Indian Railways has special plans for Mumbai in the next five years. The Railways plans to add 250 new suburban services in Mumbai in the next five years, revamp the rail network and build new mega terminals to ease rail travel in the country’s financial capital. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has said that the Railways is planning to redesign the suburban network to reduce ‘cross movement’ of trains as part of efforts to improve transportation in Mumbai and its suburban areas.
Preparations are also underway to reduce the distance between two trains
According to the news, the Railway Minister said that the Railways is also planning to implement new technology to reduce the distance between two trains from the current 180 seconds to 150 seconds. He said that more focus is being given to separating suburban and long-distance rail services. The suburban rail system in Mumbai operates 3,200 services carrying more than 75 lakh passengers daily.
₹2,62,200 crore allotted for Railways in the budget
The Railway Minister said that a record allocation of ₹2,62,200 crore has been made for railways in the Union Budget 2024. A large part of this budget i.e. ₹1,08,000 crore has been allocated for security related activities. Funds have been allotted to different states in the budget. For example, in the budget for the year 2024-25, Rs 19,848 crore has been allocated to Uttar Pradesh for the development of rail infrastructure.
Madhya Pradesh has been allocated a record Rs 14,738 crore for the development of rail infrastructure. West Bengal has been allocated a record Rs 13,941 crore. Bihar has been allotted Rs 10,033 crore. Jharkhand has been allotted Rs 7,302 crore.
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