New Delhi, July 3 (Inditop.com) Following are the highlights of the rail budget for the current fiscal presented by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Lok Sabha Friday:
– 50 world class stations to be developed on public private partnership model
– 309 out of 375 stations will be developed with modern facilities
– 50 stations at tourist, religious places to have integrated facilities
– Infotainment facilities on Rajdhani Express for long distance passengers
– Unreserved ticketing systems to be expanded from 5,000 to 8,000 terminals
– Passengers can now buy tickets at 5,000 post offices
– Air-conditioned double-decker trains for inter-city travel
– SMS updates for wait-listed passengers
– 200 automatic vending machines at key stations for selling tickets
