TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi said has that the newly-built railway station in Gandhinagar not only depicts change in railway infrastructure, but also in the mindset of the functioning government.
He also said that the modernised station is just a glimpse of the coming days in Indian Railways. The Prime Minister on Friday virtually inaugurated the around Rs 800 crore project for the redevelopment of Gandhinagar railway station as well as a five-star hotel on top of it.
“The needs of 21st century India cannot be fulfilled by ways and means of 20th century. And for that, there is a need for reforming the railways. We have not taken the Indian Railways as just a service, but considered it as an asset,” the Prime Minister said.
“Indian Railways today has improved upon facilities, cleanliness, safety and also the speed of the trains. As soon as the freight corridor (Delhi-Mumbai dedicated freight corridor) is completed, this speed will be further enhanced. Train passengers are experiencing that our trains are cleaner than before. Railway stations are being modernized, while unmanned railway crossings have been abolished,” Modi said.
