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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Railways to Conduct Survey for 55 New Lines
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
While presenting the Railway Budget for the year 2010-2011 in the Lok
Sabha today, the Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee has
announced that survey for 55 new railway lines have been proposed. The
proposed railway lines are:
1. Giddalur-Bakrapet
2. Baptala-Nizampatnam-Reppalle
3. Mellacheruvu-Janpahad
4. Pagidipalli-Shankarpalli
5. Vijayanagaram-Palasa via Rajam
6. Jogigopa to Guwahati via Barpeta, Sarthebari
7. North Lakhimpur-Along-Silapathar
8. Majhi-Lar Road viz Raghunathpur, Darauli & Guthani
9. Somnath-Kodinar
10. Rohtak-Hansi
11. Bijwasan-Jhajjar-Charkridadri
12. Delhi-Sohna-Nuh-Firozpur Jhirka-Alwar
13. Ghanoli-Dehradun via Baddi, Nalagarh, Jagadhari, Surajpur-Kala
Amb-Paonta Saheb
14. Bijapur-Athani-Shedbal
15. Chikaballapur-Gowribidanur
16. Padubidri-Karkala-Belthagady-Dharmashthala-Nettan
17. Byndoor-Kolluru-Halady-Hebri-Karkal-Moodabidri-Venoor-Belthangady-Dharmashthala-Nettane
18. Belur-Sringheri
19. Nangli-Chittoor
20. Krishnagiri-Chamrajnagar
21. Mysore-Kushalnagar-Madikere
22. Belgaum-Bagalkot-Raichur
23. Marikuppam-Kuppam
24. Belgaum-Samantwadi
25. Chenganur-Trivandrum via Adoor-Kottarakara
26. Gadchandur-Adilabad
27. Bodhan-Bidar
28. Nasik-Dhanu Road
29. Badisadri-Neemach
30. Guna-Aron-Sironj-Vasoda-Vidisha
31. Sagar-Chatarpur-Khajuraho-Bhopal
32. Talcher-Phulbani-Lanjigarh
33. Junagarh-Jaypore-Malkangiri-Bhadrachalam
34. Tanda-Hoshiarpur
35. Bhiwani-Loharu-Pilani-Churu
36. Pushkar-Merta
37. Jaisalmer to Sanu via Hamira
38. Bharatpur-Deeg-Kama-Kosi
39. Hamirpur-Hamirpur Road
40. Phaphund-Konch
41. Hastinapur-Meerut
42. Bacharwan-Lalganj
43. Kapilvasthu-Basti via Bhansi
44. Piran Kaliyar Sharif-Haridwar
45. Tanakpur-Bageshwar
46. Tanakpur-Jauljivi
47. Digha-Raichak-Kulpi
48. Diamond Harbour-Budge Budge-Akra
49. Digha-Balichak (Debra)
50. Kanthi-Belda
51. Ikra-Churuliya-Gourandi
52. Pandabeswar-Ikra
53. Panathur-Kaaniyur
54. Bongaon-Kalyani
55. Ranaghat-Dattaphulia
In addition following Gauge Conversion Surveys, Doubling Surveys and
Other Surveys have also been proposed during the next financial year.
These are:
Gauge Conversion Surveys
1. Lucknow-Sitapur-Lakhimpur-Pilibhit
2. Ahmedabad-Botad & Dhasa-Jetalsar
Doubling Surveys
1. Manikgarh-Gadchandur
2. Guwahati-Lumding-Tinsukhia-Dibrugarh
3. Kiul-Gaya
4. Kanpur-Manikpur
5. Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line
6. Sirhind-Nangal Dam
7. Guntur-Guntakal
Other Surveys
1. Howrah-Sealdah link
2. Chhatarpatti Shivaji Terminal Mumbai-Churchgate link
3. Bye-pass line at Rewari from Alwar to Sadulpur
4. Byepass line with direct connection to Andal-Sainthia branch line
5. Grade separator at Kurla Yard
MKP/ST/AS/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Frequency of 12 Trains Increased; 21 Trains Extended
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee has announced that
frequency of 12 trains is proposed to be increased. Presenting the
Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament today, she also said that it
is proposed to give extension to 21 trains from their current route.
Increase in frequency of trains
1. 2245/2246 Howrah-Yesvantpur Duronto Express from weekly to 4 days
2. 3149/3150 Sealdah-Alipurduar Kanchen Kanya Express from 4 days to daily
3. 2377/2378 Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri Padatik Express from 3 days to 6 days
4. 2295/2296 Patna-Bangalore Sanghamitra Express from 6 days to daily
5. 2251/2252 Korba-Yesvantpur Express from weekly to 2 days
6. 6605/6606 Mangalore-Kochuveli Ernad Express from 3 days to daily
7. 2933/2934 Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Express from 6 days to daily
8. 2215/2216 Bandra Terminus-Delhi Sarai Rohilla from 3 days to 4 days
9. 2807/2808 Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin Samata Experss from 3 days to 5 days
10. 4705/4706 Delhi Sarai Rohila Sadulpur Express from 3 days to 6 days
11. 2981/2982 Udaipur City-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Chetak Express from3
days to 4 days
12. 2447/2448 Manikpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti
Express from 3 days to daily
Extension of trains
1. 7001/7002 Secunderabad-Manmad Express to Shirdi (Bi-weekly)
2. 7205/7206 Kakinada-Manmad Express to Shirdi (Weekly)
3. 1405/1406 Kakinada-Manmad Express to Shirdi (Bi-weekly)
4. 7207/7208 Vijayawada-Manmad Express to Shirdi (Weekly)
5. 6341/6342 Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam Express to Guruvayur (Daily)
6. 7639/7640 Kacheguda-Nanded Express to Akola (Daily)
7. 2187/2188 Mumbai CST-Jabalpur Express to Allahabad (Bi-weekly)
8. 2235/2236 New Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani Express to Dibrugarh
9. 2777/2778 Yesvantpur-Kochuveli Express to Hubli (Weekly)
10. 2831/2832 Bhubaneswar-Hatia Express to Dhanbad (Tri-weekly)
11. 8425/8426 Puri-Raipur Express to Durg
12. 8447/8448 Bhubaneswar-Koraput Express to Jagdalpur
13. 209/210 Puri-Dhenkanal Passenger to Talcher Road (Daily)
14. 1629 Sangali-Miraj to Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj Terminus (Kolhapur) (Daily)
