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....ighlights from Railway Budget - 2015<br>By: - CSSwati Rawat<br>Other Topics<br>Dated:- 27-2-2015<br><br>Highlights from Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's Speech: * No increase in passenger fares * SMS alert to be introduced for train timings * To introduce air-conditioned coaches for suburban trains * Wi-fi to be available at 400 railway stations * To revamp station redevelopment poli....
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....cy completely * To have bidding system for redevelopment of stations * To develop 10 satellite railway stations this year * On-board entertainment facility could be extended on Shatabdi trains * Mobile charging stations will be introduced general class coaches * Wagon-making scheme to be reviewed to make it easier for private investment * To improve cleanliness and design of bed linen ....
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.... * All India 24x7 grievances helpline 138 to start soon * 17,000 more toilets to be replaced by Bio-Toilets, New toilets at 650 stations, more vacuum toilets * Passenger travelling unreserved can procure a ticket within 5 minutes * Mobile application to address complaints of people is also being developed * Hand-held devices for ticket checkers for moving towards paperless ticketing * C....
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....entrally managed railway display network in over 2000 stations in next 2 years * We are committed to provide rail connectivity to North Eastern states * CCTVs to be introduced in select trains and suburban trains for women safety * Train Protection Warning System, Train Collision Avoidance System * Tickets can be booked 120 days in advance instead of 60 days * Plan expenditure to go up t....
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....o a record ₹ 1.1 lakh crore in 2015-16 from ₹ 66,000 crore in the previous year * Railways plans to spend over ₹ 8 lakh crore over five years * We will introduce train sets saving 20% of journey time, similar to bullet trains in design, and that can run on existing tracks * Feasibility report of high speed train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad expected by mid-2015 * The spee....
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....d passenger trains across nine corridors will be increased to 160-200 km from 110 km * Railways to go through transformation in five years; to increase track capacity by 10 per cent to 1.38 lakh km * To monetise assets rather than sell them * To set up full-fledged Railway University in FY16 * Rs.2000 crore for Coastal Connectivity Program; ₹ 2500 crore through BOT/Annuity route * ....
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....6608 kms of track to be electrified * Projects worth ₹ 96,182 crore to expand capacity of 9,420 km rail lines * Drawing up comprehensive policy to tap latent advertising potential<br> Scholarly articles for knowledge sharing by authors, experts, professionals ....