Ranchi-Bhagalpur new train would be run thrice in a week
Indore-Udaipur via Ratlam new train to be introduced thrice in
a week
Introduction of new weekly Puri-Darbhanga express
Khajuraho-Delhi new train to run thrice in a week
Coming up of new weekly Varanasi-Rameswaram express
Machhlipatnam-Bangalore new train to be run thrice in a week
Amravati-Mumbai express new train to run twice in a week
New Delhi-Jammu Tawi train to run daily
Salsa-Amritsar Garib Rath thrice in a week
Bagalkota-Jaswantpur train now would be run daily
Kurla to Howrah train twice in a week
Mathura-Lucknow train would be extended to Patna
Varanasi-Ranchi via Rourkela train up to Sambhalpur
Bangalore-Coimbatore train extention to Ernakalum
Special train between Pune-Delhi for Commonwealth to be
started in Oct
New train Saharsha- Janasebharan Expess would be run weekly
New train Malda-Patna Express thrice in a week
New train Amritsar-Kochuveli Express to be run weekly
Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani to start
New Itarsi-Katni passenger train to be run daily
New daily Ahmedabad-Patan express to be introduced
New daily Ahmedabad-Patan express to come up
Chennai-Salem new train on a daily basis
Special train between Pune-Delhi for Commonwealth to be
started in October
Infrastructural Reforms, Safety and
Technology
Introduction of discharge-free green
toilets in all 36,000 coaches in XI Plan Period at a price of
around Rs 4,000 cr.
Call centers would be introduced for inquiries which would be
reachable at local tariff
Long-distance trains would have a system to display next
station
Introduction of multi level parking on few major stations
Public address systems to be introduced in all trains
Anti-collision system to be improved to prevent rail accidents
Mother Child Health Express would be started
Multi department innovation promotion group in railway boards
NDLS, Mumbai Cent, Secund'bad, Patna will become world-class
Close circuit cameras at major railway stations
Metal detector for checking of luggage
Signaling system to be introduced for improving line capacity
Enhanced security system would be in operation at railway
stations
Television and Internet systems in trains
Touch screen, color TVs would be installed at railway stations
Rs.500 crores would be spent for the improvement of railway
stations
A multiple purpose card called Go- Mumbai card would be
introduced for Mumbai trains
On boat system for maintaining sanitation at railways
Escalators would be introduced at 50 new stations.
High level upgradation of 203 mid level platforms
Introduction of High-level platforms in 135 stations
Upgradation of 281 low level platforms to mid level ? 195
stations will have foot overbridge
Plan to have SMARTCARD-based ticket system
Low level platform would be upgraded to high level railways
560 platforms to be increased for long-distance trains
Divisional railway hospitals in Jaipur, Hubli would be
upgraded
A new divisional hospital at Ranchi, and an OPD block at ICF
would be set up
N Railway hospital in Delhi would be turned into fully AC
13 new works at a price of about Rs 101 cr has been sanctioned
for enhancing health services.
New Railway
Developments
Arranged execution of capacity augmentation
involving dedicated freight corridors, doubling, third and fourth
lines, bye passes, flyovers, automatic signaling works etc in the
next 7 years at cost of around Rs 75,000 cr.
Top attention would be given to port rail connectivity
projects.
Production of an all-time high of 20,000 wagons, 250 diesel
and 220 electric locomotives.
Railways to promote Door to Door Logistics services
Vision 2025 would involve the setting up of the road map for
coming 17 years - customer centric and market responsive strategic
initiatives and action plans.
Public Private Partnership plans would be introduced for
pulling investment of Rs 1,00,000 cr in the next five years for
the development of world class stations, rolling stock
manufacturing, multi modal logistics parks, running of container
trains etc.
More passenger trains would come up in peak season
Sitting companies will be given railway licenses
5% step down in petrol and diesel freight
Rs 17.3 bn to be spent on new lines regarding Kurla to Howrah
train bi-weekly Proposal
Plans to spend Rs 6.5 bn on metro transport projects
155 km new lines would be endeavored to be completed in FY08
Rs. 2000 crores to be earned from 3000 bogies
Jansadharan seva to be extended to every zone
Renewal of 16,548 old rail tracks
Staff benefit fund to be upgraded to10 times in 2009
New rail coach manufacturing unit to come up in Kerala
Staff benefit fund to be increased 10 times in 2009
Freight services raises additional 20,000 cr
NDLS, Mumbai Cent, Secund'bad, Patna will become world-class
New policy would be introduced for wagon leasing
Pvt cos would be able to make terminals on rail land
Rs.500 crores would be spent for the improvement of railway
stations
New coaches in all Rajdhani trains would be introduced by 2010
New coaches would come up Shatabdi trains by 2011
Plans to come up new wagon designs through foreign cos
8.2 per cent growth in freight loading till December 2007
Shelter would be offered at Rs 500 crores in the next two
years
Rail Plan raised from Rs 11,000 cr to 33,000 cr
New projects will have Rs 49,250 crores investment ? New
policy would be introduced for wagon leasing
For
Internal Railways Operating System
5700 vacant posts for constables and 993 vacant posts for
sub-inspectors would be filled up.
5% posts for constables and 10 % of sub-inspectors in the
above vacancies would be booked for women.
973 additional posts have been created.
Urdu would also be introduced as a medium of examination for
group D posts in the areas where Urdu is the second official
language.
Per-capita contribution to Staff Benefit Fund would be by ten
times from Rs 35 to Rs 350 for 2008-09.
Coolies would be promoted to gangmen
Staff benefit fund to be upgraded to 10 times in 2009
Level crossings to be manned by Gangmen
Container train operators to be up to 50-55 train
SC,STs to be given more jobs than quota alloted to them
Multi department innovation promotion group in railway boards
? 5 per cent reservation for women in railway jobs
Employees in Indian Railways at 1.4 mln in the year 2007-08.
Previous service tenure of employees working previously in any
public sector enterprise, autonomous body or any other agency
under State Government or Central Government, whose prior service
has been counted for pensionary benefits, would be eligible for
post-retirement complementary passes as per the norms being set.
