Indian Railways Pledges Faster Refunds, Super App & Bullet Trains in 100-Day Plan

Indian Railways has proposed a 100-day plan for the new government after the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, focusing on improving rail infrastructure and services. The plan includes:

• Introducing a 24-hour ticket refund scheme, replacing the current three-day process
• Launching a comprehensive “super app” for multiple services like ticketing and train tracking
• Initiating the PM Rail Yatri Bima Yojna insurance scheme for passengers
• Launching a more passenger-friendly refund scheme for train ticket cancellations
• Operating trains from Jammu to Kashmir upon completion of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramula Rail Link project
• Introducing sleeper versions of Vande Bharat at trains.
• Expediting the bullet train project and operationalizing approximately 320 km of the 508 km Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train stretch by April 2029