New Delhi, March 14:  Indian Railways will increase passenger fares across all categories ranging from two paise per km to 30 paise per km in 2012-13, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said Wednesday. This will be the first increase in passenger fares since 2002-03. While presenting his ministry's budget for the next fiscal, Trivedi ...

Following are the highlights of the railway budget for 2012-13 presented in parliament Wednesday by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi: * First hike in passenger fares in 10 years * For AC III tier increase of 15 paise per km, AC II tier increase of 20 paise/km, AC I increase of 30 paise/km * Passenger and ...

New Delhi, March 14: With minor-to-moderate fare hikes, 96 new passenger trains and focus on safety, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi tabled his ministry's budget for 2012-13 Wednesday, promising the highest spending on projects worth Rs.60,100 crore ($12 billion). "I am asking an extra two paise per km on suburban and ordinary second ...

Kolkata, March 14: Stating that her Trinamool Congress had not been informed about the rail fare hike, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday sought a rollback of the tariffs announced by her party's man, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi. "We (read I) had the portfolio of railways. At that time we had ...

New Delhi, March 14: The Trinamool Congress Wednesday opposed the rail fare hike announced Wednesday by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who is from the same party, and sought a rollback. "We oppose the rail fare hike. We want the government to roll it back. It is not in the interest of the ...

New Delhi, March 14: With safety as the prime focus, Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi Wednesday spelt out five priority areas for his ministry over the 12th Five Year Plan. "My focus will be safe safety, safety, safety," Trivedi told the Lok Sabha while presenting the rail budget for the next fiscal in ...

New Delhi, March 14: With a spate of fatal accidents in the past few years, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Wednesday said safety would be the prime focus of his ministry during the 12th Five Year Plan, along with network expansion and modernisation. "My focus will be safe safety, safety, safety," Trivedi told ...

New Delhi, March 14: The responsibility of developing and maintaining thousands of railway stations across the country will be entrusted to a new company under the public private partnership (PPP) route, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said Wednesday while presenting his ministry's budget for the next fiscal. "I propose to setup a separate ...

New Delhi, March 14: The railway budget for 2012-13 presented in parliament Wednesday does not adequately address safety issues and is disappointing, Bihar Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said. "The budget does not give hope to people who are dependent on the railways and work for it. It is disappointing, the bill ...

New Delhi/Chennai, March 14: The Indian Railways will complete the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) extension service - the elevated rail system here - this year and convert the near defunct 156-year-old south India's first railway station at Royapuram into a terminal, Railway Minister Dinesh Tivedi said Wednesday. Presenting the railway budget ...