Railway Minister reviews zones, prioritises passenger experience and underpasses
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on 3 April 2026 chaired a nationwide review at Rail Bhawan, calling for priority to underpasses over foot overbridges and a humane approach to railway land encroachment.
Summary
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw chaired a review meeting with railway officials from across the country at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi, on 3 April 2026. He said a good travel experience for the poor and middle class is Indian Railways' top priority, congratulated staff on the historic reduction in accidents, record freight loading and festival special trains, and said stations are the face of Indian Railways and must be kept clean. He directed officials to give priority to convenient underpasses (puliyas) over foot overbridges for crossing tracks, to improve crowd management at peak times, and to handle railway land encroachment with a humane approach so that livelihoods are not affected.
Key facts
- Date / venue
- 3 April 2026, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi
- Priority
- Travel experience for poor and middle class
- Directive
- Prefer underpasses (puliyas) over foot overbridges
- Encroachment
- Humane approach; protect livelihoods
- Stations
- 'Face of Indian Railways' — cleanliness
Practice MCQs 2 questions
At the review meeting on 3 April 2026, what did the Railway Minister direct officials to prioritise for crossing railway tracks?
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Correct answer: D — Convenient underpasses (puliyas) over foot overbridges
Ashwini Vaishnaw directed officials to give priority to convenient and accessible underpasses (puliyas) over foot overbridges.
Consider the following statements about the Railway Minister's review of 3 April 2026: 1. He asked officials to resolve railway land encroachment with a humane approach so that livelihoods are not affected. 2. He described railway stations as the face of Indian Railways. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Railway Ministry release.