Tag: Railways Privatisation

New Delhi: Union minister Piyush Goyal Friday said that the railways has no plans to privatise the national transporter or its premium trains such as Rajdhani and Shatabdi express, amidst speculation that there was a proposal to rope in private operators. Responding to a query on the privatisation of these trains and the entire network, […]

Panaji: Some sections of the Indian Railways could be opened up for investment from the private sector which could operate its own railway lines in return for licence fees, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. Goyal also said that the private sector investment was necessary if the Indian Railways was to raise Rs 50 […]

At a time when there are speculations of privatisation of Indian Railways is making rounds, Tejas Express might be the first train to be operated by private players. The aircraft-like luxury chair car service will run between Lucknow and Delhi. The move is seen as an indication towards the Indian Railways going ahead with its […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to provide world class facilities to passengers, Indian Railways has started process for modernisation and privatisation at various stations and trains. In a major development, an empowered group of secretaries (EGoS) on Thursday was formed to chalk out a road map for developing 50 railway stations with world class standards and […]