Over 800 new trains were introduced in the last five years after the Railway Budget was merged with the General Budget in 2016 and the national transporter ended the practice of one-time announcement of trains, an RTI reply has revealed.
To query made by Madhya Pradesh based Chandra Shekhar Gaur, the Railway Board in its RTI reply said no new trains were introduced in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic which led to the suspension of all existing services.
