EPIC JOURNEY

SOME OF THE

SLEW OF ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE RAILWAY BUDGET

RAILWAYS TO shift to completely paperless contract system

in 2016-17 124 MPS have committed to contribute

from MPLADS for passenger amenities

30,000 BIO-TOILETS in trains by next year RAILWAYS TO generate 9 crore man

days in 2017-18

NORTH-SOUTH, EAST-WEST dedicated freight corridor proposed in Railway Budget for 2016-17

E-TICKETING capacity raised to 7,200/min, from 2,000/min

TWO ELEVATED suburban railway corridors - Churchgate- Virar and CST-Panvel to be constructed in Mumbai; Ring railway covering 21 stations to be revived with state participation

350 MANNED level crossings and 1000 unmanned level crossings have been

closed

RAILWAYS TO increase lower berth quota for senior citizens by 50 per cent

AJMER, AMRITSAR, Gaya, Mathura, Nanded, Nashik, Puri, Tirupati, Varanasi, Nagapattinam and other pilgrim stations to be beautified

CLEANING OF coach on demand to be introduced; Disabled enabled toilet in 11 Class-A stations this year INDIA’S FIRST railway auto hub in Chennai to be inaugurated soon

OVERNIGHT DOUBLE-DECKER trains to be introduced on business rail routes.

NEW REVENUE source to be exploited

MIDDLE BAYS will be reserved in coaches for women as a security measure

BAR-CODED TICKETS TO BE INTRODUCED AT SELECT STATIONS ON PILOT BASIS