Railway Budget: Highlights


	Railway Budget 2009 Highlights

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Run-up to Budget 2009

Tatkal fares reduced from Rs. 150 to Rs. 100
No change in passenger fare charges in any class
Tatkal scheme: Booking time reduced from five to two days
Two dedicated freight corridors planned
No hike in freight charges
1000 MW power plant at Jharkhand- Bengal border
Kolkata metro to be expanded
Cold storage facilities for farmers to store products
AC Yuva trains @ Rs. 299 and Rs. 339
12 new point-to-point AC sleeper trains
Turant trains to connect major Metros
Non-stop AC sleeper Turant trains to be introduced
Superfast parcel express trains on pilot basis
To develop Railway medical colleges
Ladies special trains in Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi
Madrassa students included in concession scheme
Doctor aboard Shatabdi
Izzat: Uniformly priced monthly season ticket @ Rs. 25 up to 100 km for poor proposed
Railway Recruitment Board policies to be reviewed
Integrated security system for 130 vulnerable stations
Optical Fibre Cable usage for Railways proposed
Higher education scholarship for girls
New coach factory with state-of-art facility to come up Kachrapara, West Bengal
3000 more unreserved ticketing terminals
SC/ST backlog in Railway Recruitment Board jobs to be filled up
Colleges on Railway land through public-private partnership
SMS updates on wait-listed passengers
Ramps, special bogies for aged and handicapped
Mega logistic hubs in Eastern and Western corridors
Railways to lease out land for commercial purposes
Railways hospitals to be upgraded
Commando battalion to be increased for higher security
Women commando to be inducted
Security top agenda for Railways
Mobile ticketing vans to be introduced for selling tickets
High capacity air-conditioned double-decker coaches for intercity travel
Infotainment in Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains
Computer ticketing from post offices
Environment friendly toilets in trains
Automatic vending machines to be set up
Special facilities for physically challenged
At least one doctor in long-distance trains
Janata Khana will be ensured
309 stations of 370 identified for development
49 stations of religious importance to be upgraded
Priority to catering, food and cleanliness
Punctuality is priority
Multi-functional complexes on stations
Priority for food and water on trains
To develop 50 stations with world class facilities
Economic viability of projects not key concern
India wants better connectivity
Priority on passenger amenities
Railways trying to keep up with change
Committed to the downtrodden
Committed to development of nation: Mamata
Mamata begins Budget speech
Stock market awaits cues from Railway Budget
Lalu Prasad also reaches Parliament
Mamata Banerjee arrives in Parliament
This is Mamata Banerjee's third Railway Budget
Mamata Banerjee leaves for Parliament