Rail Budget 2014: Indian Railways should shift focus to freight

[daring dude]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised a high speed rail network in India and the government says that it is willing to give the private sector a greater chunk of the action, including allowing foreign investors to pump in money and technology. But there's much more that needs to be done for the Railways, lifeline for 23 million Indians and thousands of tonnes of freight, everyday.

For many years, the Railways has been headed by a leader from one of the coalition partners of the in ..

Rail Budget 2014: Indian Railways should shift focus to freight - The Economic Times

 

[kaku1]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised a high speed rail network in India and the government says that it is willing to give the private sector a greater chunk of the action, including allowing foreign investors to pump in money and technology. But there's much more that needs to be done for the Railways, lifeline for 23 million Indians and thousands of tonnes of freight, everyday.

For many years, the Railways has been headed by a leader from one of the coalition partners of the in ..

Rail Budget 2014: Indian Railways should shift focus to freight - The Economic Times

Hmm, I think his pet project is Diamond Quadrilateral, which require a investment of $100bn. I think it may be possible that Mumbai-Ahemdabad HSR line may functional by 2019-20.

 

[daring dude]

Diamond Quadrilateral,

Diamond Quadrilateral?

 

[kaku1]

Diamond Quadrilateral?

Yup, his major pet project. Connecting Delhi-Kolkata-Chennai-Banglore-Mumbai with a HSR.

As the Golden Quadrilateral was the pet project of PM Vajpayee.

 

[daring dude]

okay,, but he also have Mumbai-Delhi corridor in shelves also for about $90 billion...

 

[Daedalus]

okay,, but he also have Mumbai-Delhi corridor in shelves also for about $90 billion...

Delhi-Mumbai HSR's are part of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial corridor.

He (Modi) had spoken of the urgent need to have such trains along the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor.

High-speed trains to get priority