Railways Suffered Rs 36,000 Crore Loss During Pandemic: Union Minister

Union minister Raosaheb Danve said a bullet train project would be executed along Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway, which is under construction at present.

Union minister Raosaheb Danve on Sunday said the Railways has suffered losses to the tune of Rs 36,000 crore during the coronavirus pandemic, and termed goods trains as the real revenue generators for the national transporter. He also said that a bullet train project would be executed along the Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway, which is under construction at present. The Minister of State for Railways was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of an underbridge at the Jalna railway station. "The passenger train segment always runs into losses. Since increasing the ticket fares affects the passengers, we cannot do so. During the pandemic, the Railways suffered losses of Rs 36,000 crore," he said.