Rail Budget 2013: Highlights

February 28th, 2013

Highlights of the Rail Budget 2013-14 as presented by
Railway Minister Mr. P.K. Bansal relating to the following
Headings:
Manufacturing:
A new wheel factory to be set up at Rae Bareli
A greenfield Mainline Electrical Multiple Units
(MEMU) manufacturing facility at Bhilwara
(Rajasthan) in collaboration with State
Government and BHEL.
Six more Rail Neer bottling plants to be set up
Coach Manufacturing Unit in Sonepat District
(Haryana) in collaboration with State Government.
A Midlife Rehabilitation Workshop at Kurnool (Andhra
Pradesh)
in
collaboration with the State Government.
Bikaner and Pratapgarh workshops to undertake POH of BG
wagons.
A workshop for repair and rehabilitation of motorized bogies
at
Misrod
(Madhya Pradesh).
A new wagon maintenance workshop in Kalahandi (Odisha).
A modern signaling equipment facility at Chandigarh through
PPP route.
Environment:
Railway energy Management Company (REMC) to be set up
to harness solar and wind energy
1,000 crossings to be energized by solar power
Deployment of new generation energy efficient electric
locomotives and EMUs.
More usage of agro-based and recycled paper and ban use of
plastic
in
catering.
Jobs:

1.51 lakh vacancies to be filled up

Technology:
Locomotive cabs to be air-conditioned
Free Wi-Fi to be provided on some trains
e-ticketing via mobile phones
SMS alerts for passengers on reservation status
Smoke and fire detection system to be installed
Internet booking to be strengthened with next-generation eticketing system to eliminate delays. Next generation eticketing system by end of 2013
179 escalators and 400 lifts at A 1 and other select stations
Induction of crash worthy LHB coaches with anti-climb
feature.
Using 60 kg rails, 260 meter long welded rail panels and
improved
flash
butt welding technology.
Extension of Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS), Automatic
Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs), Coin-operated Ticket
Vending Machines (CO-TVMs) and schme of Jan-Sadharan
Ticket Booking Sevaks (JTBSs).
Safety:
Fire extinguishers to be kept in guard vans
Smoke and fire detection system to be installed
Raised four companies of women RPF personnel, and another
eight to be raised for womens safety
Seventeen bridges identified for repair
Special A/C coaches Anubhuti, to be introduced in select
Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains to give excellent ambience with
commensurate fareIntroduction of Train Protection Warning
System
on
Automatic
Signalling Systems.
Induction of crash worthy LHB coaches with anti-climb
feature.
Using 60 kg rails, 260 meter long welded rail panels and
improved
flash
butt welding technology.
Use of fire retardant furnishing materials in coaches.

Measures initiated to deal with elephant related accidents.

Four companies of women RPF personnel set up and another
8 to be set up to strengthen the security of rail passengers,
especially women passengers.
Recruitment to RPF with 10% vacancies reserved for women.
Introductions:
Azadi Express to be introduced to travel to places associated
with freedom struggle
Common rail-bus ticket to be introduced for KatraVaishnodevi pilgrims
Internet booking to be provided from 0030 hours to 2330
hours
Identification of 104 stations for upgradation in places with
more than one million population and of religious significance
Special A/C coaches Anubhuti, to be introduced in select
Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains to give excellent ambience with
commensurate fare
Fuel Adjustment Component concept to be implemented
linking
tariffs
with movement of fuel prices;
Other Targets/Plans:
By end of 2013-14, 1,500 km of contracts to be awarded for
two dedicated rail corridors
Rs 1 lakh crore target set for public-private-partnership route
Corporate plan for 10 years to be drawn up
Aim to eliminate 31,846 level crossings
Planning Commission pegged 12th Plan at Rs.125.19 lakh
crore
Making a Corporate Safety Plan for a ten year period (20142024).
Funds:
Rs.100 crore for improving stations in New Delhi.
New fund Debt Service Fund to be set up to meet
committed liabilities of debt servicing for WB and JICA loans
for DFC and other future liabilities.

Facts presented:
Railways set to enter 1 billion ton freight club of China,
Russia and US
Losses mounted from Rs.22,500 crore in 2011-12 to
Rs.24,600 crore in 2012-13
Planning Commission pegged 12th Plan at Rs.125.19 lakh
crore
Fall in accidents per million accidents down from 0.41 to
0.13
Losses mounted from Rs.22,500 crore in 2011-12 to
Rs.24,600 crore in 2012-13
Operating ratio expected to improve to 87.8 per cent in
201314 from 88.8 per cent in the current fiscal
5.2 per cent growth in passenger traffic expected in 201314
Railways set to enter 1 billion ton freight club of China,
Russia and US

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