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.