It was a challenging year for Indian Railways as it had to deal with a spate of accidents amid efforts to improve speed, revenue, safety and efficiency.
The year saw a change of guard at the ministry — the third of the Modi government and the 11th in the past eight years — with Piyush Goyal replacing Suresh Prabhu in September after 20 people died due to the derailment of Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express.
The new railway minister spelt out his priorities in terms of passenger safety, non-fare options to increase revenue, fast-tracking investments and electrification of routes.
There was also a change at the top in the Railway Board and Ashwani Lohani took over as its Chairman in August. Read More…
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