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A safety fund of Rs 20,000 crore for railways reeling under a series of deadly derailments, development of new lines, station redevelopment and setting up of Rail Development Authority and High Speed Rail Authority will be in focus as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents the first Rail Budget subsumed in the General Budget on Wednesday

30 Killed As 9 Coaches Of Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express Derail

At least 30 people were killed and over 100 were believed to be injured after nine coaches of Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derailed in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh

Rail Link Plan With Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal: Prabhu

If a circuit can be made connecting these neighbouring countries, it will increase interaction, tourism, trade, employment and connectivity, the minister says

Indian Railways Offers Platforms For Setting Up 2,000 ATMs

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will launch the non-fare revenue policy, offering various schemes for revenue-yielding activities including train branding, rail radio schemes

Two Killed, 43 Injured As Ajmer-Sealdah Express Derails Near Kanpur

Two passengers were killed and 43 injured when 15 coaches of the Ajmer-Sealdah Express derailed this morning near Rura Railway Station in Kanpur Rural district, the second rail accident in the region in two months

Accounting And Accountability To Go Hand In Hand, Says Suresh Prabhu

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday said accounting reforms will help reveal the true picture of railways and go hand-in-hand with accountability to have a huge impact on productivity

Hike In Fares Likely As Railways Mulls Ways To Raise Resources

Train passengers may have to shell out more as Railways is mulling increasing fares in a bid to raise resources after the Finance Ministry rejected its proposal of a special safety fund

Crying Out Loud

Ashish Sinha

Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurs

Prabhu had promised in his last Budget that all trains would eventually have LHB coaches and that the ICF coaches would be phased out. This is yet another challenge for Indian Railways

JRD Tata Awards Presented To Underprivileged Entrepreneurs

Soumya Gupta

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu emphasises need for grassroots innovations and employment creation in rural areas

Indian Railways Ask Again For Safety Funds After Crash Kills 150

The derailment of Indore-Patna Express was a stark reminder of the dilapidated condition of the vast state-run railways and of the challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces in fulfilling his promise to modernise them

Train Crash Raises Concerns Of Underinvestment In Railway As Toll Hits 142

Sunday's crash is a stark reminder of how hard it will be for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfill his promise to transform the railways into a more efficient, safer network befitting India's economic power

Death Toll Climbs To 120 In Train Crash

14 coaches of Indore-Patna Express derailed near Kanpur in worst train tragedy since 2010; many injured passengers battling for life

Over 115 Killed As 14 Coaches Of Indore-Patna Express Derail Near Kanpur

Over 115 passengers were killed and more than 200 injured, nearly half of them grievously, in the worst train accident in recent years when 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed here in Kanpur rural area in the wee hours on Sunday due to suspected rail fracture

Trains To Soon Run At 160 KMPH On Delhi-Howrah, Delhi-Mumbai Routes