Railway Budget 2020: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that more Tejas Express-style trains will be put into service by Indian Railways on key tourism routes. Tejas Express is a more premium version of the Shatabdi-style AC Chair Car trains.
FM Nirmal Sitharaman said Chennai Bengaluru express will be started soon and the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway to be completed by 2023.
She also said 1,150 trains will run under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode, also four stations will be redeveloped with the help of the private sector.
Besides, the minister said a proposal for setting up large solar power capacity alongside rail track is under consideration.
