| | Budget Highlights | Time |
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More trains to run on electricity in North India. |
3:10:53 PM |
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Concession for students and women declared in Railway Budget. |
3:09:33 PM |
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10 out of 53 new trains for Bihar. |
3:08:29 PM |
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Green toilets to be installed in trains. ` 4000 crores allocated for this purpose. |
3:07:38 PM |
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Tickets can be booked through Internet and mobile phones. |
3:05:12 PM |
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Laloo Prasad Yadav declares Rs.25,000 crores profit of Indian Railways in 2007-2008. |
3:01:51 PM |
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ETA (Expected Time of Arrival) to be printed on tickets. |
3:01:20 PM |
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Ticket queues to be eliminated in 2 years. |
3:00:57 PM |
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North-east gets 6% reduction in freight charges. |
3:00:34 PM |
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Petrol and diesel freights reduced by 5%. |
2:02:24 PM |
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AC 3-tier fares reduced by 3%. |
2:01:45 PM |
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2nd-class AC fares reduced by 4%. |
2:00:51 PM |
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1st-class AC fares reduced by 7%. |
1:59:33 PM |
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3rd-class AC fares reduced by 2%. |
1:57:02 PM |
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5% reduction in second-class fares. |
1:55:30 PM |
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Terminals can be set up by private companies : Railway Minister. |
1:49:40 PM |
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Special Commonwealth Games train to run from Delhi to Pune. |
1:55:30 PM |
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1712 crores for development of Railways in Jammu & Kashmir and north-east. |
1:39:29 PM |
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Expansion of existing routes for many trains declared. |
1:31:41 PM |
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53 new trains in 2008-2009. |
1:25:51 PM |
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Land acquisition to be facilitated for development projects. |
1:25:22 PM |
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New Railway coach production center in Kerala. |
1:24:04 PM |
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Railways to use CFL lights. |
1:23:19 PM |
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Improvement of Railway Hospitals emphasised. |
1:23:06 PM |
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Railway exams to be held in Urdu in states where Urdu speaking population is high. |
1:22:41 PM |
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Proposal for Mother-Child Health Express through joint collaboration of Indian Railways and Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. |
1:11:30 PM |
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Ashok Chakra holders in the defence can travel in Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express. |
1:10:15 PM |
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30% concession for senior citizens. |
1:09:02 PM |
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Unmanned level-crossings to be reduced. |
1:05:50 PM |
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Security measures at important stations to be improved. |
1:02:55 PM |
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Safety measures to be expanded for prevention of rail collisions. |
1:01:53 PM |
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Rs. 1 lakh crores to be invested for expansion of Railway network in India. |
12:58:50 PM |
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Delhi, Mumbai and Patna stations to be given aid for development to world-class levels. |
12:57:45 PM |
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Developed information system for travellers. |
12:55:28 PM |
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Coal, cement, steel and container freight to be increased next year. |
12:54:50 PM |
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New and better coaches in Rajdhani and Satabdi express trains declared. |
12:53:56 PM |
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Round the clock freight handling facilities at terminals. |
12:50:54 PM |
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Dedicated freight corridors announced in Railway Budget. |
12:43:42 PM |
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40 new contained depots to be set up next year. |
12:42:34 PM |
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Facilities to be improved at terminals. |
12:40:59 PM |
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e-ticketing for Indian Railways to be increased. |
12:37:13 PM |
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Automatic Signalling System to be expanded. |
12:35:53 PM |
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Dedicated line for coal transport. |
12:34:25 PM |
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Low level platforms to be upgraded to medium level and high level platforms. |
12:33:13 PM |
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Lift and escalators in 50 big stations. |
12:31:12 PM |
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Multilevel parking in 30 big stations. |
12:30:08 PM |
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Maintenance of all Rajdhani and Satabdi Express trains to be done by private agencies. |
12:29:09 PM |
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Call Centers for Railways by 2009. |
12:26:14 PM |
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Display Boards on long distance mails and express trains. |
12:22:52 PM |
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Multipurpose Railway card for Mumbai. |
12:21:49 PM |
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Availability of railway tickets to be made easier. |
12:20:52 PM |
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Operating Ratio for Railways in 07-08 will be 76.3% : Railway Minister. |
12:18:37 PM |
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Railways have continued making profits in the last 4 years : Railway Minister. |
12:16:20 PM |
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14 lakh employees have worked hard for the success of Indian Railways : Laloo Prasad Yadav. |
12:11:30 PM |
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Railway Budget session begins in Parliament. |
12:09:42 PM |
