Rail Budget 2015

Rail Budget 2015: Why senior citizens have good reason to cheer Suresh Prabhu

The minister also said that ticket examiners would be instructed to help senior citizens and pregnant women, who weren't alloted lower berths during the reservation process.

Rail Budget 2015: Suresh Prabhu chooses common man over politics

Thankfully, Suresh Prabhu’s Rail budget 2015 is not an election manifesto. By not using the budget for cheap populist stunts, Prabhu has ensured that his maiden speech would remain non-controversial and will, thus, allow him the peace and luxury of implementing it away from the glare of the critics.

Rail Budget 2015 Live: Prabhu late for Talkathon, aam janta getting impatient

We track the latest developments as Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presents his first Railway Budget.

Technology-enabled traveller-centric Railway Budget: Ashok Chandak, IESA

We believe the steps outlined by the Railway Minister will motivate to the electronics industry and bring cheers to the travellers through technology integration.

Rail Budget 2015: Meghalaya on railway map for the first time since independence

Rail Budget: Dear Suresh Prabhu, big ideas fine but take care of these small needs first

You will make promises reflecting your plan for the railways, which may or may not fit the financial resources you have. If your vision includes making the rickety railways a modern facility, go ahead by all means and find the money for it from many sources.

Better food and services, not more trains: What the aam aadmi wants from Rail Budget 2015

What do people want from a Railway budget? CNN-IBN together with Today's Chanakya, conducted a survey to find out what the aam aadmi wish list for the rail budget was.

This one table shows why Indian Railways is in dire need for private capital

Ways to bring in more local and foreign capital, monetize assets, cut costs, promote more indigenous manufacturing, improve access to low-cost funding, boost governance by overhauling IT infrastructure as well as forming an independent authority to decide on rail tariffs would be key on observers’ minds.

Rail Budget 2015: Expect improved design of coaches and vaccum toilets

Brokerage Motilal Oswal expects railways to report an improvement in finances, bolstered by freight revenue, announce new innovative sources of funding and make some headway in taking the PPP schemes forward.

Rail Budget 2015 to focus on inter-city AC rakes for daily commuters

Introduction of AC rakes in the inter-city services to make the journey more comfortable will also be proposed in the Rail Budget 2015-16.