15. 1610 Miraj-Pune to Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj Terminus (Kolhapur) (Daily)
16. 1551/1552 Pune-Daund to Baramati (Daily)
17. 531A/532A Parli-Nizamabad Passenger to Pandharpur
18. 623/624 Mangalore-Kannur Passenger to Kozhikode
19. 353/354 Dharwar-Gadag Passenger to Solapur
20. 1704 Chirmiri-Damoh Passenger to Sagour
21. 1703A Damoh-Katni Passenger to Sagour
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
52 New Long Distance Trains Introduced
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee has announced
introduction of 52 new long distance trains in the Railway Budget
2010-11 presented in Parliament today. Following is the list of the
newly introduced trains:
1. Sultanpur-Mumbai Express (via Nihalgarh) (Weekly)
2. Sultanpur-Ajmer Express (via Nihalgarh) (Weekly)
3. Asansol-Digha Express (Weekly)
4. Howrah-Katpadi (Vellore) – Puducherry Express via Bhubaneswar (Weekly)
5. Kishanganj-Ajmer Express (Weekly)
6. Kolkata-Ajmer Express via Singrauli-Katni-Bhopal-Nagda-Ratlam (Weekly)
7. Kolkata-Anandpur Sahib-Nangaldam Express (Weekly)
8. Una-Haridwar Link Express (Tri-Weekly)
9. Siuri-Prantik-Howrah Express (Daily)
10. Haldia-Chennai Express (Weekly)
11. Hyderabad-Ajmer Express (Bi-weekly)
12. Rajgir-Howrah via Tilaiya-Koderma (Tri-weekly)
13. Mumbai-Shirdi Intercity Express (Tri-weekly)
14. Haridwar-Mumbai CST AC Express (Bi-weekly)
15. Valsad-Haridwar Express (Weekly)
16. Ajmer-Indore Link Express (Daily)
17. Nagercoil-Bangalore Express (Weekly) via Madurai-Hosur
18. Kanpur-Chitrakoot Express (Daily)
19. New Jalpaiguri-Chennai Express (Weekly)
20. Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Sri Ganganagar Express (Tri-weekly) via Bhatinda
21. Mangalore-Tiruchirapalli Express (Weekly)
22. Bhubaneswar-Pune Express (Weekly)
23. Habibganj-Jabalpur Intercity Express (Daily)
24. Calicut-Thiruvananthapuram Janshatabdi Express (5 days a week)
25. Pune-Ernakulum Superfast (Bi-weekly) via Panvel
26. Coimbatore-Tirupati Intercity Express via Salem (Tri-weekly)
27. Shimoga-Mysore Intercity Express (Daily)
28. Bangalore-Tirupati Intercity Express via Bangarapet (Tri-weekly)
29. Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj Terminus (Kolhapur) – Solapur Express (Daily)
30. Jaipur-Pune Express (Weekly)
31. Ranchi-Jaynagar Express (Tri-weekly)
32. Madurai-Tirupati Express (Bi-weekly)
33. Tirupati-Secunderabad Express (Bi-weekly) via Pakalle-Madanpalle Road
34. Sambalpur-Howrah Express (Weekly)
35. Ahmedabad-Agra Express (Tri-weekly)
36. Gonda-Manduadih (Varanasi) Intercity (Daily)
37. Running of independent trains between Bangalore-Hubli and
Bangalore-Nanded by delinking of 6591/6592 Bangalore-Hubli Hampi
Express from 6593/6594 Bangalore-Nanded Express
38. Running of independent trains between Hyderabad-Tirupati (Daily),
Hyderabad-Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj Terminus (Bi-weekly) and
Tirupati-Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj Terminus (Daily) by delinking
7416/7429/7430 Haripriya and Rayalseema Express
39. Secunderabd-Manuguru Express (Tri-weekly)
40. Alipurduar-Lumding Intercity Express (Daily)
41. Guwahati-Mariani Intercity Express (Daily)
42. Gandhidham-Jodhpur Express via Bhildi (Tri-weekly)
43. Rajkot-Porbander Express (via Jetalsar) (Tri-weekly)
44. Kolkata-Darbhanga Express (Bi-weekly)
45. Howrah-Berhampur Express (Tri-weekly)
46. Baripada-Shalimar Intercity Express (Tri-weekly)
47. Kharagpur-Purulia Intercity Express (Tri-weekly)
48. Gwalior-Chhindwara Express (Bi-weekly)
49. Rampurhat-Sealdah Intercity Express (Tri-weekly)
50. Howrah-Shirdi Express (Weekly)
51. Puri-Valsad Express (Weekly) via Katni-Bhopal-Vadodara
52. Puri-Digha Express (Weekly)
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Concessions for Cancer Patients, Film Technicians and Press Correspondents
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee today proposed to
enhance the concession to cancer patients upto 100% in 3 AC and
Sleeper Class. Presenting the Railway Budget 2010-11 in Parliament,
the Minister said at present Railways grant a concession of 75% in 3
AC and Sleeper Class to cancer patients going for treatment, together
with an escort.
She also proposed that technicians of regional film industry when
traveling for film production related work will be eligible for 75%
concession in Second Sleeper, 50% concession in First Class, AC Chair
Car, AC 3 tier, AC 2 tier in all trains including Rajdhani/Shatabdi
and Jan Shatabdis.
Kumari Mamata Banerjee said that Press Correspondents are currently
given a concession of 50% for their travel along with spouse, once a
year. It is now proposed to extend this concession to companion of
those correspondents who do not have a spouse, and dependent children
up to 18 years, once a year.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Golden Rail Corridor Planned
NATIONAL HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY TO BE SET UP
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee today said that the
Railways are planning to go in for Dedicated Passenger Corridor (DPC)
on the lines of Dedicated Freight Corridor. Presenting the Railway
Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, the Minister said DPC will be known
as the "Golden Rail Corridor" of the Indian Railways.
