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8/10/2019 Changes in Indian Railway

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RAILWAY BUDGET 2012-13presented by Minister of Railways Shri Dinesh Trivedi

Highest ever plan outlay of rs.60,000 crore

75 new express trains, 21 new passenger services, 9 DEMU and 8MEMU services

137 services new sub-urban services to come up in mumbai,chennai & kolkata

725 km new lines to be introduced A green train and 200 green energy stations proposed

Special coaches for differently- abled persons

Emphasis on infrastrucurure development5 focus aras identified

19000 km rail tracks to be modernised

Mission-mode approach for rail modernisation

Minor incrase in passanger fares

A SLEW of passenger amentieis being introduced.


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INDIAN RAILWAY BUDGET 2013-14Sh. Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Railways on February 26, 2013.

Highest ever plan outlay of 63,363 cr (US$ 11.71 billion)

500 km new lines, 750 km doubling, 450 km gauge conversiontargeted in 2013-14.

Setting up of 75 MW capacity windmill plants and energizing 1000

level crossings with solar power

Installation of 179 escalators and 400 lifts at A-1 and other majorstations

Upgrading another 60 stations as Adarsh Stations in addition to 980

already selected

Extending availability of the facility of internet ticketing from 0030

hours to 2330 hours

Next-Gen e-ticketing system to be rolled out capable of handling

7200 tickets per minute against 2000 now & 1.20 lakh users

simultaneously against 40,000 now


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Introduction of executive lounge at 7 more stations, namely,Bilaspur, Visakhapatnam, Patna, Nagpur, Agra, Jaipur and Bengaluru

Identification of 104 important stations for immediate attention toall aspects related to cleanliness

Integration of RPF helpline with the All India Passenger Helpline

Target of Rs 1000 crore (US$ 184.82 million) each fixed for Rail LandDevelopment Authority and IR Station Development Corporation tobe raised through PPP in 2013-14

Associate voluntary organizations for providing first aid services atrailway stations

67 new Express trains to be introduced

26 new passenger services, 8 DEMU services and 5 MEMU servicesto be introduced

Run of 57 trains to be extended

Frequency of 24 trains to be increased


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73 new trains introduced.

17 premium class, 38 Express, 4 Memu and 3 Demu.

Direct train for Vaishnav devi mandir direct up to Katra.

From Ahmadabad and Yaswantpur up to Katra directly.

In 19 new means (ways) rail lines will go up to 2702 km. Rail for Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur in this same year

2014.

In place of LPG now Induction will cook food in Pantry car.

Tickets fare for Premium class will be as same as air tickets. From July AC local train will run in Mumbai.

Not a single railway crossing in India is without man.


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Railway Budget for 2014-15presented by Mr D V Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister for Railways, Government of India, on July 8, 2014.

Highest-ever plan outlay of Rs 65,445 crore (US$ 10.95 billion) withbudgetary support of Rs 30,100 crore (US$ 5.03 billion)

Leveraging of Railway PSU resources by bringing in their investiblesurplus funds in infrastructure projects of the Railways

5 new Jansadharan trains, 5 Premium and 6 AC trains, 27 newExpress trains, 8 new passenger services, 5 DEMU services and 2

MEMU services to be introduced and run of 11 trains to beextended

Bullet train proposed on identified MumbaiAhmedabad sector

Increasing of speed of trains to 160200 km/h in select 9 sectors

23 projects underway in the Northeast; Rs 5,100 crore (US$ 853.8

million) allocated for Northeast projects Diamond Quadrilateral network to connect major metros through

High Speed Rails (HSR); funds worth Rs 100 crore (US$ 16.74million) allocated for high speed project

18 surveys for new lines, 10 for doubling and extending previouslines to be initiated


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Provision of Rs 1,785 crore (US$ 298.8 million) for Road-over-bridges and Road-under-bridges; speedy clearances,online design standardisation and decentralised sanctioningpowers

Provision of foot-over bridges, escalators, lifts, etc., at all

major stations, including through PPP route. E-ticketing to support 7,200 users per second

Ready-to-eat meals of reputed brands to be served in trains

Outsourced cleaning activities in 50 stations; up to 40 percent hike in allocation for cleanliness

Advanced technology for rail-flaw detectionVehicleBorne Ultrasonic Flaw Detection System to detect rail andweld fractures and pilot trials on Ultrasonic Broken RailDetection System (UBRD) at two locations


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Harnessing of solar energy by utilising rooftop spaces ofstations, railway buildings and land including through PPPmode

Paperless office in Railways in next five years

All trains to be wi-fi enabled. Mobile based wakeup callsystem

Dedicated freight corridors on eastern and western routes

Eco tourism education tourism for north eastern states

Separate housekeeping wings at 50 major stations

17,000 rail police constables, 4,000 women police forsecurity

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