RAILWAY BUDGET 2012-13

presented by Minister of Railways Shri Dinesh Trivedi

Highest ever plan outlay of rs.60,000 crore

75 new express trains, 21 new passenger services, 9 DEMU and 8
MEMU services
137 services new sub-urban services to come up in mumbai,
chennai & kolkata
725 km new lines to be introduced
A green train and 200 green energy stations proposed
Special coaches for differently- abled persons
Emphasis on infrastrucurure development 5 focus aras identified
19000 km rail tracks to be modernised
Mission-mode approach for rail modernisation
Minor incrase in passanger fares
A SLEW of passenger amentieis being introduced.

INDIAN RAILWAY BUDGET 2013-14

Sh. Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Railways on February 26, 2013.

Highest ever plan outlay of 63,363 cr (US$ 11.71 billion)

500 km new lines, 750 km doubling, 450 km gauge conversion
targeted in 2013-14.
Setting up of 75 MW capacity windmill plants and energizing 1000
level crossings with solar power
Installation of 179 escalators and 400 lifts at A-1 and other major
stations
Upgrading another 60 stations as Adarsh Stations in addition to 980
already selected
Extending availability of the facility of internet ticketing from 0030
hours to 2330 hours
Next-Gen e-ticketing system to be rolled out capable of handling
7200 tickets per minute against 2000 now & 1.20 lakh users
simultaneously against 40,000 now

 Introduction of executive lounge at 7 more stations, namely,

Bilaspur, Visakhapatnam, Patna, Nagpur, Agra, Jaipur and Bengaluru
Identification of 104 important stations for immediate attention to
all aspects related to cleanliness
Integration of RPF helpline with the All India Passenger Helpline
Target of Rs 1000 crore (US$ 184.82 million) each fixed for Rail Land
Development Authority and IR Station Development Corporation to
be raised through PPP in 2013-14
Associate voluntary organizations for providing first aid services at
railway stations
67 new Express trains to be introduced
26 new passenger services, 8 DEMU services and 5 MEMU services
to be introduced
Run of 57 trains to be extended
Frequency of 24 trains to be increased

73 new trains introduced.

17 premium class, 38 Express, 4 Memu and 3 Demu.
Direct train for Vaishnav devi mandir direct up to Katra.
From Ahmadabad and Yaswantpur up to Katra directly.
In 19 new means (ways) rail lines will go up to 2702 km.
Rail for Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur in this same year
2014.
In place of LPG now Induction will cook food in Pantry car.
Tickets fare for Premium class will be as same as air tickets.
From July AC local train will run in Mumbai.
Not a single railway crossing in India is without man.

Railway Budget for 2014-15

presented by Mr D V Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister for Railways, Government of India, on July 8, 2014.

Highest-ever plan outlay of Rs 65,445 crore (US$ 10.95 billion) with

budgetary support of Rs 30,100 crore (US$ 5.03 billion)
Leveraging of Railway PSU resources by bringing in their investible
surplus funds in infrastructure projects of the Railways
5 new Jansadharan trains, 5 Premium and 6 AC trains, 27 new
Express trains, 8 new passenger services, 5 DEMU services and 2
MEMU services to be introduced and run of 11 trains to be
extended
Bullet train proposed on identified MumbaiAhmedabad sector
Increasing of speed of trains to 160200 km/h in select 9 sectors
23 projects underway in the Northeast; Rs 5,100 crore (US$ 853.8
million) allocated for Northeast projects
Diamond Quadrilateral network to connect major metros through
High Speed Rails (HSR); funds worth Rs 100 crore (US$ 16.74
million) allocated for high speed project
18 surveys for new lines, 10 for doubling and extending previous
lines to be initiated

 Provision of Rs 1,785 crore (US$ 298.8 million) for Roadover-bridges and Road-under-bridges; speedy clearances,
online design standardisation and decentralised sanctioning
powers
Provision of foot-over bridges, escalators, lifts, etc., at all
major stations, including through PPP route.
E-ticketing to support 7,200 users per second
Ready-to-eat meals of reputed brands to be served in trains
Outsourced cleaning activities in 50 stations; up to 40 per
cent hike in allocation for cleanliness
Advanced technology for rail-flaw detection Vehicle
Borne Ultrasonic Flaw Detection System to detect rail and
weld fractures and pilot trials on Ultrasonic Broken Rail
Detection System (UBRD) at two locations

 Harnessing of solar energy by utilising rooftop spaces of

stations, railway buildings and land including through PPP
mode
Paperless office in Railways in next five years
All trains to be wi-fi enabled. Mobile based wakeup call
system
Dedicated freight corridors on eastern and western routes
Eco tourism education tourism for north eastern states
Separate housekeeping wings at 50 major stations
17,000 rail police constables, 4,000 women police for
security