VK Gupta has taken over as new Member Engineering, Railway Board & Ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India. He succeeds SK Jain, who has superannuated from Railway Services. Prior to this appointment, Gupta was General Manager, Northern Railway from June 15, 2012 to May 12, 2014. Belonging to the Indian Railway Services of Engineering (IRSE) of 1976 batch, Gupta has held several important positions viz. General Manager, North Central Railway, Secretary, Railway Board Advisor, land & Amenities, Railway Board, Divisional Railway Manager, Northern Railway, Ferozepur, Chief Engineer, Construction, Northern Railway.
Under his able leadership, Northern Railway marked a noteworthy fiscal year 2013-14 carrying a record freight of 53.37 million tons notching incremental growth of more than five Million Tons; construction of the 11.2 Kms. long Tunnel T-80, being the longest transportation tunnel in Asia through the Pir Panjal mountain range and the commissioning of the Banihal-Qazigund section in the Kashmir Valley.