing progress of Northeast Frontier Railway towards fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of railway passengers, freight customers and all stakeholders in the region.
Vivek Khare Assumes NFR Leadership, Brings Over Three Decades of Railway Experience
