Rail Bhavan, Railway headquarters on Raisina Road, New Delhi, India

Rail Bhavan is the headquarters of Indian Railways at 1, Raisina Road, New Delhi, near Sansad Bhavan. The pale beige building has dark red vertical recesses between its window columns, a scalloped parapet, and a dark red base wall with a central gate flanked by two flags. Its roof carries chajjas, chattris and domes in Lutyens' style.

Rail Bhawan was inaugurated in 1962 as the headquarters of Indian Railways, on Raisina Road near Sansad Bhavan in Lutyens' New Delhi. An old 1925 Darjeeling Himalayan Railway steam locomotive stood on its grounds until 2021, when it moved to the National Rail Museum and a Vande Bharat Express replica took its place. That year the Railway Board approved a modernization plan under the Central Vista Redevelopment Project.

Rail Bhavan's name links the building to the railway ministry it houses, and its Lutyens-era design places it among the government offices near Parliament House. The roof carries chajjas and chattris topped by domes, elements chosen to echo Lutyens' architectural style. An old Darjeeling Himalayan Railway steam locomotive from 1925 stood on its grounds until 2021, when it was moved to the National Rail Museum and replaced by a Vande Bharat Express replica.

Rail Bhavan stands at 1, Raisina Road, beside Sansad Bhavan in Lutyens' New Delhi. It is a working secretariat for the Railway Board and the Railway Minister, so entry is not open to tourists; the gate, flags and facade are seen from the street. A 2021 Central Vista plan covers ventilation, natural light and decluttering of the interior.

The complex coordinates a railway network that millions of people use daily and that stretches across several time zones. This task makes it one of the country's most operationally complex administrative centers.