'PM Modi guarantees confirmed ticket for all in next 5 years': Railway Minister

In the next five years, all railway passengers can get a confirmed ticket, Union Railways and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. The statement came while the minister interacted with IANS.

Ashwini Vaishnaw also said that in the last 10 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done unprecedented transformation in railways.

"In the next five years, PM Modi guarantees that the capacity of the Railways will be increased so much that almost any passenger who wants to travel can easily get a confirmed ticket," the Union Minister said.

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In the next five years, Railways, which are a strong link in the growth of the country's economy, "will be further strengthened and the facilities, especially for the passengers, will be expanded at a much faster pace," he added.

Vaishnav also stressed the transformation of the Indian Railways in the last decade, and said, "From 2014 to 2024, 31,000 kilometres of new tracks were built."

"In the 10 years from 2004 to 2014, only around 5,000 kilometres were electrified, whereas in the last 10 years, a staggering 44,000 kilometres of railway electrification took place," Ashwini Vaishnaw noted.

"From 2014 to 2024, 31,000 kilometres of new tracks were built. In the 10 years from 2004 to 2014, only around 5,000 kilometres were electrified, whereas in the last 10 years, a staggering 44,000 kilometres of railway electrification took place," Vaishnaw said.

"Only 32,000 coaches were made from 2004-2014."

"In the last 10 years, 54,000 coaches were built. For the dedicated freight corridor, not even a single kilometre was commissioned before 2014," he said.

"Now, two dedicated freight corridors of 2,734 kilometres have been commissioned," the Union Minister said.