Missedthepresentationofthisyear'sRailwayBudget?Here'saquickrecapofallmajorannouncementsmadebyRailwayMinisterSureshPrabhu.

ThekeythemesoftheBudgetwereinlinewithPrimeMinisterNarendraModi'sinitiativesSwachchBharatMission,MakeinIndiaandDigital
India.

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Themostexpectedpartaboutthisyear'sRailwayBudgetthereisnoincreaseinpasssengerrail
fares.

Rs.8.5lakhcrorewillbeinvestedinRailwaysinnext5years.
'Operation5mins',whereinpassengerstravelllingunreservedcanpurchaseaticketin5
minutes.

Whatistheinvestmentplan?
TheRailwayBudgetenvisagesan
investmentofRs.8.5lakhcroreinnextfive
years.
Howisitgoingtobemobilized?

Biotoiletsandairplanetypevaccumtoiletsintrains.

TheMinistersuggestedthatthemoney
couldberaisedfrommultiplesources
frommultilateraldevelopmentbanksto
pensionfunds.

Surveillancecamerasinselectcoachesandladiescompartmentsforwomen'ssafetywithout
compromisingonprivacy.

Whatistheactionplaninthesphere
fundraising?

Railticketscannowbebooked120daysinadvance.

Goinforpartnershipwithkeystakeholders
States,PSUs,partnerwithmultilateral
andbilateralorganizationsother
governmentstogainaccesstolongterm
financing.Also,gettechnologyfrom
overseas.Theprivatesectorcouldberoped
intoimprovelastmileconnectivity,expand
fleetofrollingstockandmodernizestation
infrastructure.

Speedonninerailwaycorridorstogoupto200kmperhour.

WiFiinmorestations,mobilephonechargingfacilitiesinalltraincompartments.

Facilityofonlinebookingofwheelchairforseniorcitizens.

Satelliterailwayterminalsinmajorcities.

CentrallymanagedRailDisplayNetworkisexpectedtobeintroducedinover2Kstationsover
thenext2years.
Allindia24/7helpline138fromMarch2015TollfreeNo.182forsecurity.

917roadunderbridgesandoverbridgestobeconstructedtoreplace3,438railwaycrossingsat
acostofRs.6,581crore.

Whatisthethrust?
Thethrustwillbeonrevamping
managementpractices,systems,processes,
andretoolingofhumanresources.
Whatistheproposaloncapacity
augmentation?
1.Decongestingnetworkswithbasketof
trafficgeneratingprojectswillbethe
priority
2.Prioritytolastmileconnectivityprojects

FourRailwayResearchCentrestostartinfouruniversities.

3.Fasttracksanctionedworkson7,000
kmsofdouble/third/fourthlines

Detailsaboutnewtrainsandincreasedfrequencywillbeannouncedlaterinthissessionof
Parliamentafterreview.

4.Commissioning1200kmin201516atan
investmentofRs.8,686crore,84%higher
YOY.
5.Commissioning800kmofgauge
conversiontargetedincurrentfiscal.

6.77projectscovering9,400kmofdoubling/tripling/quadruplingworksalongwithelectrification,coveringalmostallStates,atacostofRs.
96,182crore,whichisover2700%higherintermsofamountsanctioned.
7.TrafficfacilityworkisatopprioritywithanoutlayofRs.2374crore.
8.Awardof750kmofcivilcontractsand1300kmofsystemcontractsin201516onDedicated
9.FreightCorridor(DFC)55kmsectionofEasternDFCtobecompletedinthecurrentyear.
10.Preliminaryengineeringcumtrafficsurvey(PETS)forfourotherDFCsinprogress.
11.AccelerationofpaceofRailwayelectrification:6,608routekilometerssanctionedfor201516,anincreaseof1330%overthepreviousyear.