HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RAILWAY BUDGET - 2013-14 : New Trains.!



 ** 67 new Express trains to be introduced.
   
** 26 new passenger services, 8 DEMU services and 5 MEMU services to be introduced.

**     Run of 57 trains to be extended.
  
**  Frequency of 24 trains to be increased.

Metropolitan Projects / Sub-urban Services..!

    ^^ Introduction of first AC EMU rake on Mumbai suburban network in 2013-14.
   
^^  Introduction of 72 additional services in Mumbai and 18 in Kolkata.

^^     Rake length increased from 9 cars to 12 cars for 80 services in Kolkata and 30 services in Chennai.

Tariff Proposals..!

    ^^  Proposal for setting up of Railway Tariff Regulatory Authority formulated and at inter-ministerial consultation stage.
   
^^  Fuel Adjustment Component (FAC) linked revision for freight tariff to be implemented from 1st April 2013.

    ^^ Supplementary charges for super fast trains, reservation fee, clerkage charge, cancellation charge and tatkal charge marginally increased.

^^     Enhanced reservation fee abolished.

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