9 key areas that Railways will focus on

Commuters stand at an open doorway of a suburban train during the morning rush hour in Kolkata. Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2015-16 in Parliament on Thursday said that there are nine thrust areas in this Budget. These are as follows:

Indian Railways to become prime mover of economy once again
Resource Mobilisation for higher Investments
Decongestion of heavy haul routes and speeding up of trains: emphasis on gauge conversion, doubling, tripling and electrification
Project delivery
Passenger amenities.
Safety
Transparency & System Improvement.
Railways to continue to be the preferred mode of transport for the masses.
Sustainability

Text: Kind courtesy, PIB

Image: Commuters stand at an open doorway of a suburban train during the morning rush hour in Kolkata. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

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