New Delhi:
Here are the highlights of Railway Budget 2011:
- New trains: 9 Duronto trains; 15 suburban trains in Kolkata; 3 Shatabdi trains; 56 express trains
- Railways to do away with all unmanned crossings in FY'12
- Ticket booking charges decreased: Rs 10 in AC, Rs 5 in sleeper
- Railways to install anti-collision devices in eight railway zones
- Rail Yatri Sewa - Assistance for senior citizens at major stations
- Multi-purpose Go India smart card started as a pilot project
- 16,000 ex-servicemen to be given Railway jobs
- Work on Western freight corridor to start soon
- Metro coach factory to be set up near Singur
- Attempt to combine social and economic concerns
- All India security helpline started
- Year 2011-12 - Green Year
- Imphal connected to railway network
- Appeal to everybody to stop Rail Roko agitations
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