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13:52 IST
New Delhi: February 24, 2006

• RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE IN FIRST NINE MONTHS OF CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
  
  
• NO INCREASE IN PASSENGER FARES
  
  
• SUPERFAST CHARGES ON MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY SEASON TICKETS REDUCED
  
  
• REDUCTION IN FIRST AND SECOND AC FARES BY 18% AND 10% RESPECTIVELY
  
  
• OVER 200 MAIL/EXPRESS TRAINS TO BE MADE SUPERFAST
  
  
• FOUR POPULAR TRAINS TO HAVE WORLD CLASS PASSENGER AMENITIES
  
  
• NO ACROSS THE BOARD INCREASE IN FREIGHT RATES
  
  
• RATIONALIZATION OF GOODS TARIFF TO CONTINUE
  
  
• CEILING FOR BOOKING LUGGAGE IN BRAKE VANS REMOVED
  
  
• PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO GET MAJOR THRUST
  
  
• LICENCES THROUGH OPEN BIDDING TO PROVIDE ON BOARD SERVICES IN PASSENGER TRAINS
  
  
• AIRCONDITIONED GARIB RATH INTRODUCED AS A PILOT PROJECT
  
  
• GRAMEEN TICKET BOOKING SERVICE FOR UNEMPLOYED RURAL YOUTH
  
  
• JANSADHARAN TICKET BOOKING SCHEME: UNEMPLOYED YOUTH TO MAN PREPAID UTS COUNTERS
  
  
• 50% CONCESSION TO FARMERS AND MILK PRODUCERS TRAVELING FOR TRAINING PURPOSES
  
  
• 50% CONCESSION TO VICTIMS WITH LOSS OF LIMBS FOR TRANSPLANTATION OF ARTIFICIAL LIMBS
  
  
• UPGRADATION OF PASSENGERS TO NEXT HIGHER CLASS EXTENDED TO ALL RAJDHANI, MAIL/EXPRESS TRAINS WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL CHARGES
  
  
• 55 PAIRS OF NEW TRAINS INTRODUCED
  
  
• NUMBER OF COACHES IN PASSENGER TRAINS TO BE INCREASED
  
  
• DEDICATED MULTIMODAL HIGH AXLE FREIGHT CORRIDOR ON WESTERN AND EASTERN ROUTES
  
  
• DOUBE STACK CONTAINER TRAIN TO BE INTRODUCED
  
  
• 25 TONNE AXLE LOAD TRAINS TO RUN ON TWO ROUTES FOR THE FIRST TIME
  
  
• LARGEST EVER ANNUAL PLAN OUTLAY OF RS 23475 CRORE FOR 2006-07
  
  
• RS 10794 CRORE FOR THE PLAN TO BE GENERATED THROUGH INTERNAL RESOURCES
  
  
• MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADATIONS PLANNED, HIGH TECH PASSENGER COACHES FOR MORE TRAINS
  
  
• INTRODUCTION OF ATM, CYBER CAFES AT ALL MAJOR STATIONS
  
  
• 800 MORE UTS CENTRES TO BE OPENED
  
  
• WAGON & ELECTRIC LOCO MANUFACTURING CAPACITY TO BE INCREASED BY 25% AND 17% RESPECTIVELY
  
  
• PRODUCTION CAPACITY AT RAIL WHEEL FACTORY, INTEGRAL COACH FACTORY AND SAMASTIPUR WORKSHOP TO BE INCREASED