Railway Interim Budget 2009

ACROSS-THE-BOARD 2% CUT IN RAIL FARES
FREIGHT RATE UNCHANGED
Investment of Rs 2.3 lakh crore in 11th 5-yr plan; Rs 70,000 crore in the past four years Paradigm shift in consumer services by implementing e-ticketing and call centres for enquiry.
Fully air-conditioned Garib Raths, free upgrade facility to higher class to enable common people enjoy comfort.
Rail service to be extended upto Baramula in the next few years.
Started work on Dehi-Mumbai freight corridor
Feasibility on for Bullet Trains between Delhi-Patna, Delhi-Amritsar, Chennai-Bangalore
25 survey planned for 8 doubling projects
43 new trains in FY10
6th Pay comm to benefit 1.4 mn rail employees
Financial turn-around of railways managed without putting burden on common man.
Railways raised $ 100 million debt at 4 per cent.
Significant improvement in safety record- accidents down to 194 in 2007-2008 as against 325 in 2003-2004.
Eco-friendly zero discharge toilets in Rlys soon