The Minister said that high speed rail corridor will become a catalyst
for India's economic growth, a stimulus for the development of
satellite towns and reduction of migration to metropolises. She said
therefore it is proposed to set up a National High Speed Rail
Authority for planning, standard setting, implementing and monitoring
these projects.
She said construction of High Speed passenger rail corridors is
another transformational initiative that Railways will embark upon in
the coming years. She said Indian Railways proposes to invest in
developing high speed corridors of 250 to 350 kmph speed. Already six
corridors have been identified and as the projects would require large
investments, they will be executed through PPP mode.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Special Task Force to clear proposals for investments within 100 days
PLAN TO COMPLETE 1000 ROUTE-KMS OF NEW LINES IN ONE YEAR
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee has said that a
Special Task Force will be set up to clear proposals for investments
within 100 days. Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in
Parliament today, the Minister said that the policy guidelines in this
regard will be made easy, simple and investment friendly.
The Minister said that the route-kms of the Railways was 53,596 kms in
1950. After a span of 58 years, we have now reached only 64,015 kms
adding just 10,419 kms an annual average of only 180 kms. She said the
Railways needs connectivity for industries, ports, tourist centres,
universities, religious places, coal mines etc.,and that is why the
Ministry has set a target to add 25,000 kms of new lines in the next
ten years as outlined in Vision 2020.
Kumari Mamata Banerjee said for the first time ever, in line with our
vision, Railways is planning a major jump to complete 1,000 route-kms
of new lines in one year with the limited resources. She said this is
a path-breaking step, considering the annual average of 180 route-kms
of new lines in the last 58 years and 219 route-kms in the last five
years.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Five Sports Acadamies to be set up
RAILWAYS TO RUN A COMMONWEALTH EXHIBITION TRAIN
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee said that to
strengthen the present sports infrastructure, her Ministry proposes to
set up five Sports Academies at Delhi, Secunderabad, Chennai, Kolkata
and Mumbai.
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament today, the
Minister also proposed to provide astro-turfs for the development of
hockey at more places.
The Railway Budget also provides for increased employment
opportunities to sportspersons.
The Minister said that to mark the Commonwealth Games 2010 to be held
in New Delhi, the Railways proposes to run a Commonwealth Exhibition
Train to spread the message.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Railway catering policy under revision
SIX NEW BOTTLING PLANTS FOR CLEAN DRINKING WATER
RS. 1,302 CRORE TO BE SPENT IN 2010-11 ON PASSENGER AMENITIES
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee, has said that her
Ministry is going for a special drive for improving passenger
amenities and cleanliness. Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11
in Parliament today, she said they have already introduced Janata
Ahar, economically priced food, in many stations. The Minister said
since Railways has received several complaints, it is decided to
provide catering departmentally in selected trains. The catering
policy is under revision and will be finalized as early as possible.
The Minister said to provide basic facility of clean drinking water,
six new bottling plants at Ambala, Amethi, Mal, Nasik, Farakka and
Trivandrum through the PPP route will be started with the mandate that
bottled fresh water will be provided at stations at much cheaper
rates.
The Minister said a major thrust is being given to the development of
passenger amenities. Financial powers of field officers have been
increased for quick execution of works. Kumari Mamata Banerjee said
Railways is projected to spend a record of Rs.1,302 crore in 2010-11
for passenger amenities.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Railways to Introduce Modern Trolleys
PROCEDURE OF ALLOTMENT OF RAKES TO BE STREAMLINED
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee today said that her
Ministry proposes to introduce modern trolleys at all important
railway stations which will be handled by uniformed attendants to
assist senior citizens and women passengers in boarding and alighting
from coaches, along with their luggage comfortably.
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, the Minister
also said that the Railways has received many complaints about
allotment of rakes. She said the procedure will be streamlined and to
start with, allotment of iron ore rakes would be made on a scientific
basis and this would be accessible through the web to ensure
transparency. The Minister informed the Parliament that this system
will be personally monitored by Member Traffic, Railway Board.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
522 Hospitals and Diagnostic Centres to be set up
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee today announced that
with the cooperation of Union Ministry of Health, it is expected that
about 522 hospitals and diagnostic centres will be set up which will
benefit railway employees and their children in a big way.
