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.
* Booking charges will be cheaper with a charge of only Rs. 10 for AC classes and Rs. 5 for others.
* Pan-India multi-purpose smart card ‘Go India’ to be introduced.
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