(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Changing Indian Railways

Topic: Changing Indian Railways

Guest:

Rajiv Misra, (Former General Manager, North Eastern Railway)
Mr Shailesh Pathak (Co-Chairman FICCI Committee on Transport Infrastructure and Chief Executive Officer, L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Ltd.)
K. A. Badarinath, (Senior Journalist)

Topic Description:

Private train operations in the country will begin by April 2023, and the ticket fares in these trains will be competitive with airfares on similar routes, the Railways said on Thursday. Addressing a press conference online, Railway Board Chairman V. K. Yadav said that private players in passenger train operations will mean a quantum jump in technology and coaches that run at higher speeds. His statement came a day after the Railways formally kickstarted its plans to allow private entities to operate passenger trains on its network by inviting requests for qualification (RFQ) for participation on 109 routes through 151 modern trains.