Key Highlights of Railway Budget

Update: 2015-02-26 09:18 GMT
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presented the railway budget in the Parliament on Friday.Here are the highlights for you:

-Over next five years we are expecting investment of Rs 8.5 lakh crore in Railways.

- To Spend Rs 96,182 Cr On Capacity Expansion In for year 2016

-Planned budget for 2015-16 pegged at 1.11 trillion rupees. Size of railway budget up by 52 per cent this financial year.

- 24x7 all India helpline number will be operational soon

- Mobile App to address complaints of the people to be developed

- E-ticketing to go paperless

- Passengers to to get SMS alert services about train arrivals and departures

- General Compartments to be increased, ladders to be replaced and 24-26 coaches in some indentified trains

- Wi Fi service in 400 stations

- Partnerships for longterm financing, modernise infrastructure, improve connectivity

- Integrated ticketing to be introduced, defence travel system to be developed for easy travel

- Surveillance cameras in ladies compartments and select mainline compartments to be installed

- Passenger amenities to be improved with 67% more funds

- 10 major cities to have satellite railway terminals

- 84% more investments, 77 new projects planned

- Railway electrification increased by 1330% over last yer

- Safety plans with ISRO. Level crossings at 3438 to be eliminated

-Cameras to be installed inside coaches to ensure greater security.

-Toll free No.182 – for security related complaints

-To prevent fire in coaches, train protection warning system and train collision avoiding system to be installed.

-917 safety work projects to eliminate over 3,000 unmanned crossings in all states

- TTEs to have paperless handheld device

- Coastal Connectivity program with Rs 2000 crs

-Four railway research centres in four cities

-The speed on some railway corridors to be increased to 160-200 kmph
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