RAIL BUDGET 2007-08 Highlights

• RAILWAY BUDGET 2007-08 Highlights :
  
  Second class fares cut by 5% beyond 50 km
  Third AC fares cut by 3%
  II AC fares cut by 4% I AC fares slashed by 7%
  5% cut in petrol, diesel freight
  All long-distance trains to have public address systems
  All new coaches made of stainless steel by 09/10
  Multi-level parking to be built at 30 large stations
  Looking at enabling reservations through mobile phones
  To introduce environmentally friendly toilets in 36,000 coaches for Rs 40 bn
  Railways will be linked by Mar '09 to call centres
  Digital display boards at railway stations
  All long-distance trains to display estimated time of arrival at all times
  Multi-purpose smart Mumbai cards to be introduced
  Ticket reservation possible from anywhere
  Railways profit due to UPA govt policies
  Additional Rs 20 bn earned on freight services
  Achieved 790 tonnes pay-load target
  Coolies promoted to gangmen
  New weekly Puri-Darbhanga express
  New Itarsi-Katni passenger train daily
  New daily Ahmedabad-Patan express
  Chennai-Salem new train daily
  Ranchi-Bhagalpur new train tri-weekly
  Indore-Udaipur via Ratlam new train tri-weekly
  
  Four new trains have been allotted to Kerala .
  Kochu Veli-Dehradun weekly trainKochu Veli- Amritsar weekly expressBangalore-Kochuveli Gharib Rath Bangalore-Coimbatore Express extended to Ernakulam

Financial aid for Vallarpadom-Edapally railway line

One more daily passenger in Shornur-Nilambur route

Rajadhani Express to operate three days in a week