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, the Minister
said Outpatient Departments (OPD) and diagnostic centres will be set
up at Adoni, Agartala, Agra Cantt., Ahmednagar, Akbarpur, Akola,
Aligarh Jn., Alipurduar Jn., Amethi, Amritsar, Amroha, Anantapur,
Annavaram, Ara, Arrariya Court, Asansol, Aurangabad, Ayodhya,
Azamgarh, Babina, Badnera, Bagaha, Bahadurgarh, Bahugaon,
Bakhtiyarpur, Balasore, Ballia, Ballabgarh, Ballarshah, Balugaon,
Banda, Bandel, Bangalore City, Bangarapet, Banmankhi Jn., Baptla,
Barabanki, Barauni, Barh, Berhampur, Bareilly, Barkakana, Barrackpore,
Barsoi Jn., Basar, Beas, Begusarai, Bellary, Belthra Road, Bettiah,
Betul, Bhadohi, Bhadrachalam Road, Bhadrak, Bhadravati, Bhagalpur,
Bharatpur, Bathinda, Bhatni, Bhimavaram Town, Bhimawaram Jn.,
Bhubaneswar, Bhusawal, Bidar, Bihar Sharif, Bina, Binnaguri, Birur,
Bokaro Steel City, Bongaigaon, Brahmapur, Burdhman, Burhanpur, Buxer,
Chakia, Chakki Bank, Chakradharpur, Chalisgaon, Chadausi, Chandigarh,
Chandrapur, Chengalpattu, Chhapra Jn., Chirala, Chittoor, Cuddapah,
Daltonganj, Damoh, Danapur, Daund, Dehradun, Delhi Cantt., Delhi Sarai
Rohilla, Delhi Shahdara, Deoband, Devlali, Deoria Sadar, Deonagar,
Dhanbad, Dharmavaram, Dhone, Dhupguri, Dibrugarh Town, Dildar Nagar,
Dimapur, Diphu, Dornakal, Dumka, Durgapur, Ernakulum, Erode Jn.,
Faizabad, Falna, Faridabad, Faridkot, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Firozpur,
Gadag, Gangapur City, Ganj Basoda, Garhwa Road, Ghaziabad,
Ghataprabha, Ghatsila, Ghazipur City, Ghoradongari, Gomoh, Gonda,
Gooty, Gorakhpur, Gudur, Gulbarga, Guna, Guntakal, Gurgaon, Gwalior,
Hajipur, Hanumangarh, Hapur, Hardoi, Haridwar, Harihar, Hasanpur Road,
Hatia, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Hindupur, Hoshangabad, Hospet, Hosur Town,
Howrah, Itanagar, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Jajpurkeonjhar, Jaisalmer,
Jalandhar Cantt., Jalandhar City, Jalna, Jamalpur, Jammu Tawi,
Janghai, Jaunpur, Jhajha, Jhansi, Jhargram, Jharsuguda, Jind, Jodhpur,
Kakinada Town, Kalka, Kalyan, Kalyani, Kannur, Kantabanji, Kaptanganj
Jn., Karnal, Karur Jn., Kasargod, Kathua, Katihar, Katni, Katpadi Jn.,
Kavali, Kazipet, Kesinga, Khagaria, Khajuraho, Khalilabad, Khammam,
Khandawa, Kharagpur, Khurda Road, Kishanganj, Kiul, Koderma, Kokrajhar
Jn., Kolhapur, Kolkata Station, Kollam Jn., Kopargaon, Koraput Jn.,
Kota, Krishnagar City Jn., Kumbakonam, Kurduwadi, Kurukshetra,
Lakhimpur, Lakheesarai, Laksar, Lalgarh, Lalitpur, Lonavala, Lucknow,
Londa, Ludhiana, Lumding, Machilipatnam, Madhepura, Madhubani,
Madhupur, Mahaboobnagar, Mahbubabad, Mahoba, Maihar, Mairwa, New Mal
Jn., Malkapur, Manchiryal, Manduadih, Mandya, Manmad, Mansi,
Mantralayam Road, Matheran, Mathura, Mau Jn., Meerut Cantt., Meerut
City, Merta Road, Midnapore, Miraj, Mirzapur, Mokama Jn., Moradabad,
Morena, Mudkhed, Mughalsarai, Mumbai CST, Mumbai LTT, Muzaffarnagar,
Muzaffarpur, Nadikudi, Nagarsol, Nagaur, Nagercoil Jn., Naihati,
Nalgonda, Nanded, Nandyal, Nangloi, Narkatiaganj, Narsingpur, Nasik
Road, Naugachia, Nellore, New Alipurduar, New Bongaigaon, New Cooch
Behar, New Delhi, Nidadavolu, Nizamabad, Ongole, Orai, Pachora,
Pakala, Palakollu, Pali Marwar, Palwal, Panipat, Parasnath, Parli
Vaijnath, Pratapgarh, Pathankot, Patiala, Patna, Patna City, Phagwara,
Pipariya, Prayag, Purna, Rae Bareli, Raichur, Raiwala, Raja Ki Mandi,
Rajahmundry, Rajendernagar Terminus, Rajgangpur, Rajgir, Rameswaram,
Rampur, Rampurhat, Ranchi, Rangapara North, Rangiya, Rani, Raniganj,
Raxaul, Rayagada, Renigunta, Renukoot, Rewa, Rishikesh, Rohtak,
Roorkee, Rourkela, Sagour, Saharanpur, Saharsa, Sahibganj, Sahibabad,
Sainthia, Salempur, Samastipur, Sambalpur Jn., Sangli, Sasaram, Satna,
Sawai Madhopur, Sealdah, Secunderabad, Sewagram, Shahganj,
Shakurbasti, Shegaon, Shirdi, Shoranur Jn., Silchar, Siliguri Jn.,
Singrauli, Sirpur Kagaznagar, Sitamarhi, Siwan Jn., Solapur, Sonipat,
Sonpur, Sri Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam, Srikalasthi, Srirampur,
Sugauli Jn., Sultanganj, Sultanpur, Suraimanpur, Tadepalligundem,
Tandur, Tanuku, Tatanagar, Tenali, Tezpore, Thane, Thiruvananthapuram
Central, Tinsukia, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli Jn., Titlagarh,
Trichur, Tumkur, Tuni, Udhampur, Unahimachal, Vidisha, Vikarabad,
Villipuram Jn., Virudunagar Jn., Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram,
Warangal, Wardha, Yadgir and Yashvantpur.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
A New Scheme of "House for All" for Railway Employees
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee today proposed a new
scheme of "House for All" that will provide residences to all railway
employees in the next ten years with the help of Ministry of Urban
Development.
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, the Minister
said that there are 14 lakh employees of Indian Railways – from
officers to gangmen and the scheme will benefit all of them.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Railway Cultural and Heritage Promotion Board to be set up
TWO MUSEUMS TO BE SET UP MARK THE 150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF RABINDRANATH TAGORE
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee today announced the
proposal of setting up a Railway Cultural and Heritage Promotion Board
which will be responsible for coordinating and supervising all culture
and heritage related activities on the railways.
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, she also
announced that a Rabindra Museum at Howrah and Gitanjali Museum at
Bolpur, the place where Visva-Bharati international university is
located, would be set up to mark the 150th Birth Anniversary of
Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore. She said that she also proposes to
re-model Bholpur station inspired by the architecture of
Shantiniketan.
