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9 key areas that Railways will focus on

February 26, 2015 13:55 IST
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Commuters stand at an open doorway of a suburban train during the morning rush hour in Kolkata. Rupak De Chowdhuri/ReutersRailways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2015-16 in Parliament on Thursday said that there are nine thrust areas in this Budget. These are as follows:

  • Indian Railways to become prime mover of economy once again
  • Resource Mobilisation for higher Investments
  • Decongestion of heavy haul routes and speeding up of trains: emphasis on gauge conversion, doubling, tripling and electrification
  • Project delivery
  • Passenger amenities.
  • Safety
  • Transparency & System Improvement.
  • Railways to continue to be the preferred mode of transport for the masses.
  • Sustainability

Text: Kind courtesy, PIB

Image: Commuters stand at an open doorway of a suburban train during the morning rush hour in Kolkata. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

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