 "Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw being greeted by Chairman Railway Board, Suneet Sharma")
The change in leadership at the railway ministry comes at a time when the national transporter is grappling with low passenger earnings even as it is trying to increase freight loading and open up its doors to private investment. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw took charge from Piyush Goyal who got the railway portfolio in 2017 after Prime Minister Narendra Modii dropped Suresh Prabhu from the Union Cabinet.
Completing freight corridors, negotiating land for the bullet train, and speeding up monetisation plans would be some of the major focus areas for Vaishnaw. As part of the monetisation plan, the Indian Railways
