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Article: Indian Railways marching towards huge profit.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- December 23, 2005
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Indian Railways marching towards huge profit
New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) Indian Railways was on its way to making a record profit to shore up its finances in 2005 despite the political "derailment" of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on his hometurf in Bihar where his party lost power after 15 years rule.
But the key area of concern- rail travel safety - remains strongly in focus as four major accidents took place during the year resulting in the death of about 148 persons and injuries to at least 300.
Indian Railways steamed ahead during the year making record profit of over Rs 7,000 crore that sustains financial viability to the National carrier which ...