Indians pin hope on railway budget
Many expect new government to announce drastic modernisation of train system that is in desperate state of disrepair.
Published On 6 Jul 2014
Millions of commuters in India have high hopes as the new BJP government prepares to announce the railway budget.
The country’s British-built, 160-year-old rail network, is in a desperate state of disrepair.
Many expect the government to announce a drastic modernisation drive that may even include the introduction of bullet trains.
Al Jazeera’s Karishma Vyas reports from Mumbai, where about 8.5m people travel on the train every day.