New Delhi, March 19 -- Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said the railway fares in India are far less than the neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The minister said the prices in European countries are more than five times.
He asserted that railway accidents have come down by 90 per cent from the time when RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav was at the ministry's helm.
Replying to the debate on the Demands for Grants under the control of the Ministry of Railways for 2025-26, Vaishnaw said the national transporter has emerged from difficulties of the Covid pandemic to meet its own expenses.
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