Pawan Kumar Bansal presents the railway budget- his first since taking over as the railway minister four months ago- for 2013-14 before the Lok Sabha.
We bring to you developments, key statements and announcements leading up to and through the rail budget presentation right here:
75 mw wind mills to be set up to power 1000 railway crossing
The new e-ticketing system will be able to book over 7000 tickets in a minute.
To fill upto 1.52 lakh vacancy: Bansal
Common rail-bus ticket for Katra-Vaishnodevi: Bansal
Internet booking to be open from 12:30 am to 11:30 pm Next generation e-ticketing system to curb congestion on irctc websites Free wi-fi to be made available across more stations Plan to launch corporate safety plan for 10 years from 2014: Bansal Internet booking hours to be extended
Food quality will be monitored
104 stations identified for added amenities: Bansal
Proposed 179 escalators and more wheelchairs: Bansal
Corporate Safety Plan to be prepared for ten-year period: Bansal
Rs 1 lakh crore to be raised from PPP, Rs 1.05 lakh crore through internal resources in the 12th Plan
Railways will leverage on India's prowess in information technology IT to help improve passenger and freight services: Bansal Security helpline numbers have been made available in several zones
One shatabdi like coach in every train, named Anubhuti: Bansal
Striving to work towards zero-accident level: Bansal
Consequential accidents have decreased substantially: Bansal
Indian railways must remain financially sustainable: Bansal
Losses continue to mount: Bansal
Indian rail plays unparalleled role in nation's integrity: Bansal
Democracy brings wings to the wingless: Pawan Bansal
Pawan Bansal begins Budget presentation
Sensex falls by 110 points ahead of Rail Budget
Pawan Bansal: First Congress minister to present Railway Budget in 17 years
Several new train routes likely to be announced in the budget
You will see what is there for the aam aadmi once I present the Rail Budget: Bansal
RailBudget 2013: few important points
No fresh hike in passenger fares
New coach manufacturing and maintenance facilities to be set up in various places including Rae Bareli, Bhilwara, Sonepat, Kalahandi, Kolar, Palakkad and Pratapgarh
Railways set to enter 1 billion ton freight club of China, Russia and US
Internet booking to be provided from 0030 hours to 2330 hours
Special A/C coaches ‘Anubhuti’, to be introduced in select Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains to give excellent ambience with commensurate fare
Free wi-fi facility to be provided in select trains
A detailed exercise has been carried out to assess availability of track capacity, terminal facilities and maintenance infrastructure. Within the available resources, it has been possible to provide the following new train services:
Express trains
1. Ahmedabad – Jodhpur Express (Weekly) Via Samdari, Bhildi 2. Ajni (Nagpur) – Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express (Weekly) Via Hingoli 3. Amritsar – Lalkuan Express (Weekly) Via Chandigarh 4. Bandra Terminus – Ramnagar Express (Weekly) Via Nagda, Mathura, Kanpur, Lucknow, Rampur 5. Bandra Terminus – Jaisalmer Express (Weekly) Via Marwar, Jodhpur 6. Bandra Terminus – Hisar Express (Weekly) Via Ahmedabad, Palanpur, Marwar, Jodhpur, Degana 7. Bandra Terminus – Haridwar Express (Weekly) Via Valsad 8. Bangalore – Mangalore Express (Weekly) 9. Bathinda – Jammu Tawi Express (Weekly) Via Patiala, Rajpura 10. Bhubaneswar – Hazrat Nizamuddin Express (Weekly) Via Sambalpur 11. Bikaner – Chennai AC Express (Weekly) Via Jaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Nagda, Bhopal, Nagpur 12. Chandigarh –Amritsar Intercity Express (Daily) Via Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), Ludhiana 13. Chennai – Karaikudi Express (Weekly) 