After that, the government is preparing to hand over 150 more trains to the private administration

New delhi date. October 11, 2019, Friday

As the country's first corporate train is running on the Tejas Express Railway, the government has taken up the practice of handing over a few more trains and railway stations into private hands. The central government is preparing to hand over 150 trains and 50 railway stations in private hands.

A few days ago, when the country's first private train was shown the green flag to Tejas Express, the Railway Ministry has now decided to hand over 150 more trains and 50 railway stations in the country, together with the chief executive officer of the Commission.

Amitabh Kant, chief executive officer of the NITI Aayog, wrote a letter to the chairman of the Railway Board, citing the privatization of 150 trains and 50 railway stations. As learned, the CEO of the NITI Aayog has written the letter to hand over 150 trains in private hands as a preliminary step.

An empowered group comprising the CEO of the Policy Commission, the Chairman of the Railway Board, the Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs, the Secretary of the Ministry of City and Development will be formed. On October 4, the Tejas Express was shown a green flag for regular transportation.

The Indian Railway's Tejas Express is the first train to be run exclusively by IRCTC. Tejas Express will complete the distance between Delhi to Lucknow in just 6:15 hours and between Kanpur and Ghaziabad it will stop at these two destinations. In Tejas Express from Lucknow to Delhi, AC chair car costs Rs 1,125 and executive chair car costs Rs 2,310.