The Minister said to provide state-of-the-art infrastructural
facilities for the promotion of culture, the Ministry of Railways also
proposes to set up Shambhu Mitra Cultural Complex with performing arts
and a music academy at Howrah.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Railways to Conduct Survey for 55 New Lines
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
While presenting the Railway Budget for the year 2010-2011 in the Lok
Sabha today, the Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee has
announced that survey for 55 new railway lines have been proposed. The
proposed railway lines are:
1. Giddalur-Bakrapet
2. Baptala-Nizampatnam-Reppalle
3. Mellacheruvu-Janpahad
4. Pagidipalli-Shankarpalli
5. Vijayanagaram-Palasa via Rajam
6. Jogigopa to Guwahati via Barpeta, Sarthebari
7. North Lakhimpur-Along-Silapathar
8. Majhi-Lar Road viz Raghunathpur, Darauli & Guthani
9. Somnath-Kodinar
10. Rohtak-Hansi
11. Bijwasan-Jhajjar-Charkridadri
12. Delhi-Sohna-Nuh-Firozpur Jhirka-Alwar
13. Ghanoli-Dehradun via Baddi, Nalagarh, Jagadhari, Surajpur-Kala
Amb-Paonta Saheb
14. Bijapur-Athani-Shedbal
15. Chikaballapur-Gowribidanur
16. Padubidri-Karkala-Belthagady-Dharmashthala-Nettan
17. Byndoor-Kolluru-Halady-Hebri-Karkal-Moodabidri-Venoor-Belthangady-Dharmashthala-Nettane
18. Belur-Sringheri
19. Nangli-Chittoor
20. Krishnagiri-Chamrajnagar
21. Mysore-Kushalnagar-Madikere
22. Belgaum-Bagalkot-Raichur
23. Marikuppam-Kuppam
24. Belgaum-Samantwadi
25. Chenganur-Trivandrum via Adoor-Kottarakara
26. Gadchandur-Adilabad
27. Bodhan-Bidar
28. Nasik-Dhanu Road
29. Badisadri-Neemach
30. Guna-Aron-Sironj-Vasoda-Vidisha
31. Sagar-Chatarpur-Khajuraho-Bhopal
32. Talcher-Phulbani-Lanjigarh
33. Junagarh-Jaypore-Malkangiri-Bhadrachalam
34. Tanda-Hoshiarpur
35. Bhiwani-Loharu-Pilani-Churu
36. Pushkar-Merta
37. Jaisalmer to Sanu via Hamira
38. Bharatpur-Deeg-Kama-Kosi
39. Hamirpur-Hamirpur Road
40. Phaphund-Konch
41. Hastinapur-Meerut
42. Bacharwan-Lalganj
43. Kapilvasthu-Basti via Bhansi
44. Piran Kaliyar Sharif-Haridwar
45. Tanakpur-Bageshwar
46. Tanakpur-Jauljivi
47. Digha-Raichak-Kulpi
48. Diamond Harbour-Budge Budge-Akra
49. Digha-Balichak (Debra)
50. Kanthi-Belda
51. Ikra-Churuliya-Gourandi
52. Pandabeswar-Ikra
53. Panathur-Kaaniyur
54. Bongaon-Kalyani
55. Ranaghat-Dattaphulia
In addition following Gauge Conversion Surveys, Doubling Surveys and
Other Surveys have also been proposed during the next financial year.
These are:
Gauge Conversion Surveys
1. Lucknow-Sitapur-Lakhimpur-Pilibhit
2. Ahmedabad-Botad & Dhasa-Jetalsar
Doubling Surveys
1. Manikgarh-Gadchandur
2. Guwahati-Lumding-Tinsukhia-Dibrugarh
3. Kiul-Gaya
4. Kanpur-Manikpur
5. Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line
6. Sirhind-Nangal Dam
7. Guntur-Guntakal
Other Surveys
1. Howrah-Sealdah link
2. Chhatarpatti Shivaji Terminal Mumbai-Churchgate link
3. Bye-pass line at Rewari from Alwar to Sadulpur
4. Byepass line with direct connection to Andal-Sainthia branch line
5. Grade separator at Kurla Yard
MKP/ST/AS/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Frequency of 12 Trains Increased; 21 Trains Extended
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee has announced that
frequency of 12 trains is proposed to be increased. Presenting the
Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament today, she also said that it
is proposed to give extension to 21 trains from their current route.
Increase in frequency of trains
1. 2245/2246 Howrah-Yesvantpur Duronto Express from weekly to 4 days
2. 3149/3150 Sealdah-Alipurduar Kanchen Kanya Express from 4 days to daily
3. 2377/2378 Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri Padatik Express from 3 days to 6 days
4. 2295/2296 Patna-Bangalore Sanghamitra Express from 6 days to daily
5. 2251/2252 Korba-Yesvantpur Express from weekly to 2 days
6. 6605/6606 Mangalore-Kochuveli Ernad Express from 3 days to daily
7. 2933/2934 Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Express from 6 days to daily
8. 2215/2216 Bandra Terminus-Delhi Sarai Rohilla from 3 days to 4 days
9. 2807/2808 Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin Samata Experss from 3 days to 5 days
10. 4705/4706 Delhi Sarai Rohila Sadulpur Express from 3 days to 6 days
11. 2981/2982 Udaipur City-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Chetak Express from3
days to 4 days
12. 2447/2448 Manikpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti
Express from 3 days to daily
Extension of trains
1. 7001/7002 Secunderabad-Manmad Express to Shirdi (Bi-weekly)
2. 7205/7206 Kakinada-Manmad Express to Shirdi (Weekly)
3. 1405/1406 Kakinada-Manmad Express to Shirdi (Bi-weekly)
4. 7207/7208 Vijayawada-Manmad Express to Shirdi (Weekly)
5. 6341/6342 Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam Express to Guruvayur (Daily)
6. 7639/7640 Kacheguda-Nanded Express to Akola (Daily)
7. 2187/2188 Mumbai CST-Jabalpur Express to Allahabad (Bi-weekly)
8. 2235/2236 New Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani Express to Dibrugarh
9. 2777/2778 Yesvantpur-Kochuveli Express to Hubli (Weekly)
10. 2831/2832 Bhubaneswar-Hatia Express to Dhanbad (Tri-weekly)
11. 8425/8426 Puri-Raipur Express to Durg
12. 8447/8448 Bhubaneswar-Koraput Express to Jagdalpur
13. 209/210 Puri-Dhenkanal Passenger to Talcher Road (Daily)
