Ashwini Vaishnav said, Railways will be further strengthened. (file)

New Delhi:

Union Railway and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Tuesday said that in the next five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi guarantees that almost any passenger who wants to travel can easily get a confirmed ticket.

Talking to IANS, Ashwini Vaishnav said that in the last 10 years, PM Modi has brought unprecedented changes in the Railways.

The Union Minister stressed, “In the next five years, PM Modi guarantees that the capacity of the Railways will be increased so much that almost any passenger traveling can easily get a confirmed ticket.”

Sharing an example of how Indian Railways has changed in the last decade, the Union Minister informed that in the process of building railway tracks, only 17,000 kilometers of tracks were built between 2004 and 2014.

“From 2014 to 2024, 31,000 kilometers of new tracks were built. In the 10 years from 2004 to 2014, only about 5,000 kilometers were electrified, whereas in the last 10 years, an astonishing 44,000 kilometers of railways were electrified,” Ashwini Vaishnav noted. .

“Only 32,000 coaches were built from 2004-2014. In the last 10 years, 54,000 coaches were built. As for the dedicated freight corridor, not even a single kilometer was commissioned before 2014. Now, two dedicated freight corridors of 2,734 kilometers Have been commissioned,” the Union Minister informed.

In the next five years, Railways, a strong link in the development of the country’s economy, will be further strengthened and facilities, especially for passengers, will be expanded at a rapid pace.

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