From Tatas to Adani, private players train sights on railway privatisation

Railways holds meet with prospective bidders prior to RFQ

The Indian Railways’ move to rope in private players to operate 151 trains has drawn interest from top companies, including Tatas, Adani Group, Alstom, and Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line, the world’s third-largest cruise line in terms of the number of passengers. 

Industry sources and manufacturers in the sector indicated they got inquiries from the country’s largest airliner, IndiGo, and online travel major MakeMyTrip regarding the possibilities of running a private train in the country. However, IndiGo termed it “speculation” and MakeMyTrip indicated the company was “not considering this at the moment”. 

The national transporter came up with a request for