'Railways to look for innovative ways to finance future projects'
Politics | Jun 04, 2017, 11:15 AM ISTRailways will look for innovative ways for financing its future projects, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said.
Railways will look for innovative ways for financing its future projects, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said.
The Tejas Express will be flagged off from Chatrapati Shivaji Station in Mumbai on May 22 by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu at 3.25 p.m.
The railway minister informed that only 42 per cent of railway tracks across India have been electrified so far.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu accepted a proposal from Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik for a new railway line within three minutes.
The dedicated freight corridors, Prabhu said, are expected to become operational by 2019, adding that the ‘capacity will be increased accordingly on the existing routes’.
Prabhu rejected a suggestion that in the long-run the railways may no longer be a low-cost common man's mode of transport and will be more on the lines of privatised services.
Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today said he himself had volunteered for clubbing of railways budget with the General Budget, and it was "not a take over" by the Finance Ministry.
Amid their hectic work schedule in the highly-active Prime Minister Narendra Modi Cabinet, two ministers part of it have somehow managed some time to devote to their fitness regime.
Railways minister Suresh Prabhu has warned the concerned officials to improve punctuality rate of trains or face action.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday inaugurated the new Vistadome coach which has glass roof, LED lights, GPS-based info system and rotating seats among other features.
Aadhaar has not been made mandatory for senior citizens to avail concessions in ticket fares, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu made it clear that Aadhaar number has not been made
A museum to commemorate the visit of Swami Vivekananda to this temple town on his return from Chicago World Parliament of Religions would be built at the Railway Station
Over 50 lakh passengers spread across 115 railway stations across India have availed of the free Wi-Fi services that have been rolled out, Railway minister Suresh Prabhu informed Rajya Sabha today. Replying to a question
Shifting the movement of loaded trucks from the roads to the rails, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday flagged off the National Capital Region’s (NCR’s) first pilot project on Roll-on Roll-Off (RORO) service – a multi-modal transportation mo
Aimed at bringing to an end the menace of touts and fraudulent bookings, the Indian Railways is all set to move ahead with an Aadhaar-based online ticketing system starting April 1. Aadhaar number has already
India’s most endearing and successful captain in cricketing history Mahendra Singh Dhoni travelled in train after 13 long years and has not forgotten his humble old days . The South Eastern Railway served a very
The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today unveiled the Antyodaya Express, a long-distance, fully unreserved, superfast train service, for the common man to be operated on dense routes. Ready to be pressed into service
The averted mishap was the 18th incident of ‘sabotage’ in less than 40 days of 2017, which have raised serious concerns over the safety of train operations.
In a bid to revamp and modernise Indian Railways infrastructure, Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu has on Wednesday launched the first phase of station redevelopment programme for 23 major stations across the country.
Stung by the spate of accidents and collisions leading to the loss of hundreds of lives and bringing a huge amount of embarrassment to the Railways ministry, the Indian Railways has inked a pact with
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