14. 1629 Sangali-Miraj to Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj Terminus (Kolhapur) (Daily)
15. 1610 Miraj-Pune to Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj Terminus (Kolhapur) (Daily)
16. 1551/1552 Pune-Daund to Baramati (Daily)
17. 531A/532A Parli-Nizamabad Passenger to Pandharpur
18. 623/624 Mangalore-Kannur Passenger to Kozhikode
19. 353/354 Dharwar-Gadag Passenger to Solapur
20. 1704 Chirmiri-Damoh Passenger to Sagour
21. 1703A Damoh-Katni Passenger to Sagour
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
52 New Long Distance Trains Introduced
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee has announced
introduction of 52 new long distance trains in the Railway Budget
2010-11 presented in Parliament today. Following is the list of the
newly introduced trains:
1. Sultanpur-Mumbai Express (via Nihalgarh) (Weekly)
2. Sultanpur-Ajmer Express (via Nihalgarh) (Weekly)
3. Asansol-Digha Express (Weekly)
4. Howrah-Katpadi (Vellore) – Puducherry Express via Bhubaneswar (Weekly)
5. Kishanganj-Ajmer Express (Weekly)
6. Kolkata-Ajmer Express via Singrauli-Katni-Bhopal-Nagda-Ratlam (Weekly)
7. Kolkata-Anandpur Sahib-Nangaldam Express (Weekly)
8. Una-Haridwar Link Express (Tri-Weekly)
9. Siuri-Prantik-Howrah Express (Daily)
10. Haldia-Chennai Express (Weekly)
11. Hyderabad-Ajmer Express (Bi-weekly)
12. Rajgir-Howrah via Tilaiya-Koderma (Tri-weekly)
13. Mumbai-Shirdi Intercity Express (Tri-weekly)
14. Haridwar-Mumbai CST AC Express (Bi-weekly)
15. Valsad-Haridwar Express (Weekly)
16. Ajmer-Indore Link Express (Daily)
17. Nagercoil-Bangalore Express (Weekly) via Madurai-Hosur
18. Kanpur-Chitrakoot Express (Daily)
19. New Jalpaiguri-Chennai Express (Weekly)
20. Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Sri Ganganagar Express (Tri-weekly) via Bhatinda
21. Mangalore-Tiruchirapalli Express (Weekly)
22. Bhubaneswar-Pune Express (Weekly)
23. Habibganj-Jabalpur Intercity Express (Daily)
24. Calicut-Thiruvananthapuram Janshatabdi Express (5 days a week)
25. Pune-Ernakulum Superfast (Bi-weekly) via Panvel
26. Coimbatore-Tirupati Intercity Express via Salem (Tri-weekly)
27. Shimoga-Mysore Intercity Express (Daily)
28. Bangalore-Tirupati Intercity Express via Bangarapet (Tri-weekly)
29. Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj Terminus (Kolhapur) – Solapur Express (Daily)
30. Jaipur-Pune Express (Weekly)
31. Ranchi-Jaynagar Express (Tri-weekly)
32. Madurai-Tirupati Express (Bi-weekly)
33. Tirupati-Secunderabad Express (Bi-weekly) via Pakalle-Madanpalle Road
34. Sambalpur-Howrah Express (Weekly)
35. Ahmedabad-Agra Express (Tri-weekly)
36. Gonda-Manduadih (Varanasi) Intercity (Daily)
37. Running of independent trains between Bangalore-Hubli and
Bangalore-Nanded by delinking of 6591/6592 Bangalore-Hubli Hampi
Express from 6593/6594 Bangalore-Nanded Express
38. Running of independent trains between Hyderabad-Tirupati (Daily),
Hyderabad-Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj Terminus (Bi-weekly) and
Tirupati-Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj Terminus (Daily) by delinking
7416/7429/7430 Haripriya and Rayalseema Express
39. Secunderabd-Manuguru Express (Tri-weekly)
40. Alipurduar-Lumding Intercity Express (Daily)
41. Guwahati-Mariani Intercity Express (Daily)
42. Gandhidham-Jodhpur Express via Bhildi (Tri-weekly)
43. Rajkot-Porbander Express (via Jetalsar) (Tri-weekly)
44. Kolkata-Darbhanga Express (Bi-weekly)
45. Howrah-Berhampur Express (Tri-weekly)
46. Baripada-Shalimar Intercity Express (Tri-weekly)
47. Kharagpur-Purulia Intercity Express (Tri-weekly)
48. Gwalior-Chhindwara Express (Bi-weekly)
49. Rampurhat-Sealdah Intercity Express (Tri-weekly)
50. Howrah-Shirdi Express (Weekly)
51. Puri-Valsad Express (Weekly) via Katni-Bhopal-Vadodara
52. Puri-Digha Express (Weekly)
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Concessions for Cancer Patients, Film Technicians and Press Correspondents
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee today proposed to
enhance the concession to cancer patients upto 100% in 3 AC and
Sleeper Class. Presenting the Railway Budget 2010-11 in Parliament,
the Minister said at present Railways grant a concession of 75% in 3
AC and Sleeper Class to cancer patients going for treatment, together
with an escort.
She also proposed that technicians of regional film industry when
traveling for film production related work will be eligible for 75%
concession in Second Sleeper, 50% concession in First Class, AC Chair
Car, AC 3 tier, AC 2 tier in all trains including Rajdhani/Shatabdi
and Jan Shatabdis.
Kumari Mamata Banerjee said that Press Correspondents are currently
given a concession of 50% for their travel along with spouse, once a
year. It is now proposed to extend this concession to companion of
those correspondents who do not have a spouse, and dependent children
up to 18 years, once a year.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Golden Rail Corridor Planned
NATIONAL HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY TO BE SET UP
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee today said that the
Railways are planning to go in for Dedicated Passenger Corridor (DPC)
on the lines of Dedicated Freight Corridor. Presenting the Railway
Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, the Minister said DPC will be known
as the "Golden Rail Corridor" of the Indian Railways.
