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

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