More than 22 million people use India's rail network every single day - it's been a central mode of transport for people here since trains first started running in India in the 1800s, but many passengers say the trains and tracks軌道 are in dire need迫切需要 of modernisation現代化建設.
In its annual全年 railways budget the Indian government has pledged承諾 to build new tracks and carriages車, and to modernise現代化改造 signalling, to improve safety and reduce the thousands of deaths which happen on the tracks every year.
But all this costs money. As well as investing 147 billion dollars in the next five years, it's announced宣佈 a modest increase in ticket prices. This could be an unpopular move - there hasn't been a fare hike in the country for almost a decade. Members of railways minister Dinesh Trivedi's own party have criticised批評 the move, saying fare費用 increases增加 should not have been made as they will hit the poorest.
In its annual全年 railways budget the Indian government has pledged承諾 to build new tracks and carriages車, and to modernise現代化改造 signalling, to improve safety and reduce the thousands of deaths which happen on the tracks every year.
But all this costs money. As well as investing 147 billion dollars in the next five years, it's announced宣佈 a modest increase in ticket prices. This could be an unpopular move - there hasn't been a fare hike in the country for almost a decade. Members of railways minister Dinesh Trivedi's own party have criticised批評 the move, saying fare費用 increases增加 should not have been made as they will hit the poorest.
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