Railway Budget 2013

Analysis: Bansal's Railway budget falls between 2 stools

Rail Budget 2013 is clearly not populist, but it is not good enough to put the railways back on the track to sustainable growth

Mr Bansal could you please just scrap your rail budget?

If the Railway Minister can hike fares and freight without a grandstanding budget speech, why waste time over it?

Interim railways budget disappointing, says Jayalalithaa

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday termed the interim railway budget as "extremely disappointing".

Vedict on Railway Budget: Torn between a 'poll' budget and a 'bold' budget

While his fellow MPs may not have been too happy with his Budget, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has largely been spared in editorials for his unambitious budget.

From PM to Nitish Kumar: Who said what on Railway Budget 2013

Here are some reactions to the Railway Budget 2013.

Rail Budget 2013: Nitish calls it 'disappointing'

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday described the rail budget as 'disappointing' and alleged that while Congress ruled states were given sops other states including Bihar have been neglected.

Rail Budget 2013: Bansal's promise of Free Wifi on trains trends on cynical Twitter

During the Railway Budget 2013, Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal proposed that Free Wifi access in some trains. Obviously his comments have generated quite a buzz on Twitter with the term Free Wifi trending on the micro-blogging site.

Rail Budget 2013: Bansal promises revamped IRCTC, free Wifi in trains

As part of his Railway Budget speech, railway minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal, today emphasised that the need to improve the e-ticketing service via the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Company (IRCTC) website.

PM praises Bansal, calls railway budget 'reformist'

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described the railway budget as "reformist" and "forward looking" and said it will help in meeting competing demands.

Why the physically impaired need more from Rail Budget 2013

For the visually impaired people at Vangani station, which is on the Central Line of Mumbai Suburban Railway between Badlapur and Shelu, crossing railway tracks is something they are forced to do.