Rail Budget 2012-13 Highlights

On 14^th March 2012, former Central Rail Minister Dinesh Trivedi projected the Rail Budget for the year 2012-13. This article is about the key highlights of Rail Budget 2012-13. Following are the key points of RailBudget 2012-13:

• Increase in passenger fare
• Lowest ticket and platform ticket will be Rs. 5/-
• Display board facility in every train to inform next stop and the time of arrival
• 321 escalators to be built in important stations; however in 2012-13, 50 escalators to be installed.
• Catering order or Book a Meal through SMS or Emailing
• Up-gradation of 929 stations as ‘Adarsh Station’
• Special coach for physically handicapped in every mail and express trains; already 2100 coaches were manufactured
• Rail-Bandhu Magazine facilitating in Rajadhani, Satabdi and Duranta Expresses
• 75 new expresses, 21 passengers, 9 DMU and 8 EMU projection
• Extension of 39 train routes
• Integrated Security System in 202 railway stations
• Importance of security system in every station
• Implementation of Railway Safety Authority as a statutory regulatory body
• Establishment projection of Rail-Road Grade Separation Corporation
• Establishment projection of special team for modernization and funding for Indian Railways
• Projection of 14 Lac Crore rupees to fulfill 202-Vision Document
• Projection of more 5 Lac Crore rupees for Pradhanmantri Rail Vikash Yojana
• Modernization of railway track, pole, signals, communication, station and transportation
• Increase of Double-Decker container trains
• Logistic corporation establishment in railway stations
• Projection for survey of 111 new train routes.
• 45 new train routes of 700 km was projected for 2012-13
• Projection for establishment of Indian Rail Station Development Corporation
• Projection of 1102 Crore for passenger facilitating
• Establishment of Wagon Factory at Sitapalli of Ganjam, Odisha
• Bio-Toilet facility in 2500 coaches
• Housekeeping board in every station to take care of station and trains
• Railway Police and RPF service in 3500 trains
• Satellite tracking system for 36 trains
• Separate train for wait-listed passengers

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