1. No increase in rail fares
2. Investment of Rs 8.50
lakh crore envisaged over the next five years
3. 17,000 toilets to be
replaced by bio-toilets; stress on 'clean Railways'
4. Railways allots 67% more
funds for passenger amenities
5. Nationwide 24*7 helpline
announced (24*7 helpline 138 will be effective from 1/3/2015; Toll free No. 182
for security complaints)
6. Railways to raise
finances via SPVs, partnerships
7. Private agencies to
be asked to set up waste-to-energy
conversion plants
8. Railways can play prime
role in poverty elimination
9. Chronic underinvestment
has led to poor development of Railways
10. Railways to go through
transformation in five years; to increase track capacity by 10 per cent to 1.38
lakh km
11. Rs 2000 crore for
Coastal Connectivity Program; to commission 1,200 km fresh lines this year
12. ISRO, RDSO, IIT Kanpur
to help provide facilities for safety at unmanned level crossings
13. 9 hi-speed corridors
announced; work on Mumbai-Ahmedabad fast train feasibility study expedited
14. SMS alert for
arrival-departure services; reserved ticket booking window raised to 120 days
15. Four-point goal:
Improved customer experience, safer travel, better infra, financially
self-sustainable
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