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First
class A/C fares cut by 7%
•
2nd
class A/C fares cut by 4%
•
Third
A/C fares reduced by 3%
•
Second
class fares cut by 5%
•
Class
IV status for coolies
•
All
trains to have modular toilets
• Free
passes for girl students up to graduation
•
Automatic
signaling system to be expanded
•
State-of-the-art
equipment for RPF
•
Strategic
business unit to come in Railway board
•
All
level crossings to be manned
• CCTVs
to be installed to major stations
• 50
pc concession for women senior citizens
•
Top
priority for security on trains
•
Vision
2025 to set targets for 17 yrs
•
Display
board on overnight mail, express trains
•
Anti-collision
system to be expanded
•
53
new trains, 10 more Garib Raths
•
Boys
to get fare concessions to home city till class 12
•
Decorated
soliders get fare concessions
•
Public
address system in all trains
• AIDS
patients to get 50 per cent concession
•
Multi-level
parking at 30 major railway stations
•
Pvt
agencies to take over cleaning, maintenance of trains
•
Green
toilets to be installed in all trains
•
Plan
to do away with long queues at counters in 2 yrs
•
7-bogey
Mother-Child express to focus on maternal, child healthcare
•
Concession
for Ashok Chakra winners
•
Escalators
and lifts at 50 big stations
•
Coolies
to be promoted as gangman
• Rs
68,778 cr surplus in four years
•
5
pc reservation for women in railway jobs
•
Call
centre accessible at local tarrif
•
Enquiry
centre accessible throughout India
•
Rs
2000 cr earnings from 3000 more bogies
• CCTV,
metal detectors to be put up at all stations
•
To
have new wagon leasing policy
• To
increase container train operators to 50-55 trains
•
Concor to
setup 8 depots
•
15 licenced
operators for container trains
• 50
big terminals planned in Mumbai, Pune & Ghaziabad
•
Manufacture
20,000 wagons in FY09
•
FY08
coal freight loading seen at 336 tonnes
•
Rs
75,000 cr for upgrading infrastructure in 7 years
• Plan
to set up 20,000 km high density network
•
Sees excess freight loading target of 310 t in
4 yrs
•
Auto ticket sale machines at 6,000 in 2 years
•
New coaches in all Rajdhani trains by 2010
•
To produce only stainless steel coaches after FY10
• To link trains via software communication
by 2009
•
New coaches in all Shatabdi trains by 2011
•
To have online control of trains in 2 years
•
Increase ticketing counters to 15,000 in 2 yrs
• Planning ‘smart card’ based
ticket system
•Plan
to start ticket confirmation via mobile phones
• FY09 freight
loading seen at 790 tonnes
•
Revenue from passenger fares increased by 14%
•
Apr-Dec freight loading revenue up 8-10% at Rs 34,700 cr
• Additional
Rs 2000 cr earnings on freight services
•
Cash surplus of Rs 25,000 cr in FY08
•
Railway fund balance up at Rs 20,480 cr
•
Hiked peak season rates on freight
• Reduced fares
increased volumes and profits