Highlights of railway budget 2011

 Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2011-12 presented by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in Parliament today.


* No hike in passenger fare and freight rates.

* Highest ever Plan outlay of Rs 57,630 crore proposed for Railways.

* Rs 9,583 crore provided for new lines.

* 1300 km new lines, 867 km doubling of lines and 1017 km gauge conversion targeted in 2011-12.

* 56 new Express Trains, 3 new Shatabdis and 9 Duronto trains to be introduced.

* AC Double Decker services on Jaipur-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai routes.

* New Super AC Class to be introduced.

* A new portal for e-ticketing to be launched shortly.
*The Budget for 2011-12 increased senior citizen concession for men to 40% from 30%. Women will get the senior citizen discount from 58 years, instead of 60 years.

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