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Friday, July 3, 2009

Railway Budget 2009




Twelve non-stop, point-to-point trains between select cities to be introduced. The sections include: Howrah-Mumbai, Delhi-Lucknow, Delhi-Chennai, Delhi-Pune, Delhi-Allahabad, Howrah-Delhi, Sealdah-Delhi and Ernakulum-Delhi.

50 railway stations, including CST Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Howrah, Sealdah, will be developed to have world-class facilties

Rs.1,102 crore allocated towards improving passenger amenities

Rs 500-crore increase in budgetary support in 2009-10

New "Yuva" fully air-conditioned train for youth




Yuva fares Rs.299 up to a distance of 1,500 km and Rs.399 up to 2,500 km

309 out of 375 stations will be developed with modern facilities

50 stations at tourist, religious places to have integrated facilities

Tatkal scheme for booking tickets to be reduced from five days to two days




200 automatic vending machines at key stations for selling tickets

50 mobile rail ticket vans to be introduced

ATMs on 200 mid and small sized stations

Passengers can now buy tickets at 5,000 post offices

Ladies' specials to be introduced in suburban trains during peak hours

Railways will not be guided by economic viability, but by social commitment

New factory in West Bengal for making 500 state-of-the-art coaches annually

Committee under Sam Pitroda to commercialise railways' optic fibre network





Railways to develop cold storages for farmers to store vegetables and fruits.

Scheme named Izzjat for low income monthly travel till 100 kilometres.

Superfast parcel express trains to be started on a pilot

basis between Delhi and Chennai and Delhi and Mumbai.

Priority areas to be railway catering, punctuality, food, sanity of rail bogeys.

Banerjee says an expert committee will be set up to advise her on implementation of the so-called economically unviable but socially desired projects.

Railways to extend helping hand to physically challenged and elderly people by providing ramps, specially designed bogeys

Committed for the downtrodden & development of the country

Infotainment facilities on Rajdhani Express trains for long-distance passengers

One doctor to be posted on long distance trains, says Banerjee.

Railways to extend helping hand to physically challenged and elderly people by providing ramps, specially designed bogeys

Expert committee to be established to look into economic viability of socially important projects

Railways to develop multi-functional complexes with shopping malls, food stalls, medicines and variety stores in different parts of the country

Infotainment services to be provided in major long-distance trains

SMS updates on wait-listed tickets to be introduced

High-capacity, AC double-decker trains to be introduced on select inter-city routes

Integrated security scheme rolled out for 140 vulnerable stations

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