Major reform in Railways: Rajya Sabha passed Railway Amendment Bill

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Monday introduced the Railway Amendment Bill 2025 in the Rajya Sabha, which was passed unanimously. During this, the Railway Minister said that 34000 km of new railway tracks have been laid in 11 years. This is more than a rich country like Germany. More than 45,000 km of track has been electrified. He said that electric traction causes 95 percent less pollution than diesel traction.

Employment to 5 lakh 2 thousand people The Railway Minister also informed that in 11 years, 3 lakh 10 thousand toilets have been built in the railway coaches. He informed that while 4 lakh 11 thousand people were given employment in railways during the UPA government, 5 lakh 2 thousand people have been given employment during the NDA government. The Railway Minister informed that the facilities which were provided during this year’s Kumbh will be started permanently at 60 stations.

Only those with confirmed tickets will be able to go to the station. During this, the Railway Minister also mentioned the recent reforms done in the railways. He also told that only those passengers who have confirmed tickets will be able to go to the railway station, so that there is no crowd on the platform. At crowded stations, only as many tickets will be given as there are seats in the train. He told that during the Maha Kumbh, there was a plan to run 13,000 special trains and in reality 17,000 trains were run. The Prime Minister used to constantly follow up on the entire situation. There was constant communication with the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.