Railways Minister

'I have obligation towards BJP': Piyush Goyal on why he was sent to defend Amit Shah's son

Jay Shah had filed a criminal defamation case in a metropolitan court in Ahmedabad against The Wire over a report.

Foot-over bridges to be mandatory; additional escalators sanctioned for crowded Mumbai stations, says Piyush Goyal

A day after 22 people died in a stampede on a railway foot-over bridge in Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that 200 officers will be relocated from headquarters

Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav lashes out at Republic TV reporter, calls channel 'anti-national'

RJD chief Lalu Prasad's younger son and Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday lashed out at an English news channel reporter during a press conference

Free Wi-Fi has been provided to 115 stations and 50 lakh passengers are using it says railways minister

Free Wi-Fi services have been provided to 50 lakh passengers at 115 railway stations across the country and the railways propose to provide such facility in running trains too later, the Rajya Sabha was informed Friday.

Patna-Indore Express tragedy reveals Suresh Prabhu has been all talk and no action

According to a white paper put out by Prabhu last year, Indian Railway’s network has 1,14,907 kilometres of total track length. Of this, 4500 kilometres of track should be renewed annually.

Railways to join billion-dollar cargo club soon, says Suresh Prabhu

"Railways is targetting to carry 1.2 billion tonne of cargo this year and will be join the billion-dollar cargo club soon, which has only five countries," Pradhu said at the SBI Economic Conclave today.

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.

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.

Foreign pension funds could fund Railways' growth, says Suresh Prabhu

Apparently seeking to allay the apprehensions expressed in some quarters, Suresh Prabhu also said that the railways will never be privatised.

'Mr Nice' gets the boot: Why Sadananda Gowda got shunted out of Railways

The mild mannered Gowda reportedly ran afoul of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to attract foreign direct investment into the railways.