GORAKHPUR, Feb. 5 -- Applauding the substantial rise in the rail budget, general manager, north eastern (NE) railway, Chandra Veer Raman stressed revamping infrastructure and completing old railway line project on priority. The Centre has allocated a capital outlay of Rs.2.40 lakh crore for the Indian Railways in the Union Budget 2023-24.

He said indigenously developed Vande Bharat Express train would pass through all major railway stations. Four hundred new generation Vande Bharat trains will be developed and manufactured in coming years, he added. The GM said around Rs.6,900 crore has been earmarked for NER and the much-awaited railway line project will be completed with the adequate budget.

The official said in the previous year, Rs....