Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has refuted claims of privatisation of the Indian Railways. In a tweet, the Minister said, all the current services of the Indian Railways will continue to remain operational and the railways is not being privatised in any way.

Mr. Goyal informed that 151 additional modern trains will be operational on 109 routes with private participation. He asserted, these additional services will not affect the functioning of other trains but will only create more avenues of employment in the country.