Railway Budget 2011-2012 Highlights
Railway Budget 2011-12 Highlights
Mamata Banerjee
Union Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee, will start the Budget Presentation now. What Kerala got in the Rail Budget 2011? From Mamata Banerjee’s words, this will be a people’s Budget. The Budget presentation will starts at 12 noon.
Palakad coach factory confirmed.
Cherthala wagon factory promise repeated once again.
More security for women.
Manless railway crosses to get new System.
442 adarsh stations will be completed this year.Adarsh Stations will have basic facilities like toilets ,drinking water, catering services, waiting rooms and dormitories with special consideration for lady passengers.
10000 new shelters for poor people.
By 2012 there will be no manless level crosses.
Nemam and kottayam to get new passenger terminals.
Railway to introduce new GO INDIA multipurpose smart cards.We can travel in metro and suburban.
Railway will reduce online booking rates by 50%.
85 new projects in Public and private sector
Metro coach factory in Singoor(WB).
Sofware center to be launched in Darjeeling.
More security to reduce hijacking.
Railway sports cadre will be introduced.
Ticket booking through smart card.
13000 vacancies in Railways will be filled.
Nandigram to get new Industrial park.
Trolly’s will be given to the passengers in railway stations.
Kolkata to get metro coach factory.
Shelter for those who live in the out skirts of railway track.
Handicapped will have special concession rates in rajadhani and sathabdi express.
Railway income will be more than one lakh crores..
Concession for women travellers above 58 yrs of age.
Chennai Trivandrum throntho AC express.
47 new services in suburban areas.
Howra Mangalapuram express through palakad
Night service for malapuram.
Nilboor trivandrum link express.
Dribugar -trivandurm-kanyakumari express sanctioned.
Bilaspur -Ernakulam super fast sanctioned.
Ernakulam-bangalore express sanctioned.
trivandurm-kanyakumari vivekananda express sanctioned.
Ernakulam maimu
Mangalapuram palakad intercity sanctioned.
Project ‘RAILYATHRI SEVA ‘ for helping senior citizens in major stations.
Eight railway zones to be started.
New railway line to Imphal.
