Articles tagged under: Railway Budget

Rs 17,155 crore allocated for railway infra in Gujarat in Union Budget 2025–26

February 04, 2025
Rs 17,155 crore allocated for railway infra in Gujarat in Union Budget 2025–26

Gandhinagar: Gujarat is set to witness a major railway infrastructure development as an allocation of ₹17,155 crore has been made for the state in this year's Union Budget. Sharing the details on Monday, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "There has been a record allocation for Gujarat, with ₹17,155 crore allocated. Work in Gujarat is progressing at a very rapid pace. Since 2014, the state has added around 2,700 km of new railway tracks, which is more than the entire railway ne...Read More

Railway Budget 2016: No hike in passenger fare, 65,000 additional berths

February 25, 2016

New Delhi There is no hike in passenger fare in this year’s Railway Budget. Presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in the Parliament today Railway Minister Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said the budget seeks to fulfil the long-felt desires of the common man such as reserved accommodation on trains available on demand, time tabled freight trains, high end technology to improve safety record, elimination of all unmanned level crossings, improved punctuality, higher average speed of fr...Read More

Freight hike won’t affect prices of essential items: Prabhu

February 26, 2015

Gandhinagar Defending the hike in freight rates that would rake in Rs 4,000 crore more, Indian Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 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. At a post-budget briefing, Railway Board Chairman AK Mital said there would be a marginal 3 per cent increase in freight rates on an average due to freight rationalisa...Read More