PM Narendra Modi hails Rail Budget; says it caters to all sections
PM said that Rail Budget showcases a vision to reorganise and rejuvenate the national transporter with the aim of providing trains with higher speed and safety.
Feb 25, 2016, 15:21 PM IST
Rail Budget : 100 Station To Be Made Wi-Fi iN 2016, 400 Station In Coming 3 Years
Railway Ministry Will make 100 station Wi-Fi in financial Year 2016 and 300 more station will be made Wi-Fi in coming 3 years.
Feb 25, 2016, 14:50 PM IST
Rail Budget : Number Of General Coach To Be Increased In Each Trains
The Railway Ministry Will Increase the number of General coach by 1 in each train.
Marginalised trains will be given to reporters.
Feb 25, 2016, 14:49 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: Full Text
Here is the Full Text of Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's Rail Budget 2016.
Feb 25, 2016, 14:43 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: 11 major announcements regarding ticketing
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu while presenting Railway Budget 2016 on Thursday made a slew of announcements related to ticketing.
Feb 25, 2016, 13:55 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: New train services Humsafar, Tejas and Uday to be introduced
Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu while presenting Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament on Thursday said that ‘Humsafar’ and ‘Tejas’ will ensure cost recovery by way of tariff and non-tariff measures.
Feb 25, 2016, 13:42 PM IST
Rail Budget 2016: 5 announcements that will benefit passengers
Here are 5 announcements that will benefit rail passengers.
Feb 25, 2016, 13:36 PM IST
Indian Railways should be made disable-friendly: NGO
Every Indian railway station should be made fully accessible for physically-challenged people by incorporating measures as per universal accessibility standards, a NGO run by an Indian-American said ahead of the annual railway budget.
Feb 25, 2016, 10:23 AM IST
Rail Budget 2016: Here are 10 most expected announcements
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu faces a stiff dilemma on whether to raise fares and freight rates in his second Rail Budget Thursday as railway finances come under tremendous strain.
Feb 25, 2016, 09:42 AM IST
Rail Budget 2016: No hike in passenger fares; confirmed train ticket to everyone by 2020
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu made no changes either in passenger fares or freight rates while presenting his second Rail Budget in Parliament on Thursday.
Feb 25, 2016, 08:30 AM IST
Rail Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu on tight rope walk to balance finance with aspirations
Prabhu will also have to take call on whether to impose safety cess for strengthening safety measures to prevent accidents.
Feb 24, 2016, 13:43 PM IST
From April 1, platform ticket to cost Rs 10, freight rates to rise
Also, one can book a train ticket 120 days ahead of travel date, instead of 60 days as at present.
Mar 30, 2015, 15:47 PM IST
Freight hike won't affect prices of essential items: Prabhu
Defending the hike in freight rates that would rake in Rs 4,000 crore more, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday said it would have minimal impact on the transportation of commodities and would not affect the prices of essential items like foodgrains, fertilisers and urea.
Feb 26, 2015, 21:31 PM IST
Train travel to be costlier from today
Travel by train will be costlier from Wednesday as the recently announced hike of 14.2 per cent in passenger fares will come into effect.
Jun 25, 2014, 06:20 AM IST
India has to choose between world-class railway or ramshackled one: Jaitley on fare hike
Stating that the choice before the government was to allow the railways to bleed and eventually walk into a debt trap or raise fares, Jaitley said, "India must decide whether it wants a world-class railway or a ramshackled one.
Jun 21, 2014, 16:36 PM IST
Rail fare hike difficult but correct decision: Arun Jaitley
India must decide whether it wants a world-class railway or a ramshackled one, Jaitley added after rail fare hike.
Jun 21, 2014, 16:32 PM IST
