[4] The Railway Men marked the directorial debut of Shiv Rawail, who was an assistant director at Yash Raj Films.

[9] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in found The Railway Men to be a "compelling saga of ordinary heroism"; she particularly praised the production design by Rajat Poddar for his "remarkably faithful recreations" of the era.

[10] Sonil Dedhia of News18 considered it a "passionate, emotionally resonant, and incredibly moving" tale of under-appreciated heroes, but felt that too many subplots and backstories prevented it from being a "taut thriller".

[11] Mayur Sanap of Rediff.com commended Rawail for handling the tragic event with "seriousness and respect without going overboard with the dramatic impact".

[14] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV opined, "The Railway Men is buoyed by a clutch of laudable performances and storytelling that does not slide below a certain level of competence.