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Railways to put 73 major railway stations under special action plan to handle festive rush

  • August 4, 2025
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Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday informed the Parliament that it has been decided to create permanent waiting areas outside 73 railway stations across the country, which periodically face heavy crowds as part of the action plan to handle the rush of passengers during the festive season. These major stations facing rush situations will have […]

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India emerging as a major exporter of railway bogies, coaches & locomotives: Vaishnaw

  • July 28, 2025
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Vadodara (Gujarat), July 28 (IANS) Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday that Indian Railways is rapidly emerging as a major exporter of bogies, coaches, locomotives, and propulsion systems under the “Make in India, Make for the World” Vision. The minister visited Alstom’s Savli facility in Vadodara, which is a key manufacturing hub for railway rolling […]

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Prior to PM Modi’s visit, Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects the railway stations in Bihar

  • July 7, 2025
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Samastipur, June 07 Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw conducted an unannounced inspection of several railway stations in Bihar on July 7, ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s visit. The tour started in Patna and included stations in Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, and Sonpur. Accompanied by the General Manager of East Central Railway, the DRM of Sonpur Division, and […]

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Indian Railways has undergone a historic transformation : Railway Minister

  • June 18, 2025
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Manesar, June 17 Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today said that Indian Railways has witnessed an unprecedented transformation in the last 11 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that before 2014, Railways had an annual investment of only ₹25-30 thousand crores. But now this investment has increased to ₹2.5 lakh crores, […]