Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the proposal for supplementary charges will indirectly increase passenger fare.

The emphasis is going to be on mainline coaches and suburban trains, where we have a very comfortable order book position.

Railways Minister P K Bansal said a new e-ticketing system will be deployed by December-end which will allow 7,200 bookings per minute.

NWR got 12 new express trains to various locations besides five passengers trains in the Rail Budget 2013-14 presented by the Railways mini...

"The Railway Minister has presented a very responsible, practical and implementable budget," Chidambram told reporters outside Parliament.

"He admitted that freight is the main measure of the revenue coming in and he is targeting about 9% growth in the freight."

"Ticket price may not increase, but definitely the total cost of travel on the Indian Railway is going to marginally increase year on year."

"The budget has come without any major components for north Bengal", said CII NB Chapter Vice Chairman Mr. P. K Shah.

Bansal said the increase in diesel prices last month had added Rs 3,330 crore to Railway's fuel bill. Adding to its burden, are the electri...

Due to this move, prices of several commodities including Cement and Steal are likely to go up as transportation will become costlier.

"Railway budget 2013 is a very good budget with a lot of emphasis on safety and passenger amenities. "

Railways are now trying to match the massive highway expansion plan which the government of India has taken for this Northeastern state.

The increase in fuel bill during 2013-14 on account of these revisions in 2012-13 alone would be more than Rs 5,100 crore.

India's railway network is the world's fourth largest but it has suffered from years of low investment and political meddling.

"We are far behind China, they have already have these high speed trains at 350 km per hour when can we have those things?"

Railways face mounting scarcity of resources, Railway Minister Bansal said in his maiden Railway Budget speech.

Work at three terminal stations at Holambi Kalan, Shakurbasti and Bijwasan is either moving at snail’s pace or has stopped completely for l...