We congratulate Shri Piyush Goyal ji for his re-appointment as the Minister of Railways besides other Important Cabinets .
Lots of achievements were done in Railways under his guidance including significant reforms on key infrastructure projects within Railways in the last few years. The Industry looks further to his guidance as Railways is building capacity at a very fast rate and seeks to modernize itself completely.
Achievements of Shri Piyush Goyal as a Railway Minister in earlier years :
SAFETY : Best ever safety record in 2018-19 .
MOVING THE INDIAN ECONOMY: 2 sections of Dedicated Freight Corridor completed .
INNOVATE IN INDIA : World’s 1st ever conversion of diesel loco into electric loco at Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi.
BOGIBEEL BRIDGE: Longest rail-cum-road bridge in India .
SAFER CROSSINGS: All Unmanned Level Crossings on Broad Gauge network eliminated .
ELECTRIFYING RAILWAYS: 100% electrification of Broad Gauge routes underway .
MAKE IN INDIA : First indigenous Semi-High Speed Vande Bharat Express .
SECURITY: CCTV/Video surveillance systems being installed in all trains and stations .
ENABLING CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT: Faster commissioning of railway lines .
CONNECTING DOTS OF SUBURBAN NETWORKS:
- Development of Bangalore Suburban System
- Development of Mumbai Suburban Systems
BULLET TRAIN FUTURE OF RAIL: Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Train Project Initiated .
MODERN SIGNALLING: Most advanced signalling system to be installed in Railways .
FREIGHT CORRIDOR: Ensuring rapid, seamless and easier flow of goods .
STATION REDEVELOPMENT: Providing airport like amenities with facilities like Wi-Fi, food centres, kiosks, restaurants etc.
Source : Railways
