The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2015-16 in Parliament today has said that there are nine thrust areas in this Budget which are as follows:

1.      Indian Railways to become prime mover of economy once again

2.      Resource Mobilization for higher Investments

3.      Decongestion of heavy haul routes and speeding up of trains: emphasis on gauge conversion, doubling, tripling and electrification

4.      Project delivery

5.      Passenger Amenities.

6.      Safety

7.      Transparency & System Improvement.

8.      Railways to continue to be the preferred mode of transport for the masses.

9.      Sustainability.