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3 new rail lines to come up in AP 14 March 2012
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said today his department will construct new rail lines between Pitapuram and Kakinada, between Medak and Akkannapeta and between Bhadrachalam and Kovvur in Andhra Pradesh with the active cooperation of the state government. Introducing the railway...
Keywords: Rail Road Grade Separation Corporation of India, Visakhapatnam –Kakinada coastal rail line, Rail budget, four new rail coach factories
Read MoreRailway Minister unveils Rs.60,100 Cr rail budget 14 March 2012
The railway budget for the year 201-2013 was introduced by the Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in the Parliament today. Introducing the budget containing an annual outlay of Rs.60,100 Cr , the minister said the Railway ministry needs 14 lakh crore...
Keywords: Dinesh Trivedi, Rail budget, track modernization, Four new rail coach factories
Read MoreNominal fare increase proposed in rail budget 14 March 2012
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi proposed a nominal hike in passenger fares in the rail budget presented by him in the Parliament for the year 2012-13 today. Proposing to hike the fare by 5 paisa per KM in sleeper class and...
Keywords: Nominal fare increase, four new rail coach factories, Visakhapatnam –Kakinada coastal rail line, four new rail coach factories
Read More5 AP stations declared model railway stations 14 March 2012
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said today the department has recognized five railway stations in Andhra Pradesh as model railway stations. As part of his budget speech for the year 2012-13 in Parliament, he said Duvvada in Visakhapatnam district and Macharla,...
Keywords: track modernization, Special Purpose Vehicle, New rail lines in AP, Dinesh Trivedi
Read MoreRailway Budget 2012 evokes mixed response 14 March 2012
As usual the railway Budget 2012 evoked mixed response from the elite. The Congress and its allies gave moderate and appreciative comments, the oppositions slammed the budget. Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi presented the Railway Budget 2012, today. Marginal hike of...
Keywords: track modernization, Nominal fare increase hike in rail fares, Rail budget, Rail Road Grade Separation Corporation of India
Read MoreTrivedi announces 13 new trains for AP 14 March 2012
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi announced the introduction of 13 new trains in AP in the 2012-13 rail budget. The following new express trains will be introduced in the state as per his speech. 1. Inter city express between Secunderabad and...
Keywords: 5 model rail stations in AP, hike in rail fares, track modernization, Model railway stations
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