New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for their support towards the growth of Indian Railways, and said that about 100 new Amrit Bharat trains will be manufactured as part of this budgetary exercise.

Vaishnaw told ANI, "I am very thankful to the Prime Minister and Finance Minister for supporting the growth of railways. The capital expenditure for railways is huge, 2.52 lakh crore Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) and this is something which was really needed. As you are aware, the railway has been expanding its network, getting better types of trains and simultaneously focusing on safety..."

"If you look at the overall ...