The Minister said that high speed rail corridor will become a catalyst
for India's economic growth, a stimulus for the development of
satellite towns and reduction of migration to metropolises. She said
therefore it is proposed to set up a National High Speed Rail
Authority for planning, standard setting, implementing and monitoring
these projects.
She said construction of High Speed passenger rail corridors is
another transformational initiative that Railways will embark upon in
the coming years. She said Indian Railways proposes to invest in
developing high speed corridors of 250 to 350 kmph speed. Already six
corridors have been identified and as the projects would require large
investments, they will be executed through PPP mode.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Special Task Force to clear proposals for investments within 100 days
PLAN TO COMPLETE 1000 ROUTE-KMS OF NEW LINES IN ONE YEAR
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee has said that a
Special Task Force will be set up to clear proposals for investments
within 100 days. Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in
Parliament today, the Minister said that the policy guidelines in this
regard will be made easy, simple and investment friendly.
The Minister said that the route-kms of the Railways was 53,596 kms in
1950. After a span of 58 years, we have now reached only 64,015 kms
adding just 10,419 kms an annual average of only 180 kms. She said the
Railways needs connectivity for industries, ports, tourist centres,
universities, religious places, coal mines etc.,and that is why the
Ministry has set a target to add 25,000 kms of new lines in the next
ten years as outlined in Vision 2020.
Kumari Mamata Banerjee said for the first time ever, in line with our
vision, Railways is planning a major jump to complete 1,000 route-kms
of new lines in one year with the limited resources. She said this is
a path-breaking step, considering the annual average of 180 route-kms
of new lines in the last 58 years and 219 route-kms in the last five
years.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Five Sports Acadamies to be set up
RAILWAYS TO RUN A COMMONWEALTH EXHIBITION TRAIN
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee said that to
strengthen the present sports infrastructure, her Ministry proposes to
set up five Sports Academies at Delhi, Secunderabad, Chennai, Kolkata
and Mumbai.
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament today, the
Minister also proposed to provide astro-turfs for the development of
hockey at more places.
The Railway Budget also provides for increased employment
opportunities to sportspersons.
The Minister said that to mark the Commonwealth Games 2010 to be held
in New Delhi, the Railways proposes to run a Commonwealth Exhibition
Train to spread the message.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Railway catering policy under revision
SIX NEW BOTTLING PLANTS FOR CLEAN DRINKING WATER
RS. 1,302 CRORE TO BE SPENT IN 2010-11 ON PASSENGER AMENITIES
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee, has said that her
Ministry is going for a special drive for improving passenger
amenities and cleanliness. Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11
in Parliament today, she said they have already introduced Janata
Ahar, economically priced food, in many stations. The Minister said
since Railways has received several complaints, it is decided to
provide catering departmentally in selected trains. The catering
policy is under revision and will be finalized as early as possible.
The Minister said to provide basic facility of clean drinking water,
six new bottling plants at Ambala, Amethi, Mal, Nasik, Farakka and
Trivandrum through the PPP route will be started with the mandate that
bottled fresh water will be provided at stations at much cheaper
rates.
The Minister said a major thrust is being given to the development of
passenger amenities. Financial powers of field officers have been
increased for quick execution of works. Kumari Mamata Banerjee said
Railways is projected to spend a record of Rs.1,302 crore in 2010-11
for passenger amenities.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Railways to Introduce Modern Trolleys
PROCEDURE OF ALLOTMENT OF RAKES TO BE STREAMLINED
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee today said that her
Ministry proposes to introduce modern trolleys at all important
railway stations which will be handled by uniformed attendants to
assist senior citizens and women passengers in boarding and alighting
from coaches, along with their luggage comfortably.
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, the Minister
also said that the Railways has received many complaints about
allotment of rakes. She said the procedure will be streamlined and to
start with, allotment of iron ore rakes would be made on a scientific
basis and this would be accessible through the web to ensure
transparency. The Minister informed the Parliament that this system
will be personally monitored by Member Traffic, Railway Board.
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
522 Hospitals and Diagnostic Centres to be set up
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee today announced that
with the cooperation of Union Ministry of Health, it is expected that
about 522 hospitals and diagnostic centres will be set up which will
benefit railway employees and their children in a big way.
