Friday, 9 November 2012

Railway Budget 2012-13

Railway Budget 2012-13 at a Glance

  • Highest Ever Plan Outlay of Rs.60,000 crore
  • 75 New Express Trains, 21 new Passenger Services, 9 DEMU and 8 MEMU 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 Development – 5 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.
  • The Railway Budget presented by Minister of Railways Shri Dinesh Trivedi in Parliament today seeks to raise investment in modernization and upgradation of rail infrastructure. 

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