R Sivadasan

Union Budget 2025-26: Laying the foundation for improved railways

The Indian Railways needs a well-thought-out business model and a master plan for successfully implementing the light and express cargo transportation...this job must be entrusted to consultants

Union Budget 2024: Capital expenditure support continues to be sustained

India under the present government added 3,000 kms of Dedicated Freight Corridor, substantial patch doubling, quadrupling and track renewals

A Budget for extracting outcomes from outlays given to Indian Railways

The year 2023 was a golden era for Railways' passenger business. Intercity passenger journeys at the end of Q3FY24 touched 2.2 billion, a 16 per cent growth over the previous year

Union Budget 2023-24: A great year for Indian Railways, says expert

IR, which stimulates almost all sectors of industries and commerce by transporting raw materials and finished goods, is moving much more BTKMs (Billion Tonne Kms) during and post-pandemic times

Sitharaman's maiden Budget gives a massive boost to rail infrastructure

Railway ministry will have to prepare a blueprint to match the envisaged modernisation and investment programme

Budget 2018: Hopes for Railways pinned on growth in other earnings

The Railways has avoided any change in fares affecting the 750 billion unreserved second class and suburban commuter passenger km and also the 280 billion second class reserved passenger km

Revision of fares is very acceptable