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India's first private train in just three years: All you need to know

Business Standard's Assistant Editor Shine Jacob gives a sense of this announcement in detail

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1 min read Last Updated : Jul 03 2020 | 5:46 PM IST

Indian railways yesterday announced that country's first private train will be on track by April 2023. But, Would it be able to beat a Rajdhani Express or a Shatabdi in services and speed? And why was Tejas earlier labelled as India's first private train?
 
Railways said it has invited proposals from private companies to run 151 modern passenger trains. The railways will shortlist bidders to run train operations on 109 pairs of routes across the country.
 
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Business Standard's Assistant Editor Shine Jacob will give us a sense of this announcement in detail.

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Topics :Indian RailwaysTejas ExpressRailway Board

First Published: Jul 03 2020 | 5:27 PM IST