MAMTA'S RAIL

HIGHLIGHTS OF RAILWAY BUDGET 12 new 'Turant' AC sleeper trains between major metros Non-stop AC 'Turant' trains to be introduced Kolkata Metro to get more extensions, CONCESSIONS FOR MINORTY STUDENTS IN KOLKOTTA METRO! PRESS CORRESPONDENTS GET 50% CONCESSION TATKAL REDUCED FROM 5 TO 2 DAYS AND FARE FROM 150 TO 100 NEW COACH FACTORY IN BENGAL To introduce double-decker AC coaches for inter-city travel Ramps, special bogeys for physically challenged passengers Passengers can buy tickets from Post Offices Public-private partnership to develop stations Develop 50 stations as world-class New 'Izzat' scheme: Poor to get 25-rupee monthly tickets for 100-km travel All students will receive a 60% concession on tickets Yuva AC Trains for youth with fares like Rs 299 for 1500 km and 399 Rs for 2500 Km. [ Mumbai to Delhi, Delhi to Kolkata] 7 new rails, 57 new trains,53 new rail connectivity proposals, 27 extensions and Frequency of 13 trains increased are the highlights.

Tamilnadu direct benefits Delhi- Chennai non stop AC sleeper train [turant]BIWEEKLY Kanyakumari-Rameshwaram via Madurai new Train Coimbatore to Shoranur passenger daily new Train Tirunelveli- Bilaspur new Train weekly superfast via Trivandrum Tirunelveli-Hapa new train biweekly via Trivandrum Madurai - Chennai New Train biweekly Superfast parcel express trains between Delhi to Royapuram,Chennai Chennai Central in the list of Stations to be developed by Public -private patnership Ladies special trains in Chennai Metro, suburban FREQUENCY OF 2685/2686 Chennai-Mangalore INCREASED from 3 days to daily Extension of 6787/6788 Madurai-Jammu Tawi to Tirunelveli (Weekly) Extension of 6885/6886 Ernakulam-Tiruchchirappalli to Nagore (Daily) Extension of 2685/2686 Mangalore-Chennai to Puducherry (Weekly) NEW TRAIN INFORMATION SYSTEM TO BE STARTED IN CHENNAI ALSO. Will facilitate movement of textile products from Tiruppur to consumption centres New Rail proposal betwen madurai to Ernakulam Gauge conversion between Vellore to Villupuram