Rail Budget 2012-13 Highlights

On 14^th March 2012, former Central Rail Minister Dinesh Trivedi projected the Rail Budget for the year 2012-13. This article is about the key highlights of Rail Budget 2012-13. Following are the key points of RailBudget 2012-13:

Increase in passenger fare
Lowest ticket and platform ticket will be Rs. 5/-
Display board facility in every train to inform next stop and the time of arrival
321 escalators to be built in important stations; however in 2012-13, 50 escalators to be installed.
Catering order or Book a Meal through SMS or Emailing
Up-gradation of 929 stations as ‘Adarsh Station’
Special coach for physically handicapped in every mail and express trains; already 2100 coaches were manufactured
Rail-Bandhu Magazine facilitating in Rajadhani, Satabdi and Duranta Expresses
75 new expresses, 21 passengers, 9 DMU and 8 EMU projection
Extension of 39 train routes
Integrated Security System in 202 railway stations
Importance of security system in every station
Implementation of Railway Safety Authority as a statutory regulatory body
Establishment projection of Rail-Road Grade Separation Corporation
Establishment projection of special team for modernization and funding for Indian Railways
Projection of 14 Lac Crore rupees to fulfill 202-Vision Document
Projection of more 5 Lac Crore rupees for Pradhanmantri Rail Vikash Yojana
Modernization of railway track, pole, signals, communication, station and transportation
Increase of Double-Decker container trains
Logistic corporation establishment in railway stations
Projection for survey of 111 new train routes.
45 new train routes of 700 km was projected for 2012-13
Projection for establishment of Indian Rail Station Development Corporation
Projection of 1102 Crore for passenger facilitating
Establishment of Wagon Factory at Sitapalli of Ganjam, Odisha
Bio-Toilet facility in 2500 coaches
Housekeeping board in every station to take care of station and trains
Railway Police and RPF service in 3500 trains
Satellite tracking system for 36 trains
Separate train for wait-listed passengers