The trains to be run by the private operators will offer world class technology and services to passengers to improve their train journey experience, according to the plan of the national transporter. That is the whole idea of private operators (running trains)," he said. Tejas trains run on two sectors—Lucknow-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai. “It is estimated that an investment of ₹50 trillion will be required in railway infrastructure between 2018 and 2030. Given the annual capital expenditure outlays of the Railways is ₹1.5 trillion to ₹1.6 trillion, completing even all sanctioned projects would take decades.

Source: Mint December 30, 2019 18:00 UTC