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, the Minister
said Outpatient Departments (OPD) and diagnostic centres will be set
up at Adoni, Agartala, Agra Cantt., Ahmednagar, Akbarpur, Akola,
Aligarh Jn., Alipurduar Jn., Amethi, Amritsar, Amroha, Anantapur,
Annavaram, Ara, Arrariya Court, Asansol, Aurangabad, Ayodhya,
Azamgarh, Babina, Badnera, Bagaha, Bahadurgarh, Bahugaon,
Bakhtiyarpur, Balasore, Ballia, Ballabgarh, Ballarshah, Balugaon,
Banda, Bandel, Bangalore City, Bangarapet, Banmankhi Jn., Baptla,
Barabanki, Barauni, Barh, Berhampur, Bareilly, Barkakana, Barrackpore,
Barsoi Jn., Basar, Beas, Begusarai, Bellary, Belthra Road, Bettiah,
Betul, Bhadohi, Bhadrachalam Road, Bhadrak, Bhadravati, Bhagalpur,
Bharatpur, Bathinda, Bhatni, Bhimavaram Town, Bhimawaram Jn.,
Bhubaneswar, Bhusawal, Bidar, Bihar Sharif, Bina, Binnaguri, Birur,
Bokaro Steel City, Bongaigaon, Brahmapur, Burdhman, Burhanpur, Buxer,
Chakia, Chakki Bank, Chakradharpur, Chalisgaon, Chadausi, Chandigarh,
Chandrapur, Chengalpattu, Chhapra Jn., Chirala, Chittoor, Cuddapah,
Daltonganj, Damoh, Danapur, Daund, Dehradun, Delhi Cantt., Delhi Sarai
Rohilla, Delhi Shahdara, Deoband, Devlali, Deoria Sadar, Deonagar,
Dhanbad, Dharmavaram, Dhone, Dhupguri, Dibrugarh Town, Dildar Nagar,
Dimapur, Diphu, Dornakal, Dumka, Durgapur, Ernakulum, Erode Jn.,
Faizabad, Falna, Faridabad, Faridkot, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Firozpur,
Gadag, Gangapur City, Ganj Basoda, Garhwa Road, Ghaziabad,
Ghataprabha, Ghatsila, Ghazipur City, Ghoradongari, Gomoh, Gonda,
Gooty, Gorakhpur, Gudur, Gulbarga, Guna, Guntakal, Gurgaon, Gwalior,
Hajipur, Hanumangarh, Hapur, Hardoi, Haridwar, Harihar, Hasanpur Road,
Hatia, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Hindupur, Hoshangabad, Hospet, Hosur Town,
Howrah, Itanagar, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Jajpurkeonjhar, Jaisalmer,
Jalandhar Cantt., Jalandhar City, Jalna, Jamalpur, Jammu Tawi,
Janghai, Jaunpur, Jhajha, Jhansi, Jhargram, Jharsuguda, Jind, Jodhpur,
Kakinada Town, Kalka, Kalyan, Kalyani, Kannur, Kantabanji, Kaptanganj
Jn., Karnal, Karur Jn., Kasargod, Kathua, Katihar, Katni, Katpadi Jn.,
Kavali, Kazipet, Kesinga, Khagaria, Khajuraho, Khalilabad, Khammam,
Khandawa, Kharagpur, Khurda Road, Kishanganj, Kiul, Koderma, Kokrajhar
Jn., Kolhapur, Kolkata Station, Kollam Jn., Kopargaon, Koraput Jn.,
Kota, Krishnagar City Jn., Kumbakonam, Kurduwadi, Kurukshetra,
Lakhimpur, Lakheesarai, Laksar, Lalgarh, Lalitpur, Lonavala, Lucknow,
Londa, Ludhiana, Lumding, Machilipatnam, Madhepura, Madhubani,
Madhupur, Mahaboobnagar, Mahbubabad, Mahoba, Maihar, Mairwa, New Mal
Jn., Malkapur, Manchiryal, Manduadih, Mandya, Manmad, Mansi,
Mantralayam Road, Matheran, Mathura, Mau Jn., Meerut Cantt., Meerut
City, Merta Road, Midnapore, Miraj, Mirzapur, Mokama Jn., Moradabad,
Morena, Mudkhed, Mughalsarai, Mumbai CST, Mumbai LTT, Muzaffarnagar,
Muzaffarpur, Nadikudi, Nagarsol, Nagaur, Nagercoil Jn., Naihati,
Nalgonda, Nanded, Nandyal, Nangloi, Narkatiaganj, Narsingpur, Nasik
Road, Naugachia, Nellore, New Alipurduar, New Bongaigaon, New Cooch
Behar, New Delhi, Nidadavolu, Nizamabad, Ongole, Orai, Pachora,
Pakala, Palakollu, Pali Marwar, Palwal, Panipat, Parasnath, Parli
Vaijnath, Pratapgarh, Pathankot, Patiala, Patna, Patna City, Phagwara,
Pipariya, Prayag, Purna, Rae Bareli, Raichur, Raiwala, Raja Ki Mandi,
Rajahmundry, Rajendernagar Terminus, Rajgangpur, Rajgir, Rameswaram,
Rampur, Rampurhat, Ranchi, Rangapara North, Rangiya, Rani, Raniganj,
Raxaul, Rayagada, Renigunta, Renukoot, Rewa, Rishikesh, Rohtak,
Roorkee, Rourkela, Sagour, Saharanpur, Saharsa, Sahibganj, Sahibabad,
Sainthia, Salempur, Samastipur, Sambalpur Jn., Sangli, Sasaram, Satna,
Sawai Madhopur, Sealdah, Secunderabad, Sewagram, Shahganj,
Shakurbasti, Shegaon, Shirdi, Shoranur Jn., Silchar, Siliguri Jn.,
Singrauli, Sirpur Kagaznagar, Sitamarhi, Siwan Jn., Solapur, Sonipat,
Sonpur, Sri Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam, Srikalasthi, Srirampur,
Sugauli Jn., Sultanganj, Sultanpur, Suraimanpur, Tadepalligundem,
Tandur, Tanuku, Tatanagar, Tenali, Tezpore, Thane, Thiruvananthapuram
Central, Tinsukia, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli Jn., Titlagarh,
Trichur, Tumkur, Tuni, Udhampur, Unahimachal, Vidisha, Vikarabad,
Villipuram Jn., Virudunagar Jn., Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram,
Warangal, Wardha, Yadgir and Yashvantpur.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
A New Scheme of "House for All" for Railway Employees
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee today proposed a new
scheme of "House for All" that will provide residences to all railway
employees in the next ten years with the help of Ministry of Urban
Development.
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, the Minister
said that there are 14 lakh employees of Indian Railways – from
officers to gangmen and the scheme will benefit all of them.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11
Railway Cultural and Heritage Promotion Board to be set up
TWO MUSEUMS TO BE SET UP MARK THE 150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF RABINDRANATH TAGORE
New Delhi: February 24, 2010
The Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee today announced the
proposal of setting up a Railway Cultural and Heritage Promotion Board
which will be responsible for coordinating and supervising all culture
and heritage related activities on the railways.
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, she also
announced that a Rabindra Museum at Howrah and Gitanjali Museum at
Bolpur, the place where Visva-Bharati international university is
located, would be set up to mark the 150th Birth Anniversary of
Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore. She said that she also proposes to
re-model Bholpur station inspired by the architecture of
Shantiniketan.
The Minister said to provide state-of-the-art infrastructural
facilities for the promotion of culture, the Ministry of Railways also
proposes to set up Shambhu Mitra Cultural Complex with performing arts
and a music academy at Howrah.
MKP/AD/LV/dk/kol/15:20 hrs.
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