Peak season AC 3-Chair car fares cut by 4% Lean season AC 2nd class fares cut by 4% 500 km of new railway line Peak season AC 2nd class fares cut by 2% Bogies to be redesigned for disabled A-C coaches for suburban services in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai Peak season AC 1st class fares cut by 3-5% Freight on Iron ore cut by 6% Superfast surcharge levied on II class tickets reduced by 20 pc AC first class fare will be reduced Freight rates unchanged 23 train routes to be extended Passenger fares cut across the board Reduction in fares by Re 1 in suburban tickets No hike in passenger fares Chair to be set up at IIM-A to study the management of Rlys Feasibility study for ultra-high speed trains with speed up to 250-300 KMPH 225 stations to be built by March 2008 Wants private partnership on his terms Lalu against privatisation in Railways Some stations to have CCTVs All TTEs to be provided palm tops Mumbai EMU revamp: Rs 5,000 cr Concession for students Students to benefit concession for 2nd class Rail electrification to be done across the country Student concession for UPSC exam up by 50% 32 new trains, 8 new Garib Raths To introduce smart rail travel cards Emphasis on high-speed rail corridors Operating ratio at 73.7% Suburban services in Mumbai to be increased 50% fare concession for UPSC, other official examinees Rs 3,000 crore for freight corridor New high capacity sleeper coaches Passenger trains to have coaches for milk, veg vendors Number of berths to be increased from 72 to 84 200 model stations by end of 2007 2007-08 will be observed as cleanliness year Hand-held computers for on-spot reservations 300 more stations to be turned into model stations Rail tickets to be available at petrol pumps & ATMs 8000 automatic ticket vending machines To expand capacity on 20,000 kms of rail route Women & senior citizens to get priority lower berths Freight earnings on steel & cement up 5-7% in FY`06 Customers can dial 139 at local rates E-tickets in petrol pumps, post offices To set up call centres Passengers can get alerts through SMS Specially designed coaches for handicapped persons Ladies above 45 years will have greater quota New rail lines to aid new steel & power plants Cushion seats for all unreserved bogies Two more unreserved compartments in all trains No more wooden seats in trains 800 bogies to be added to popular trains New wagons of 15-25 MT planned Rail infrastructure revamp planned Huge investment for containers Wagon production up by 10% It's a pro-poor budget 60 MT extra freight loading in `07 To invest in 3-storey freight containers 15 pvt container licence issued Pipavah-Jaipur double decker train Cement freight traffic up to 30% Rly interest surplus at Rs 10,227 cr Freight earnings up 17% in Apr-Dec Passenger traffic up 14% in Apr-Dec Railways' profit at Rs 20,000 cr Railway Budget presentation begins