Indian Railway Budget – 2009

Indian Railway Budget – 2009 Submitted By Railway Minister Selvi Mamtha Banarjee On 3/7/2009.

Railway Budget At A Glance

No Change In Passenger Fare Charges In Any Class.
No Hike In Freight Charges.
Tatkal Fares Reduced From Rs 150 To Rs 100.
Tatkal Scheme Booking Time Reduced From 5 To 2 Days.
12 New Point To Point Ac Sleeper Trains.
Ac Yuva Trains At Rs 299 And Rs 399.
Turant Trains To Connect Metros And Major Capitals.
Non-Stop Ac Sleeper Turant Trains To Be Introduced.
Ladies Special Emu Trains In Chennai, Kolkatta And Delhi.
Izzat;Uniformly Priced Monthly Season Ticket At Rs 25 Up To 100 Km For Poor Proposed.
New Coach Factory With State Of Art Facility To Come Up At Kachrapara In West Bengal.
1000 Mw Power Plant At Jharkhand – Bengal Border.
Sms Updates On Wait Listed Passengers.
Computer Ticketing From 5000 Post Offices.
Super Fast Parcel Express Trains On 3 Routes.
Kolkatta Metro To Be Expanded.
Cold Storage Facilities For Farmers To Store Products.
Colleges On Railway Land Through Public- Private Partnership.
To Develop Railway Medical Colleges.
Adarsh Atations Will Be Developed With Basic Facilities Such As Drinking Water, Adequate Toilets, Catering Servicesand Waiting Rooms.
Doctor Aboard Shatabdi.
Ramps And Special Bogies For Aged And Handicapped.
Railway To Lease Out Land For Commercial Purpose.
Raiway Hospitals To Be Upgraded.
Security Top Agenda For Railways.
Mobile Ticketing Vans To Be Introduced For Selling Tickets.
High Capacity Ac Double Decker Coaches For Intercity Travel.
Automatic Vending Machine To Be Set Up.
Atleast One Doctor In Long Distance Train.
Janatha Khana Will Be Ensured.
To Develop 50 Stations With World Class Facilities.