RAIL BUDGET 2014: HIGHLIGHTS

• Highest ever plan outlay of Rs. 65,455 crore for 2014-15
• Expenditure in 2014-15 pegged at Rs. 149,176 crore.
• No new increase in passenger fares and freight charges
• Indian railways to become the largest freight carrier in the world.
• Social obligation of Railways in 2013-14 was Rs 20,000 crore.
• Loss per passenger per kilometre up from 10 per cent in 2000-01 to 23 per cent in 2012-13
• Gross traffic receipts in 2013-14 was Rs 12,35,558 crore; operating ratio was 94 per cent.
• Indian Railways spent Rs 41,000 crore on laying of 3,700 km of new lines in last 10 years.
• Fare revision will bring in Rs.8,000 crore; need another Rs.9,000 crore for golden quadrilateral project.
• Railways also proposes to set up Food Courts at major stations.
• Online booking to support 7,200 tickets per minute; to allow 1.2 lakh users log in simultaneously
• Spend 94 paisa of every rupee earned, leaving a surplus of only 6 paisa.
• With 12,500 trains, railways move 23 million passengers every day; equivalent to moving Australia’s population.
• 58 new trains and extension of 11; 864 additional EMUs to be introduced in Mumbai over 2 years
• FDI in railway projects, except in operations
• FDI, domestic investments in rail infrastructure
• Separate housekeeping wing at 50 major stations.
• CCTV to monitor cleanliness activities.
• Mechanized laundry will be introduced.
• Dedicated freight corridor on Eastern and Western corridors.
• 5400 unmanned level crossing removed.
• Tourist trains to be introduced to link all major places of tourist interests across the country.
• 4,000 women constables to be recruited to ensure safety of women. 17,000 RPF constables to provide safety to passengers.
• Setting up of Railway University for technical and non-technical study.
• Ultrasonic system to detect problem in track.
• Bullet train in Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector
• Plan to hike speed of trains to 160-200 km/hr in 9 sectors
• Diamond Quadrilateral project of high speed trains to connect all major metros.
• E-ticketing system to be improved. Future e-ticketing to support 7200 tickets per minute & to allow 120,000 simultaneous users
• Wifi in A1 and A category stations and in select trains. Internet-based platform and unreserved tickets.
• GIS mapping and digitization of Railway Land. Extension of logistics support to various e-Commerce Companies.
• Bulk of future projects will be financed through Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
• Facilitate transport of milk through rail. Special milk transportation trains in association with Amul and National Dairy Association Board.
• One ticket to reach from Delhi to Srinagar. Uddhampur to Banihal by bus and Banihal to Srinagar by train.
• Mumbai local to get 860 new, state-of-the art coaches. 64 new EMUs to be introduced.
• Train connectivity to Char Dham.
• Paperless office of Indian railways in 5 years. Digital reservation charts at stations.
• Ready-to-eat meals to be introduced in phased manners.
• 27 Express trains to be introduced.
• 5 Jansadharan , 5 Premium AC trains to be introduced.