Railways to Launch Gandhi Express

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said the Railways is keen to launch Gandhi Express, which would take domestic and foreign travellers to various points in Gujarat like Porbandar, Dandi, Sabarmati, Rajkot, Bhavnagar et al which dotted the Mahatma's early life.

Globally, there is huge interest in the Mahatma's early life and the Railways will plug and play into this by taking a train to all the destinations where he spent his formative years.

The minister reiterated that the national transporter would not be privatized and the ownership of it will always remain with the government but need funds for various pending projects and future projects. Vigorous efforts are being made to mobilize investment in Railways sector.

While Prabhu agreed that the public-private partnership model is the best way forward to build competencies in the Railways, he argued that the trade-off between private capital and public interest needs to be maintained at all times.