Indian Railways
Mamata flags off first “Duronto” non-stop train
19 Sep 2009
India to invest Rs2 lakh crore in metro projects over 10 years
12 Sep 2009
In addition to Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai, metro projects will be launched in Pune, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Ludhiana, Kochi, Indore and Chandigarh
Jaswant Singh calls for formation of ministry of economic development
25 Jul 2009
BJP leader Jaswant Singh has called for merging the ministries for railways, finance and the Planning Commission under a new entity called ministry of economic development
Mamata again stresses PPP model for railway land development
08 Jul 2009
Railways will provide surplus land on lease in public-private partnership to boost revenue, says railway minister Mamata Banerjee
Indian Railways to develop 375 model stations
04 Jul 2009
Railway Budget 2009-10: Outlay raised to Rs40,745 crore; Rs9,170 crore deficit projected
03 Jul 2009
Railway Budget 2009-10: Mamata keeps fares, freight rates unchanged; ups allocation
03 Jul 2009
Railway minister Mamata Banerjee today presented a deficit budget, which envisages no increase in passenger fares or freight rates.
Railway budget likely to show a deficit
30 Jun 2009
Railways to replace Mumbai's trains with greener ones
30 Jun 2009
The Railways will replace all EMUs on the suburban section in Mumbai with new ones fitted with regenerative brakes.
Railways' earnings up 3.34 per cent in April-May
16 Jun 2009
Railway PSUs exceed 2008-09 production target
26 May 2009
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