RAILWAY SAMACHAR

Budget Highlights

Important Budget Announcements directly pertaining to Western Railway

Mumbai Suburban

1. Setting of EMU/ MEMU Production Unit with 5000 coach capacity at Kanchrapara.

2. Introduction of energy efficient Railway system for providing connectivity to existing suburban system.

3. Additional platform at Borivali station with approximate cost of Rs.14.5 crore.

4. Adarsh stations - Andheri, Bandra, Bhayandar, Borivali, Charni Road, Churchgate, Dadar, Dahanu Road, Goregaon, Malad, Marine Lines, Mira Road, Mumbai Central (local), Naigaon, Okha, Santacruz, Saphale, Vangaon and Virar. Adarsh stations are stations with basic facilities such as drinking water, adequate toilets, catering services, waiting rooms and other basic facilities are universally available.

5. Introduction of 'Izzat Scheme' - It is a new concession scheme called Izzat in which an uniformly priced monthly season ticket of Rs. 25 would be available free of all surcharges for travel upto 100kms. for members of the unorganised sector with monthly income not exceeding Rs. 1500/-.

Non-suburban, New trains -

• Mumbai-Delhi "Yuva Train"
• Mumbai -Ahmedabad AC non-stop (Tri weekly)Douronto Train service
• Mumbai-Jodhpur-Bikaner Superfast
• Mumbai-Jodhpur Weekly Express
• Veraval-Mumbai Link Service (Daily)
  
• Extended Service - 2993/ 2994 Mumbai-Jaipur Express upto Delhi (Tri Weekly)

All over Western Railway

New trains - Gandhidham-Howrah Superfast (Weekly)

Ajmer-Bhopal Express via Ratlam (Daily)

Extended Service-9269/ 9270 Porbandar-Bapudham Motihari upto Muzzafarpur (Bi-Weekly)

1471/ 1472 Jabalpur-Bhopal Express upto Indore (Daily)

Change in Frequency -

2957/ 2958 Ahmedabad-New Delhi Rajdhani Express will now run daily.

2905/ 2906 Porbandar-Howrah via Hapa will now run three days in a week.

Projects -

Doubling of tracks - 8km. long Gandhidham-Adipur with approximate cost of Rs. 24 crores.

12km. long Gandhidham-Kandla Port with approximate 31 crores.

Rajkot-Veraval section

New Lines - Ratlam-Banswara-Dungarpur - Rail connectivity to be processed

Gauge conversion - Bhuj-Naliya with extension upto Vayur with approximate

cost of Rs. 80 crores.

Introduction of multi-functional complexes at Gandhidham, Indore, Ujjain and

Vadodara station premises for providing rail user's facilities like shopping,

food stalls and restaurants, PCO/ STD, ISD/ Fax booths, medicine and variety

stores, budget hotels, underground parking, etc.,