Six Railway Ministers in UPA II - May 2009 - May 2013

TMC Leader Mamata Banerjee took over as Railway Minister in the start of UPA-2 in 2009 but exited once she became chief minister of West Bengal

Dinesh Trivedi(TMC)succeeded Mamata Banerjee but had an unceremonious exit when he announced passenger fare hike to the displeasure of Mamata Banerjee

Mukul Roy(TMC)succeeded Dinesh Trivedi

C P Joshi(INC)succeeded Mukul Roy as TMC withdrew its support to the UPA II Govt in Sep 2012

Pawan Kumar Bansal(INC) succeeded C P Joshi with a Cabinet reshuffle in Oct 2012.Pawan Kumar Bansal was the 6th Railway Minister including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who briefly presided over the ministry in UPA II