Tag: Railway Minister

“People responsible for accident identified,” Railway Minister on Odisha train tragedy

The Balasore train accident where two passenger trains and a goods carriage were involved claimed 288 lives so far

June 4, 2023

Railway Minister inspects Delhi-Jaipur section

Vande Bharat Express train likely in Rajasthan by March 31 or first week of April.

March 19, 2023

Minister affirms Sikkim rail services by Dec 2024 

The minister also announced that Sikkim would also be getting 5G connectivity by 15 August this year.

March 8, 2023

Railways to achieve 100% electrification by 2024 to upgrade tracks

The Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology,  Ashwini Vaishnav in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today that Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) for India – 2030. “The Plan is to create a ‘future ready’ Railway system by 2030.  The NRP is aimed to formulate...

March 16, 2022

Bengal train accident: Death toll reaches 9, Railway Minister visits spot

The railway authorities have announced a compensation of Rs five lakh for the families of the victims and Rs one lakh for the seriously injured and another Rs 25,000 for the injured. According to the railway authorities the reason for the accident is yet to be determined, but there was no problem regarding signal and it is expected that the derailment took place because of some problems on the track.

January 14, 2022

Man impersonating as PA of Railway Minister arrested

The official said that since the Minister for Railways has instructed and messaged all the DRMs,GMs and Field unit about 24X7 accessibility, the wrongdoing of the man, identified as Samarth, was immediately identified and a case has been registered.

July 24, 2021

E-W corridor: Goyal unveils Phoolbagan stn

Entire stretch of the corridor is to be completed by December 2021, he said

October 5, 2020

‘No seat reserved in Kashi-Mahakal Express on basis of religion’, clarifies Piyush Goyal

He further said there were no passengers on the train at that time, as it will be operational for the public from February 20.

February 18, 2020

No plan to raise rail fares for now: Goyal

Goyal also said consumption of diesel by the Railways has been coming down over the years as it was moving to electric traction and there is a plan for 100 per cent electrification by 2022.

July 26, 2019

Howrah Railway Press employees to meet minister Piyush Goyal

The decision to close the Press has come from the Centre, which has been taken in accordance with the policy to outsource the non-core activities like the Railway Press.

July 24, 2019

Goyal slams Congress over Raebareli coach factory

Speaking in the Lok Sabha over Demands for Grants for his Ministry, Goyal said the Raebareli factory made its first coach in 2014 although the project was sanctioned in 2007-08.

July 12, 2019

Piyush Goyal takes charge as Railway Minister

Angadi Suresh Channabasappa MoS for Railways said that he will work under the guidance of Goyal and Modi.

May 31, 2019

Twitterati troll Piyush Goyal for sharing ‘lightning speed’ video of Vande Bharat Express

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was slammed by a section of the Twitterverse on Sunday after he shared a video of India’s fastest train, Vande Bharat Express, showing the indigenously-manufactured train running at a high speed.

February 11, 2019

Superfast trains to Delhi run super slow, except when they touch Gujarat

A STATESMAN SPECIAL REPORT | A random analysis of superfast trains — excluding Rajdhani and Shatabdi — coming to Delhi from various state capitals shows that most never reach on time, and many are significantly late. And this is before the onset of the winter fog; trains that originate in or pass through Gujarat however show remarkable punctuality

December 6, 2018

Sidhu urges Railway Minister to control accidents

Sidhu said that in the letter he had demanded that fencing on the pattern of Mumbai-Pune highway be done on the railway tracks in densely populated areas so as to save the lives of innocent human beings and animals.

October 25, 2018

CCEA approves 100% electrification of railway tracks

After the completion of electrification on 20,000 km of tracks, about 78 per cent of the railway network would have been electrified, he said.

September 12, 2018

Jodhpur, Marwar cleanest stations: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal

The Minister also said that in A category stations, Marwar in Rajasthan topped the list, followed by Phulera in Rajasthan at number two.

August 13, 2018