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Railways Mega Plans

Fast trains at slow speed: Why railway privatisation should not be hasty

The experience with 50 stations and 150 trains should be a learning experience, helping frame sensible rules that are not unfair to new operators and also don't attract criticism, writes T N Ninan

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Updated On : 07 Mar 2020 | 12:41 AM IST

Govt gears up to privatise 150 trains, 50 stations; to form task force

The Tejas Express on Lucknow-Delhi route is the railways' first experience of running a train by non-railway operator, its own subsidiary, IRCTC

Govt gears up to privatise 150 trains, 50 stations; to form task force
Updated On : 10 Oct 2019 | 2:52 PM IST

Right signals: PMO does well to apply brakes on two of railways' mega plans

Over the years, the railways have electrified high-traffic routes based on the projected rate of return

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Updated On : 11 Apr 2018 | 5:59 AM IST