Late Shri. H.C. Shrivastava
FounderRetd. Dy. Chief Engineer, Indian Railways (IR). Pioneer of private railway engineering consulting in India.
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From visionary founders who pioneered private railway consultancy in India to over 1,200+ completed projects across 15+ nations — BARSYL is the premier multidisciplinary railway and transit engineering institution.
In 1986, six distinguished veterans of Indian Railways united with a pioneering vision: to establish India's first dedicated private railway engineering and transit consultancy.
Retd. Dy. Chief Engineer, Indian Railways (IR). Pioneer of private railway engineering consulting in India.
Retd. General Manager, Indian Railways (IR). Visionary leader who established BARSYL's core operational values.
Retd. Chief Commercial Manager, Indian Railways (IR). Architect of freight corridor and traffic modeling frameworks.
Ex. Managing Director, Ventra Locomotives. Renowned mechanical & rolling stock engineering pioneer.
Retd. Member Traffic, Indian Railway Board. Master of national network planning and railway economics.
Retd. Chief Engineer, Indian Railways (IR). Legendary track engineer who designed pivotal national trunk routes.
As Managing Director of Balaji Railroad Systems Limited, Mr. Sunil Srivastava spearheads BARSYL's global expansion, institutional governance, and technical delivery across 15+ sovereign countries. With over 30 years of distinguished stewardship, he bridges traditional railway engineering with cutting-edge mass transit innovation.
Eminent railway administrators, engineering visionaries, and corporate leaders stewarding BARSYL's strategic direction and global governance.
Former Chairman, Railway Board & Ex-Officio Principal Secretary to Govt. of India. Over 45 years of national railway stewardship.
Former Chief Executive & Managing Director, L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited. Pioneer in mega transit PPP execution.
Guiding BARSYL's institutional relations, corporate structuring, and stakeholder governance across four decades.
Distinguished corporate advisor and infrastructure governance expert leading audit and compliance frameworks.
Driving international market penetration, joint ventures, and cross-border consulting partnerships across 15+ countries.
The operational leaders, seasoned chief engineers, and domain experts steering day-to-day engineering execution across permanent way, signalling, traction, and project management.
Overseeing corporate strategic growth, institutional diversification, and international consortium ventures.
Managing multidisciplinary operations, contract management, and project execution across national railway corridors.
Leading detailed engineering reviews, technical quality assurance, and multimodal transit integration.
Directing southern India operations, client coordination with CMRL, SR, SWR, and port connectivity projects.
Spearheading northern India business development, DFCCIL interface, and rapid rail transit corridors.
Fostering BARSYL's human-first culture, technical talent acquisition, and global mobility policies.
Managing fiscal governance, international financial compliance, and project commercial audits.
Leading bid management, domestic client acquisition, and public-private railway siding consulting.
Delivering advanced Electronic Interlocking, CBTC signalling logic, and train control architecture.
Designing 25kV AC overhead catenary systems, traction substations, and power simulation models.
Engineering major rail-over-rail flyovers, long-span steel truss bridges, and station buildings.
From national railway boards and ministries to global EPC conglomerates and multilateral development banks.




















































Follow the engineered dual-gauge rail spine from our founding by Indian Railway Board legends to global semi-high speed transit networks.
Founded in Secunderabad by eminent retired Indian Railway Board leaders to provide private sector multidisciplinary rail engineering expertise across permanent way, signalling, and traction.
Expanded operations across international borders with strategic feasibility studies, route alignments, and detailed designs for Nepal and Bangladesh railways.
Appointed Technical Consultant and Lenders' Independent Engineer for the 71 km Hyderabad Metro DBFOT network, alongside General Consultancy for Chennai Metro (CMRL).
Delivered Project Management Services for India's 2x25kV Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFCCIL) and multi-tier capacity building for Tanzania Railways (TRC) under World Bank funding.
Project Management Consultancy for Indian Railways' first motorized vertical lift sea bridge, and detailed alignment tender design for the 605 km Etihad Rail network in the UAE.
DPR formulation for Delhi–NCR 200 km Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), East Africa SGR electrification, and over 1,200+ completed projects across 15+ nations worldwide.
For over four decades, BARSYL has stood at the vanguard of railway engineering in India and across the globe. What commenced as an elite multidisciplinary railway consulting firm founded by retired Indian Railway Board members is today an ISO-certified, empaneled consultancy firm for Indian Railways, the World Bank, and sovereign transit authorities.
Our 450+ professionals are the backbone of everything we deliver. Spanning Civil Engineering, Transport Planning, Geotechnical Engineering, Signalling and Telecommunication, Track Engineering, Rolling Stock, and 25kV Traction, we bridge traditional railway mastery with forward-looking mass transit innovation.