Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Railways spending Rs 1.14 lakh crore per year on safety: Minister in Rajya Sabha

During the debate on the Railways (Amendment) Bill 2024 in the Rajya Sabha, the minister highlighted that as a result of several measures, the yearly railway accident rate has dropped from 171 incidents to 30

Favouritism plays crucial role in Railways promotion: Union to minister Vaishnaw

The IRSTMU, in a letter dated February 27 and written to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, highlighted these anomalies and suggested that employees should be allowed to give their preferences for vacant positions and decisions should be taken keeping that in mind.

Integrated Track Monitoring System explained in detail by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday, highlighted the importance of using advanced technology in Indian Railways. Speaking to ANI, the Railway Minister emphasised the importance of safety measures of the track system in railways. He highlighted the deployment of three ITMS (Integrated Track Monitoring System) machines two years ago, which have provided accurate railway track measurements. Watch here for more details

Ashwini Vaishnaw releases commemorative postage stamp on centenary of rail workers' union

"Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was scheduled to attend this historic event but he has to go to Qatar for some important work so he joined us virtually to release the commemorative postage stamp," he said.

Union Ministers flag off extension of Banaras-Sambalpur train up to Visakhapatnam

The train was flagged off from Sambalpur towards Visakhapatnam and will run as a special train. The regular service in the extended portion of this train will commence from November 22 from Visakhapatnam and from Banaras on the next day.

Railways to introduce 3,000 new trains in 5 years: Ashwini Vaishnaw

At present, the railways is carrying about 800 crore passengers annually. We have to increase the capacity to 1,000 crore in four to five years as the population is growing, Vaishnaw told reporters at the Rail Bhawan here.

Govt making Indore a major railway hub with multi-crore projects: Railway Minister Vaishnaw

To make Indore a major centre of railways, work is underway on projects worth thousands of crores of rupees for laying new rail lines in six directions of the city, doubling the railway line, and gauge conversion. These projects include the Ratlam-Indore-Mhow-Khandwa-Akola rail line, Indore-Manmad rail line, Indore-Dahod rail line, and Indore-Jabalpur rail line.

Railways utilised 59% of its capital expenditure in first six months of 2023-24: Ashwini Vaishnaw