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Nominal fare increase proposed in rail budget 14 March 2012
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi proposed a nominal hike in passenger fares in the rail budget presented by him in the Parliament for the year 2012-13 today. Proposing to hike the fare by 5 paisa per KM in sleeper class and...
Keywords: track modernization, Rail Road Grade Separation Corporation of India, hike in rail fares, Dinesh Trivedi
Read More5 AP stations declared model railway stations 14 March 2012
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said today the department has recognized five railway stations in Andhra Pradesh as model railway stations. As part of his budget speech for the year 2012-13 in Parliament, he said Duvvada in Visakhapatnam district and Macharla,...
Keywords: Special Purpose Vehicle, Rail Road Grade Separation Corporation of India, hike in rail fares, Visakhapatnam –Kakinada coastal rail line
Read MoreTrivedi announces 13 new trains for AP 14 March 2012
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi announced the introduction of 13 new trains in AP in the 2012-13 rail budget. The following new express trains will be introduced in the state as per his speech. 1. Inter city express between Secunderabad and...
Keywords: Special Purpose Vehicle, Rail budget, Rail Road Grade Separation Corporation of India, Rail budget
Read MoreRailway Budget 2012 evokes mixed response 14 March 2012
As usual the railway Budget 2012 evoked mixed response from the elite. The Congress and its allies gave moderate and appreciative comments, the oppositions slammed the budget. Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi presented the Railway Budget 2012, today. Marginal hike of...
Keywords: Rail Road Grade Separation Corporation of India, Special Purpose Vehicle, track modernization, New rail lines in AP
Read More3 new rail lines to come up in AP 14 March 2012
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said today his department will construct new rail lines between Pitapuram and Kakinada, between Medak and Akkannapeta and between Bhadrachalam and Kovvur in Andhra Pradesh with the active cooperation of the state government. Introducing the railway...
Keywords: Dinesh Trivedi, Visakhapatnam –Kakinada coastal rail line, New rail lines in AP, Dinesh Trivedi
Read MoreRailway Minister unveils Rs.60,100 Cr rail budget 14 March 2012
The railway budget for the year 201-2013 was introduced by the Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in the Parliament today. Introducing the budget containing an annual outlay of Rs.60,100 Cr , the minister said the Railway ministry needs 14 lakh crore...
Keywords: Four new rail coach factories, Rail budget, Rail budget, Rail Road Grade Separation Corporation of India
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