14. Chennai – Palani Express (Daily) Via Jolarpettai, Salem, Karur, Namakkal 32 15. Chennai Egmore – Thanjavur Express (Daily) Via Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai 16. Chennai – Nagarsol (For Sai Nagar Shirdi) Express (Weekly) Via Renigunta, Dhone, Kacheguda 17. Chennai – Velankanni Link Express (Daily) Via Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur 18. Coimbatore – Mannargudi Express (Daily) Via Tiruchchirappalli, Thanjavur, Nidamangalam 19. Coimbatore – Rameswaram Express (Weekly) 20. Delhi – Firozpur Intercity Express (Daily) Via Bathinda 21. Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Sikar Express (Bi-weekly) after gauge conversion 22. Delhi – Hoshiarpur Express (Weekly) 23. Durg – Jaipur Express (Weekly) 24. Gandhidham – Visakhapatnam Express (Weekly) Via Ahmedabad, Wardha, Ballarshah, Vijaywada 25. Hazrat Nizamuddin – Mumbai AC Express (Weekly) via Bhopal, Khandwa, Bhusawal 26. Howrah – Chennai AC Express (Bi-weekly) Via Bhadrak, Duvvada, Gudur 27. Howrah – New Jalpaiguri AC Express (Weekly) Via Malda Town 28. Hubli – Mumbai Express (Weekly) Via Miraj, Pune 29. Indore – Chandigarh Express (Weekly) Via Dewas, Ujjain, Guna, Gwalior, Hazrat Nizamuddin 30. Jabalpur – Yesvantpur Express (Weekly)Via Nagpur, Dharmavaram 31. Jaipur – Lucknow Express (Tri-weekly) Via Bandikui, Mathura, Kanpur 32. Jaipur-Alwar Express (Daily) 33. Jodhpur –Jaipur Express (Daily) Via Phulera 34. Jodhpur – Kamakhya (Guwahati) Express (Weekly) Via Degana, Ratangarh 35. Kakinada – Mumbai Express (Bi-weekly) 36. Kalka – Sai Nagar Shirdi Express (Bi-weekly) Via Hazrat Nizamuddin , Bhopal, Itrasi 33 37. Kamakhya (Guwahati) – Anand VIhar Express (Weekly) Via Katihar, Barauni, Sitapur Cantt, Moradabad 38. Kamakhya (Guwahati) – Bangalore AC Express (Weekly ) 39. Kanpur – Anand Vihar Express (Weekly) Via Farrukhabad 40. Katihar – Howrah Express (Weekly) Via Malda Town 41. Katra – Kalka Express (Bi-weekly) Via Morinda 42. Kolkata – Agra Express (Weekly) Via Amethi, Rae Bareli, Mathura 43. Kolkata – Sitamarhi Express (Weekly) Via Jhajha, Barauni, Darbhanga 44. Kota – Jammu Tawi Express (Weekly) Via Mathura, Palwal 45. Kurnool Town – Secunderabad Express (Daily) 46. Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Kochuveli Express (Weekly) 47. Lucknow – Varanasi Express Via Rae-Bareli (6 Days a week) 48. Madgaon – Mangalore Intercity Express (Daily) Via Udupi, Karwar 49. Mangalore – Kacheguda Express (Weekly) Via Dhone, Gooty, Renigunta, Coimbatore 50. Mau – Anand Vihar Express (Bi-weekly) 51. Mumbai – Solapur Express (6 Days a week) Via Pune 52. Nagercoil – Bangalore Express (Daily) Via Madurai, Tiruchchirappalli 53. New Delhi – Katra AC Express (6 Days a week) 54. Nizamabad – Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express (Weekly) 55. Patna – Sasaram Intercity Express (Daily) Via Ara 56. Patliputra (Patna) – Bangalore Express (Weekly) Via Chheoki 57. Puducherry – Kanniyakumari Express (Weekly) Via Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruchchirappalli 58. Puri – Sai Nagar Shirdi Express (Weekly) Via Sambalpur, Titlagarh, Raipur, Nagpur, Bhusawal 59. Puri –Ajmer Express (Weekly) Via Abu-Road 60. Radhikapur – Anand Vihar Link Express (Daily) 61. Rajendra Nagar Terminus (Patna)– New Tinsukia Express (Weekly) Via Katihar, Guwahati 62. Tirupati – Puducherry Express (Weekly) 63. Tirupati – Bhubaneswar Express (Weekly) Via Visakhapatnam 34 64. Una / Nangaldam– Hazoor Saheb Nanded Express (Weekly) Via Anandpur Saheb, Morinda, Chandigarh, Ambala 65. Visakhapatnam – Jodhpur Express (Weekly) Via Titlagarh, Raipur 66. Visakhapatnam – Kollam Express (Weekly) 67. Yesvantpur – Lucknow Express (Weekly) via Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh
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