Railway Budget

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi laid the foundation stone for the Rs 1581.21 crore Barbil bypass ring road, a significant step towards easing traffic congestion. He also inaugurated and laid foundation stones for numerous other development projects across Keonjhar district, emphasizing economic growth and improved quality of life.

A railway committee member highlighted critical issues affecting common travelers, including a lack of basic amenities at rural stations and low platform heights. He expressed concern that the shift towards premium trains and reduced general coaches is making rail travel unaffordable for the poor and middle class, urging the restoration of ordinary passenger services to ease overcrowding.

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West Bengal Congress today welcomed the Railway Budget saying it would help implement several rail projects in the state.

Stocks of companies that derive a substantial part of revenues from their business with the Indian Railways have been on a roll ahead of the Railway Budget on Tuesday as expectations are high.

Rail users welcomed projects on improving safety and management announced in the Railway Budget.

These are the highlights of the Railway Budget presented by Nitish Kumar in Parliament on Wednesday:

With only a day left for the Union Railway Budget 2015, the South Central Railways (SCR) GM, P K Srivastav finally found time in his yearlong deputation to visit Aurangabad on Wednesday to know the demands and requirements.

The government merged Railway Budget with Union Budget in the year 2017, putting an end to a practice that started in 1924. The step to discard the British-era practice came after a committee comprising Bibek Debroy and Kishore Desai recommended the exercise be scrapped.

The much-awaited Railway Budget, which is the first since the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, was a mixed bag for the two states.

Union minister for railways, Piyush Goyal, on Tuesday denied that the Central government was discriminating against Telangana over allocation of Railway Budget.

The state unit of Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday said Mamata Banerjee's Railway Budget was comparatively better than earlier ones as the state and the region got several new projects.

The Railway Budget presented by Mamata Banerjee on Friday turned out to be a damp squib for Coimbatore region.

The Railway Budget has not brought any cheer for the people of North Karnataka, since most of the demands went unheeded by the railway ministry.

Union railway minister Mamata Banerjee's Railway Budget offered a mixed bag for Gujarat. While Ahmedabad got a new Duronto, Vadodara did not get a new train upsetting many a Barodians for a second consecutive year.

A running room for drivers and guards will come up in Bathinda with an allocation of Rs 5.46 crore.

Travelling in a local during rush hours can be a harrowing experience and many city commuters will vouch for that. On the eve of Railway Budget, a more comfortable and safe commute tops the wish-list of Mumbaikars.

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Railway Budget, which has allotted Rs 714 crore to Odisha in 2012-13 compared to Rs 1361 crore in the ongoing fiscal.

The Railway Budget 2012 could disappoint the peopel of Jharkhand as there may not be any new trains and amenities.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee maintained a studious silence through the better part of Wednesday on the Railway Budget before criticizing it on the social media platform, Facebook.

The Railway Budget has left the residents of Himachal Pradesh feeling cheated as not a single announcement has been made for the hill state.

The Madurai railway division has been sanctioned Rs 166.7 crore for construction of subways, track renewals and bridge works and another Rs 100.38 crore to construct five rail overbridges across the division in this Railway Budget.

The Union MoS for sports and youth affairs Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday welcomed the Railway Budget, saying it lived up to the expectations of people.

There is renewed hope among commuters in the industrial city that the Union Railway Budget to be presented in Lok Sabha on Wednesday will contain provisions to reroute at least seven among the 13 long distance trains.

NEW DELHI: The Railway Budget chugged on a virtually undisturbed journey as Railway Minister Nitish Kumar presented it in the Lok Sabha, notwithstanding derailment of proceedings earlier in the day.