Cost of modernity: Suresh Prabhu unveils Railway Budget 2016-17

Union minister for railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu leaves the Rail Bhawan for Parliament House with the minister of state for railways, Manoj Sinha, to present the Railway Budget 2016-17, in New Delhi. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

Updated on: Mar 01, 2016 3:55 PM IST

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Union minister for railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu leaves the Rail Bhawan for Parliament House with the minister of state for railways, Manoj Sinha, to present the Railway Budget 2016-17, in New Delhi. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

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Passengers sit in a 'Ladies Only 'carriage as they wait for a train to depart from a platform at Secunderabad railway station, in Hyderabad. Railways minister Suresh Prabhu announced on Thursday that middle bays in coaches will be reserved for women. (AFP Photo)

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“The Rail Budget 2016 is a story of transformation. We need to reorganise and rejuvenate the Indian Railways,” said Union minister for railways, Suresh Prabhu. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

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Commuters walk between rail tracks in Ghaziabad train station, on the outskirts of New Delhi. Indian Railways employs close to 1.54 million people, making it the seventh-largest employer in the world, according to Forbes. (AP Photo)

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Railway minister Suresh Prabhu arrives at Parliament for presenting the Railway Budget, with MoS Manoj Sinha in New Delhi. (Mohd Zakir/HT Photo)

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A porter carries bags of a passenger at a train station in New Delhi. Porters will not be called ‘coolies’ but ‘sahayaks’ now, railway minster Suresh Prabhu said on Thursday. (AP Photo)

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While presenting the budget, railways minister said India will be at the forefront of infrastructure investment in the country. (HT Photo)

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A security sniffer dog sniffs railway budget 2016-17 documents for explosives before they are distributed to the lawmakers inside the Parliament House, in New Delhi. (AP Photo)

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The Railway Budget 2016-17 unveiled the government’s plan to provide WiFi services at 100 stations this year and 400 more stations over the next two years. (AFP Photo)