Can we privatise the Railways

[deepakraam]

We have private player participation in airlines.

Similarly,Can we have private players in Railways.We can make them to pay a part for using the Govt laid tracks.

Pros of privatisation:
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1.Better connectivity and better commutation even in rural sectors.

2.Infrastructure can be improved with the private players participation

3.Customer service can be improved with the competition coming from private players


cons:
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1.Need to ensure the safety of the passengers.

2.Increase in competition can also trigger fare wars.


Pour your thoughts


-Deepak.

[pooja.teku]

hey deepak
i tolatly agree with wat u say that privatison can help us in many ways but still u know railways has done a bit of privatisation n i guess u talkin bout massive privatisation. The moment they privatise, fares will go up. Nobody will like to run trains by incurring losses. In this country where a lot of noise is made even if fare is raised by Re 1, the government will be forced to subsidise. So what is the whole point in privatising

[deepakraam]

Hi,
I can't fully understand what do you mean by "massive Privatisation".

More to it,the private players can't fix a high fare cos they have to fix a fare in such a way that it shud be less than the LCC (Low cost carriers).So private players are compelled to keep the prices lower.The only point could be the operational cost for the private players.probably this could be kept lower by taking lease of the coaches for a period of time,exactly similar to the aviation industry.


-Deepak.

[pooja.teku]

massive privatisation means basicaly pravatisation of the whole railways....... as some parts are pravatised like they allowed private operators to run container trains,construction of bridges, track maintenance etc
and i realy feel that private sector would not meet the aspirations of people at large if Railways were privatized, as the cost of operation and services would increase manifold.

[roshanpatel]

privatisation of airlines is ok but the safety of the passengers is important as terrorists target this often.

[hunk.vipul]

ya it should be privatised and given to a company like reliance......

[dhano_pg]

day by day trains are getting more crowed which is not safe and comfortable anymore.privatisation may definatly lead to proper accomodation and good service and safety

[spiderman]

SHOULD DO IT BUT IN STEPS

[vinys]

there are many things or say many functions or operations carried out in railways for eg. say the construction & maintenance part, the management part, the customer servicing etc now all this function has to be privatised for the above mentioned pros but keeping in mind the cons as well, but we have to take the risk as good railway infrastructure will play a major role in improving the logistics part (the overall supply chain) and in ways help to develop our econmy.

[Aka]

Even though it's privatized, the existing tracks aren't sufficient.. Lots of money needs to be poured in for tracks, bridges and connectivity. I don't think private players (even the big ones like reliance) will be interested in getting into railways...