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| Performance of Indian railways during 2006-07 » Indian railways report profit of Rs. 25,000 cr for 2006-07 » Operating ratio of railways at 76.3% in 2006-07 » Cash surplus in four years at Rs. 68,778 crore » Railways earn Rs 20 bn surplus on freight services » Pay-load target of 790 tonnes accomplished » Policies of UPA govt. lead to profitablity |
| Reduction in rail fares |
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» AC-1 rates to be broght down by 7% » AC-II rates to be broght down by 4% » AC-III rates to be brought down by 3% » Sleeper class fares to be slashed by 5% » 2nd class fares more than 50 kms to be cut by 5% |
| Discounts for students, patients, women, soldiers etc. |
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» Fare concession to boys till 12th class when travelling home » Free season tickets for girls till graduation » 50% fare cut for AIDS patients » Free Rajdhani, Shatabdi tickets for Ashoka chakra winners » Reduction of 50% in fare for women % senior citizens » Special concession to soldiers in uniform » Bulk and non-bulk goods terminals to attract discounts » Staff benefit fund to see 10 times increase in 2009 |
| Reservations and Ticketing improvements |
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» Target of 15000 UTS counters and 6000 ATVMs in 2 years » Use of IT to be initiated at ticket counters » Ticket confirmation to be done through mobile phone » Ttrai arrival time to be printed on ticket » E-ticket booking in a year to increase to 3Lac » Railway boards to have innovation promotion groups » 6000 Automated ticketing machines in 2 years » Long queues at ticket counters to be minimised |
| New lines and trains |
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» 10 more Garib Raths, 53 other new trains » Tri-weekly new train for Ranchi-Bhagalpur » Tri-weekly new train for Indore-Udaipur via Ratlam » New Puri-Darbhanga express to run weekly » Tri-weekly new train for Khajuraho-Delhi » New Varanasi-Rameswaram express to run weekly » Tri-weekly new train for Machhlipatnam-Bangalore » Bi-weekly new Amravati-Mumbai express » New Delhi-Jammu Tawi train to run daily » Tri-weekly new Salsa-Amritsar Garib Rath » Bagalkota-Jaswantpur train to run daily » Bi-weekly Kurla-Howrah train » Mathura-Lucknow train extended to Patna » Varanasi-Ranchi via Rourkela train up to Sambhalpur » Bangalore-Coimbatore train up to Ernakalum » Special Pune-Delhi train for Commonwealth games in Oct » Saharsha- Janasebharan Expess to run weekly » New Malda-Patna Express to run weekly » New Amritsar-Kochuveli Express to run weekly » Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani » Daily passenger train for Itarsi-Katni » New Ahmedabad-Patna express to run daily » New train for Chennai-Salem to run daily |
| Rail infrastructure, Technology and Safety upgradation |
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» Call centers for inquiries at local tariffs » Automated system to display next station in long-distance trains » Multi-level parking on major stations » All trains to have public address systems » Improvement in anti-collision safety systems » Mother-Child Health Express to be introduced » Railway boards to have multi-department innovation promotion group » World-class station for New Delhi, Mumbai Cent, Secunderabad, Patna » Major railway stations to be equipped with close circuit cameras » Use of metal detectors at all stations » Improved signaling system for better libe capacity » More effective security system to put in place at station » Trains to have internet and TV » Railway stations to have touch screen, color TVs » Rs.500 crores allocated towards improvement of railway stations » Introduction of Go-Mumbai card for Mumbai trains » Railways sanitation to be maintained through on-boat system » 50 new stations to have escalators » 203 mid level platforms to be upgraded » High-level platforms for 135 stations » 281 low level platforms to be upgraded to the mid level » Foot overbridge to be introduced in 195 stations » SMARTCARD-based ticket system to be introduced » 560 new platforms for long-distance trains » Upgradation of railway hospitals in Jaipur, Hubli » Introduction of a new divisional hospital at Ranchi » OPD block at ICF to be started » Railway hospital in Delhi to be upgraded to fully AC » Rs. 101 crores sacntioned for improving health services » Discharge-free green toilets to be introduced in all 36,000 coaches in XI Plan Period; cost Rs 4,000 cr. |
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