Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Railway Budget FY 2009-2010

Posted by on Feb 13, 2009 in India

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has revealed his 6th Railway budget. The following points were being spoken out
1. The Rail accidents has decreased drastically.
2. Railways got loans at 4% interest.
3. Indian Railways had reached new heights.
4. Freight capacity has increased 2.9% which is 74.55 million tonnes compared with last year.
5. Railways to invest Rs 2,30,000 crores in the eleventh plan.
6. Railways has made a profit of Rs 90,000 crores since the last five years.
7. Four call centers has been put up for enquiries.
8. Passenger trains to have 22% more capacity and Goods trains of 78%.
9. Freight Rate remains Unchanged.
10. New trains to start in Financial Year 2010.
11. A.C and Mail Express Fare cut by 2%.
12. Feasibility study for a Delhi Patna Bullet train underway.

New Trains

1. Bilaspur – Tirunelveli via Thiruvanathpuram Express (Weekly).
2. Ranchi -Jaynagar Express (Tri-weekly).
3. Secunderabad – Manuguru Superfast (Daily).
4. Mumbai – Karwar Superfast (Tri-weekly).
5. Bhopal – Lucknow Junction Garib Rath Express (Weekly).
6. Durg – Jaipur Express (Weekly).
7. Chhatrapati Sahu terminal(Kolhapur)–Dhanbad Link Service via Parasnath (Weekly).
8. Sengottai – Erode Passenger (Daily).
9. Dibrugarh Town – Chandigarh Express (Weekly).
10. Ajmer – Bhagalpur via Delhi Garib Rath Express (Bi-weekly).
11. Nizamuddin – Bangalore via Kacheguda Rajdhani Express (Tri-weekly).
12. Barauni – Delhi Jan Sadharan Superfast (Bi-weekly).
13. Mumbai – Varanasi Superfast (Daily).
14. Mysore -Yesvantpur Express (Daily).
15. Jamalpur – Gaya Passenger.
16. Koraput – Rourkela Express via Rayagada (Daily).
17. Agra – Ajmer Superfast (Daily).
18. Sitamarhi – Patna Link Service (Daily).
19. Tiruchchirapalli – Madurai Express (Daily).
20. Mumbai – Bikaner Superfast (Bi-weekly).
21. Jaynagar – Ajmer Link Service (Bi-weekly).
22. Agra – Lucknow Junction Shatabdi Express (Daily).
23. Gandhidham – Kolkata Superfast (Weekly).
24. New Delhi – Guwahati Rajdhani Express via Bhagalpur (Weekly).
25. Mumbai – Tirunelvelli Superfast via Thiruvanathpuram (Bi-weekly).
26. Jammu Tawi – Darbhanga Garib Rath Express (Weekly).
27. Saharsa – Delhi via Express Patna (Weekly).
28. Gwalior – Bhopal Intercity Express via Guna (5 days a week).
29. Coimbatore -Tuticorin Link Service (Daily).
30. Howrah -Haridwar Superfast (5 days a week).
31. Machhalipatnam – Mumbai Superfast (Bi-weekly).
32. Varanasi – Jammu Tawi Superfast (Daily).
33. Gorakhpur – Mumbai Superfast (Daily).
34. Jhajha – Patna MEMU.
35. New Delhi – Palwal MEMU.
36. New Delhi – Guwahati Rajdhani Express via Muzaffarpur (Weekly).
37. Veraval – Mumbai Link service (Daily).
38. Ranchi –Patna Jan Shatabdi (Daily).
39. Jhansi – Chhindwara Superfast (Bi-weekly).
40. Mumbai – Jodhpur Express (Weekly).
41. Hajipur – Bagaha Link Service.
42. Howrah – Delhi Link Service via Azimganj- Bhagalpur (Weekly).
43. Sitamarhi –Delhi Garib Rath Express via Patna (Weekly).

Extension of Trains

1. 5761/5762 Ranchi – Alipurduar Express to Guwahati.
2. 9269/9270 Porbandar – Bapudham Motihari Express to Muzaffapur.
3. 1471/1472 Jabalpur – Bhopal Express to Laxmibai Nagar, Indore.
4. 6865/6866 Ernakulam – Tiruchchirapalli Express to Nagore.
5. 3155/3156 Kolkata – Darbhanga Mithilanchal Express to Sitamarhi.
6. 2175/2176 Howrah – Gwalior Chambal Express to Mathura.
7. 2177/2178 Howrah – Agra Cantt Chambal Express to Mathura.
8. 6507/6508 Jodhpur – Bangalore Express to Coimbatore.
9. 2187/2188 Jabalpur – Mumbai Garib Rath Express to Allahabad.
10. 2927/2928 Mumbai – Vadodara Express to Chhotaudepur.
11. 541/542 Patna – Darbhanga Kamlaganga Fast Passenger to Biraul.
12. 3113/3114 Kolkata – Murshidabad Hazar Duari Express to Lalgola.
13. 2909/2910 Mumbai – Jaipur Garib Rath Express to Delhi.
14. 2143/2144 Nagpur–Gaya Dikshabhoomi Parasnath Express to Dhanbad via Parasnath.

Increase in Frequency of Trains

1. 2423/2424 New Delhi – Guwahati/Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express from 5 days to 6 days.
2. 2443/2444 Bhubaneshwar – New Delhi Rajdhani Express from 2 days to 4 days.
3. 2395/2396 Ajmer – Rajendra Nagar Ziyarat Express from weekly to Biweekly.
4. 2211/2212 Nizamuddin – Bapudham Motihari Garib Rath from weekly to Biweekly.
5. 2183/2184 Bhopal – Lucknow Junction Express from Bi-weekly to Triweekly.
6. 7091/7092 Secunderabad – Patna Express from Bi-weekly to Daily.
7. 2739/2740 Secunderabad – Vishakhapatnam Garib Rath Express from 4 days to Daily.
8. 2111/2112 Amravati – Mumbai Amravati Express from Tri-weekly to Daily.
9. 2149/2150 Pune – Patna Express from 4 days a week to Daily.
10. 2957/2958 Ahmedabad – New Delhi Rajdhani Express from 6 days to Daily.
11. 2947/2948 Ahmedabad–Patna Azimabad Express from Bi-weekly to Triweekly.
12. 2887/2888 Puri – Howrah Express from weekly to Bi-weekly.
13. 2487/2488 Jogbani – Delhi Seemanchal Express from 5 days to 6 days a week.
14. 2823/2824 Nizammudin-Durg Chattisgarh Sampark Kranti from 2 days to 3 days a week.

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