Pvt companies to run trains on freight corridors after Dec 2021: Railway Board chairman Vinod Yadav
Indian Railways has been facing a challenging year because of the coronavirus outbreak. With passenger revenues hit by the limited train services in the first quarter of the fiscal, the national transporter is pinning hopes on an increase in freight revenue and lower expenditure to match last years operating ratio.Plans are being finalized for private firms to run freight trains on dedicated freight corridors, Railway Board chairman Vinod Yadav said in an interview. Also, for the first time, 150…