Railway Budget: 50 world class stations, no hike in fares

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Agencies Tags : Railway budget, Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee Posted: Friday , Jul 03, 2009 at 2011 hrs

A coolie listens to the Railway Budget speech by Mamata Banerjee, at the Railway station in Moradabad.

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Announcing "landmark" initiatives, Banerjee said that dedicated freight corridors have been declared as 'Diamond Rail Corridors' while foundation was being laid for development of Eastern Industrial Corridor along side the Eastern Freight Corridor.

Railway land banks will be set up to catalyse development in the corridors.

The Minister announced setting up of a new coach factory at Kanchrapara-Halisahar Railway Complex in West Bengal with annual capacity of 500 electrical multiple units (EMUs) and MEMUs and Metro coaches in joint venture private-partnership mode.

She also proposed introduction of "Only Ladies" EMU trains in Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata suburban during office rush hours and 'Yuva' trains which will be new low-cost air-conditioned seated accommodation trains dedicated to youth and low-income groups.

They will run from rural hinterland to major cities and metros on fares ranging from Rs 299 up to 1500 kms to Rs 399 up to 2500 kms. Weekly service on pilot basis will be introduced within three months between Mumbai-Delhi and Delhi-Kolkata.

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While the concessional monthly season ticket pass for the unorganised sector has been named 'Izzat' (dignity), the 12 non-stop point-to-point train services have been named 'Duronto' (quick).

Promising inclusive growth and expansion of rail network to reach development to every corner, Banerjee said the "so-called economically unviable but socially desired projects" will be viewed with social perspective to benefit backward areas and the underprivileged.

An expert committee to advise her is being set up for suggesting innovative financing and implementation of such projects.

She said priority will be given to effect perceptible improvement in cleanliness, quality of railway catering, safety and security and punctuality.

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Toilest along the rail lines O'!By: Sumangal Pande | 05-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward What about some toilets by the rail lines in Mumbai? Not on the rail lines, please note. Or you are blind to the mess wreaked there every morning?

Andhra Pradesh is totally ignored?By: kishen c.rao | 04-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward It is so unfortunate that A.P is totally ignored while M.ps of this biggest state is totally impotents not to fight for any new railway line, connecting Secrudrabad to Karimnagar Via Siddipet, which gives more fiscal benifits and reduces the transportation problems. So unfortunate not to lay new lines with new connections in Rail industry. It is shame not to ask by these M.Ps of this Andhra Pradesh state, acting more perfidious to the people of this impoverished state and nation. It is so reprehesnisble act by these elected ones. I knew it through Teja T.V, I live in Winterville North carolina. I am a US citizen. These Politicians need to quit greed and fight for the state.....Kishen c.rao/Venky-villa, 116 berkhire dr, winterville, nc, 28590 USA.....

Railway Budget 2009 - Maharashtra's Disappointment!!!By: Mark | 04-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward Mamata didi, might have presented a good/ acceptable budget of her career and the recent budget may be quite charming to many people. But, this is one of the most disappointing budgets ever presented by any of the RMs, especially its disappointing to the Maharashtra people. No any provision for new railway links/ routes, neither any provision for pending links electrification and or doubling of single lines nor anything for gauge conversion. The most awaited new rail link Jalgaon-Ajanta-Aurangabad-Beed-Osmanabad-Solapur (which will connect the world heritage and monument Ajanta Caves to Indian rail network) is not given any consideration neither any provision/ funds allotted for the doubling of Udhana-Jalgaon line(joining two main trunk lines) and Manmad-Daund link.No announcements made in regards of the Manmad-Dhule-Indore new railway link (pending since 5 decades). No new trains introduced for inter-Maharashtra state viz, Nagpur/Gondia-Ratnagiri VidharbhaSagar Exp,...

We need to improve on aviation services By: Dr. Divyesh Raythatha | 04-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward Mamta Bannerjee has come out with really a good railway budget. She also plans for new trains. I fail to understand what does she mean by world class stations. Today, most of the developed countries use airplanes, cars, like means for travelling. They hardly think of developing new trains or railways and train stations. They develop most modern airplanes, airports, cars with latest technology, and comforts with safety. If an underdeveloped country claims that they have excelent, modern bullock carts or highest number of bicycles, it is not a prestigeous issue. It is o.k. that we need trains because very few people can efford to travel by air and use cars. I think, our government should start claiming of world class, international levels only if it is a comparable issue with other countries. Actually, we need to improve our overall standards of Air India, Air India Express and International Airports in Ahmedabad and other places which are not even comparable to underdeveloped countries.

congratulate today shall regret tomorrow, Didi TATABy: arun kumar | 04-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward IR should earn first - this earning could be spent for social causes. By converting IR into employment bureau,or by having various concessions IR is only complicating the work of executing staff.Coaches are stinking, in 2ac class nobody wants to take side births, still they exist. Minister has taken for granted that Indian public can travel like animals packed in wagons, and they are happy if the fare is not increased over years.Instead please try to give service and you will see public pays for it. She forgets that India is emerging as a major tourist destination.These tourists when see the deplorable condition of sanitation and services, carry back with them a picture of Tajmahal along with photo of a man taking bath at Mughalsarai Railway station. Are we proud of this pathetic situation? Should we not try to educate mases that Platforms are not bathing places? IA said tata to TATAs, for a foolish doctrine socialism - IR too will go down drains if not run as comm. organisation.

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