• Excellent physical and financial performance by Indian railways
• Freight performance up by 31 million tones to 438 million tones.
• Freight growth surpasses growth of economy
• Railways regain some share of freight market.
• Big plans to modernize rail service
• Rail freight up by 7.67% in year 2005
• 8.7% growth in passenger travel
• Railway revenue to remain steady in fiscal year 2006
• Collection of arrears has doubled
• Rail accidents down to 175 b/w April-December 2004

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS

• No raise in across the board freight rate
• Freight for kerosene cut by 3.7%, LPG by 2.7%
• No increase in parcel rates
• Electronic payment gateway on pilot basis
• Dividend liabilities for year 2006 at Rs 36.4 billion
• 43 million tones more freight likely
• Goods traffic only on 80 commodities against 4000
• Each group to have single uniform class
• Terms liberalized for engine on load scheme
• IRFC to borrow 34 billion in 2006
• Total plan outlay for year 2006 Rs 153 billion
• Gross traffic receipts for year 2006 at Rs 509.68 billion
• People in Bihar can make enquiries by dialing 139
• Passenger traffic likely to increase by 4%
• Freight container traffic to be up by 15%
• Container traffic to grow by 15% a year
• Modernize New Delhi railway station
• Spot booking of vacant births
• Extension of 27 existing trains, railway currently runs 9000 trains
• Integrated railway modernization plan to be implemented
• Computer train enquiry system proposed
• Internet booking timings to be extended from 4 am to 11.30 pm
• Warning system on 280 kms of rail route in 2006
• Scheme with private sector to increase revenue
• Scrap sale process made more transparent
• 2005 goods earning likely to be 304 billion
• New scheme for private sector in wagons
• Aluminium wagons to expand cargo capacity
• 411 rail bridges to be renovated in 2005
• More players to handle container
• 755 for fare concession for school excursions
• Unemployed youth get IInd class fare off
• Free IInd class travel for people stuck in calamites
• Material for national disaster to be carried free
• Historic changes proposed in goods tariffs
• 75% concession in IInd class fare for rural students for study tour
• 50% concession in IInd class forces for farmer for purpose of training
• 150 new cities computerized
• Double Decker containers trains to be started
• Extension of run proposed for 27 trains
• 4 new trains to connect metro
• Milk producer got 50% rebate in IInd class travel
• Corp welfare plan for rail workers
• 25% reservation for weaker section in IInd class
• Exemption for state government interview candidates
• Rail lands near station to be started

RAILWAYS AIM

• To make goods traffic rational, transparent
• To transport 635 million tones goods next fiscal year
• To expand optical fibre network in 1650 cities
• To introduce 46 trains in year 2006
• To double 538 km of rail lines
• To transport 635 million tones of goods in 2005
• To modernize optical fibre network 40000 kms by 2005
• To modernize rail profile, measuring, analysis system
• To add 1692 kms of broad gauge lines
• To look at other COs for container traffic
• To upgrade railway enquiry system

46 NEW TRAINS WILL BE STARTED, SOME OF WHICH ARE

• Muzzafarpur- Howrah Jansadharan express
• Secundarabad-Basar passenger
• Balaspur-Itarsi express
• Bilaspur-Tirupati express
• Secundarabad-Nizamabad
• Secundarabad-Nanded express
• Secunderabad-Bodhan
• Guwahati-New Bongaigaon
• Manglore-Shravanbelagola
• Jabalpur-Bhopal
• Chennai-Pondichery
• Udaipur-Jaipur
• Jaswantpur-Mysore
• Udaipur-Chittorgarh
• Bhagalpur-Malda town
• Madgaon-Manglore Janshatabdi Express
• Udaipur-Nizamuddin Express
• Chennai-Banglore Shatabdi
• New Delhi-Hawarh and New Delhi-Chennai at 150 kms/hr by 2010 neweconomyfoo

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MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2004-05

• Excellent physical and financial performance by Indian railways
• Freight performance up by 31 million tones to 438 million tones.
• Freight growth surpasses growth of economy
• Railways regain some share of freight market.
• Big plans to modernize rail service
• Rail freight up by 7.67% in year 2005
• 8.7% growth in passenger travel
• Railway revenue to remain steady in fiscal year 2006
• Collection of arrears has doubled
• Rail accidents down to 175 b/w April-December 2004

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS

• No raise in across the board freight rate
• Freight for kerosene cut by 3.7%, LPG by 2.7%
• No increase in parcel rates
• Electronic payment gateway on pilot basis
• Dividend liabilities for year 2006 at Rs 36.4 billion
• 43 million tones more freight likely
• Goods traffic only on 80 commodities against 4000
• Each group to have single uniform class
• Terms liberalized for engine on load scheme
• IRFC to borrow 34 billion in 2006
• Total plan outlay for year 2006 Rs 153 billion
• Gross traffic receipts for year 2006 at Rs 509.68 billion
• People in Bihar can make enquiries by dialing 139
• Passenger traffic likely to increase by 4%
• Freight container traffic to be up by 15%
• Container traffic to grow by 15% a year
• Modernize New Delhi railway station
• Spot booking of vacant births
• Extension of 27 existing trains, railway currently runs 9000 trains
• Integrated railway modernization plan to be implemented
• Computer train enquiry system proposed
• Internet booking timings to be extended from 4 am to 11.30 pm
• Warning system on 280 kms of rail route in 2006
• Scheme with private sector to increase revenue
• Scrap sale process made more transparent
• 2005 goods earning likely to be 304 billion
• New scheme for private sector in wagons
• Aluminium wagons to expand cargo capacity
• 411 rail bridges to be renovated in 2005
• More players to handle container
• 755 for fare concession for school excursions
• Unemployed youth get IInd class fare off
• Free IInd class travel for people stuck in calamites
• Material for national disaster to be carried free
• Historic changes proposed in goods tariffs
• 75% concession in IInd class fare for rural students for study tour
• 50% concession in IInd class forces for farmer for purpose of training
• 150 new cities computerized
• Double Decker containers trains to be started
• Extension of run proposed for 27 trains
• 4 new trains to connect metro
• Milk producer got 50% rebate in IInd class travel
• Corp welfare plan for rail workers
• 25% reservation for weaker section in IInd class
• Exemption for state government interview candidates
• Rail lands near station to be started

RAILWAYS AIM

 

• To make goods traffic rational, transparent
• To transport 635 million tones goods next fiscal year
• To expand optical fibre network in 1650 cities
• To introduce 46 trains in year 2006
• To double 538 km of rail lines
• To transport 635 million tones of goods in 2005
• To modernize optical fibre network 40000 kms by 2005
• To modernize rail profile, measuring, analysis system
• To add 1692 kms of broad gauge lines
• To look at other COs for container traffic
• To upgrade railway enquiry system

46 NEW TRAINS WILL BE STARTED, SOME OF WHICH ARE

• Muzzafarpur- Howrah Jansadharan express
• Secundarabad-Basar passenger
• Balaspur-Itarsi express
• Bilaspur-Tirupati express
• Secundarabad-Nizamabad
• Secundarabad-Nanded express
• Secunderabad-Bodhan
• Guwahati-New Bongaigaon
• Manglore-Shravanbelagola
• Jabalpur-Bhopal
• Chennai-Pondichery
• Udaipur-Jaipur
• Jaswantpur-Mysore
• Udaipur-Chittorgarh
• Bhagalpur-Malda town
• Madgaon-Manglore Janshatabdi Express
• Udaipur-Nizamuddin Express
• Chennai-Banglore Shatabdi
• New Delhi-Hawarh and New Delhi-Chennai at 150 kms/hr by 2010