Railbudget

Rail Budget: Now, book a meal for your train journey too

Apart from other amenities, railways will now launch a book-a-meal scheme to provide multiple meal choices through text or email will also be launched.

Railway Budget 2012: No money? set up committees

The Railway Budget 2012-13 announced a slew of regulatory bodies to look after the various functions of Indian Railways.

Rail Budget: Not a steep fare hike, but a 5-15% change

This passenger fare hikes translates into a 5 to 7% hike for sleeper class in the case of Express Trains, a 10 to 11 percent hike for AC Three Tier, 12 percent for AC II and 14 to 15 percent for AC I.

Will Mumbai's harbour line finally get a 12-coach rail?

Trivedi once again praised Mumbai's railways and made a lot of promises, the most prominent one being an elevated train from Churchgate to Virar.

Rail budget: Now, Delhi to Kolkata in 14 hours

Stressing on the need for faster trains, Trivedi said 725 km of new lines will be completed in the current year. With the new systems in place, travelling time is going to shorten considerably.

Trivedi's rail budget mantra: It's all about safety

The minister announced that an independent railway safety authority will be set up to examine safety standard

'Railways need consolidation more, expansion less'

Freight hike has already been effected last week and would contribute nearly an additional Rs 15000 crore to the government's kitty.

Safety of women in trains is top priority for Rail Budget 2013: Bansal

Indian Railways will soon introduce a 24X7 helpline for women that will be tracked "on real-time basis. To ensure the security of women in trains, especially to end chain and purse snatching incidents, the railways would ensure that no male passenger travels in all-women coaches