Due to the Koro epidemic, the railways lost Rs. 36 thousand crore loss: Center

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Freight trains proved to be the biggest earner for Indian Railways: Minister of State for Railways

Jalna: Union Minister of State for Railways Ravsaheb Danve on Sunday said that Indian Railways has lost Rs. A huge loss of Rs 36,000 crore was incurred. However, he also termed goods trains as the highest earning train for Indian Railways.

He also said that a bullet train would be laid parallel to the express highway between Mumbai and Nagpur and work was in full swing. He gave this information while addressing the crowd gathered during the closing ceremony of an underbridge at Jalna.

Passenger trains of Indian Railways are mostly damaged. If we increase the fare, it will have a direct effect on the passengers. We cannot do that. During the Covid epidemic, the railways lost Rs. The loss was Rs 36,000 crore, the Minister of State for Railways said. Revenue could only be generated by the goods train.

Not only did the goods trains play a vital role during the Corona epidemic but they also brought relief to the people by delivering goods including food items from one place to another, he said, adding that the bullet train project would be implemented parallel to the Mumbai-Nagpur Express Highway. Work on this project is in full swing.

In addition, the Railways has also undertaken the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor project, which will connect Navi Mumbai and Delhi. The Minister of State for Railways also assured the people on the occasion to double track the seagull track between Nanded and Manmad.