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Thu,23 May 2013

Not much to cheer for rolling stock makers

Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi may have allocated the highest ever funds for rolling stock, at Rs. 18,193 crore, but that has not really drawn applause from the rolling stock manufacturers.

Train rape victim trashes Trivedi’s safety pitch

Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi might have won accolades by making safety a priority in the railway budget. But in a remote corner of Bengal, his assurances seem to have come a bit late. Joydeep Thakur reports.

PPP provides window to build rail infrastructure, says industry

The Railway Budget may have ruffled political feathers by raising passenger fares, yet industry associations and corporate captains praised the Budget for passenger fare rationalisation.

AC rail travel between metros to get costlier by min Rs. 140

Your rail travel by AC coaches from the national capital to Mumbai, Kolkata or Chennai, will become costlier by at least Rs. 140 with the railway minister Dinesh Trivedi announcing a steep rise in passenger tariff.

Montek hails Railways move to create tariff body

Plan panel Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today welcomed the initiative to set up a Rail Tariff Regulatory Authority for rationalising fare and freight rates, in the Railway budget.

Trivedi for linking fares with fuel costs

Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi after raising passenger fares for the first time in eight years, wants to link the fares to the cost of fuel -increasing or decreasing with changes in fuel rates.

Mumbai elevated rail corridor may become a reality

Barring the nominal fare hike, Mumbai's suburban commuters have many things to cheer about in the rail budget for 2012-13 presented in parliament Wednesday by Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi.

Don't mind losing my job, says Trivedi after Mamata rejects rail fare hike

India Inc hails rail budget; calls it balanced, pragmatic

Corporates today gave thumbs up to the rail budget terming it as 'balanced' while maintaining that hiking passenger fares will help rationalise revenue stream of the Railways.

Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata to get additional trains

In good news for people who use local trains in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, railway minister Dinesh Trivedi today announced 137 additional services in the sub-urban train network.

TMC opposes fare hike by its rail minister, demands roll back

The Trinamool Congress, to which railway minister Dinesh Trivedi belongs, today raised the banner of opposition to the fare hike proposed by him and demanded a roll-back.

We reject Rail Budget, won't allow fare hike: Mamata

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee today rejected rail fare hike introduced by railway minister and party member Dinesh Trivedi in the Railway Budget. "We don't accept the poposal. I assure you the fares won't rise," she said at a government programme in Nandigram.

Fare hike needed to provide amenities: Trivedi

Defending the fare hike, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today said that it was needed to provide basic amenities and for the safety of passengers.

Rail Budget forward-looking: PM Manmohan Singh

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hailed as "forward-looking" the Rail Budget which has proposed hike in passenger fares in various ranges in different categories.