The national project of Udhampur-SrinagarBaramulla and other projects of strategic importance will be taken up on top priority.
To meet the persistent demand of the people of Uttarakhand for a direct connectivity between Rishikesh and Doiwala, as also to avoid an alignment passing through a reserve forest with large elephant population, I propose to meet this requirement through provision of a bye pass line at Raiwala which will establish this direct link.
In view of the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committees and demands from various Border States, it is proposed to pursue for approval of certain projects identified as being of national importance viz. BilaspurManali-Leh, Jammu-Poonch via Aknoor, Tanakpur-Bageshwar and Parsuramkund-Rupai. It is also proposed to take up a new line between Firozpur and Patti for providing direct rail link between border areas of Firozpur and Amritsar/Atari.
Rail-Based Industries
To meet the increasing demand, reduce dependence on imports and to generate employment opportunities, following new manufacturing/maintenance facilities are proposed to be set up:-
a new Forged Wheel Factory at Rae Bareli for which an MoU has been signed with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL);
A coach manufacturing unit in Sonepat district, Haryana in collaboration with the state government;
Conversion of Pratapgarh workshops to undertake POH of BG wagons;
Skill Development
With a view to contributing to the national skill development programme of the Government, Ministry of Railways would impart skills to the youth in railway related trades in 25 locations spread across the length and breadth of the country. These locations are: Agartala, Alwar, Ankleshwar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Dimapur, Imphal, Jagdalpur, Jais, Katihar, Kazipet, Kollam, Koraput, Lumding, Mangalore, Murshidabad, Nagpur, Naharlagun, Pathankot, Ranchi, Ratlam,Shimla, Sirsa, Srinagar and Tiruchchirappalli.
Sports
It has been decided that recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Dhyan Chand Award shall be provided facility of Complimentary Card passes valid for travel by 1st Class/2nd AC. Also, Complimentary Card passes being issued to Olympic Medalists & Dronacharya Awardees shall be valid for travel in Rajdhani/Shatabdi trains, as in the case of Arjuna Awardees. Travel by Duronto trains shall also be permitted on all Card passes issued to sportspersons who have
the facility of travel by Rajdhani/Shatabdi trains.
Saluting the Brave
Our brave and valiant soldiers make immense sacrifices to defend our borders. As a humble token of IR’s gratitude, it is decided to extend the facility of Complimentary Card Pass valid in 1st Class/2AC to the parents of posthumous unmarried awardees of Maha Vir Chakra,
Vir Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra, President’s Police Medal for Gallantry and Police Medal for Gallantry.
Minister for Rural Development agreed to the request of railways to partner in some of the railway related activities under MGNREGA.
Vacancies Reserved for Women:
To strengthen the security of rail passengers, especially women passengers, Railways have already created four companies of women RPF personnel and another eight would be set up. Recruitment to RPF is being conducted with 10% vacancies reserved for women. The
presence of women RPF personnel will be further strengthened with the field units.
provision of hostel facilities for single women railway employees at all Divisional headquarters;
The need for setting up of an independent Rail Tariff Authority was mentioned while presenting the budget for 2012-13. A proposal in this regard has been formulated and is at interministerial consultation stage.
Rail Tourism
Railways form a popular mode of travel, both for domestic and foreign tourists. To make the experience of tourists more pleasant, the following steps are envisaged:-
i.launching a multi-modal travel package with cooperation of State Government of Jammu & Kashmir enabling passengers to travel from Jammu through Udhampur, Qazigund to Srinagar and Baramulla on a common rail-bus ticket;
ii.with the commissioning of railway line up to Katra very soon, feasibility of issuing ‘yatra parchis’ to pilgrims travelling by rail at the time of booking of the railway ticket is being explored in coordination with Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.
NCR Stations.
Need for special attention to stations in National Capital Region. Development of directional terminals began some years back with opening of Anand Vihar station. Studies for terminal at Bijwasan will be taken up during the year. Further, to augment infrastructure and revamp the facilities at Delhi, New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin, works costing Rs 100 crore have been taken up.
Anubhuti
With increasing popularity of Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains, there is also a demand for higher travel comfort. Responding to this need, to begin with, IR will introduce one such coach in select trains which will provide an excellent ambience and latest modern facilities and services. Such coaches will be named ‘Anubhuti’ with commensurate fare structure.
Azadi Express:
The role of Indian Railways in unification of the country during the freedom struggle is historical. I propose to run an educational tourist train called ‘Azadi Express’ to enable our youth to travel to important places connected with the freedom movement. The train will be made attractive and affordable through concessional fares.
PPP:
A modern signalling equipment facility at Chandigarh through PPP route.
Catering :
A Centralised Catering Services Monitoring Cell with a Toll free number – 1800 111 321 has started functioning w.e.f. 18th January, 2013 to facilitate redressal of complaints/suggestions on realtime basis.
New Line projects to be completed in 2013-14
Udhampur-Katra
Gauge Conversion projects to be completed in 2013-14
Kasganj-Bareilly
Sections proposed to be doubled in 2013-14
Ambala Cantt-Dhapper
Chakki Bank-Bharoli
Jallandhar Cantt-Suchipind
New Lines
Trains to Religious Destinations:
To facilitate pilgrims’ journeys, I have decided to
add more trains to these places. Amongst the five Sikh Takhts, it is only Takht Shri Damdama Sahib at Talwandi Sabo which is not connected by a rail link. I, therefore, propose to take up construction of railway line from Rama Mandi to Maur Mandi via Talwandi Sabo to provide this link.
1 Rewari-Rohtak new line extension up to Makrauli;
2. Sultanpur to Kadipur;
Gauge conversion of Mavli-Bari Sadri section.
Doubling
1. Dapper- Chandigarh
2.Rae Bareli – Amethi;
Electrification
1. Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Rewari – Palanpur – Ahmedabad
including Kalol-Gandhinagar-Khodiyar and Alwar-BandikuiJaipur-Phulera
2. Jakhal-Hisar
3. Jakhal-Dhuri-Ludhiana
4. Rajpura-Dhuri-Lehra Mohabhat
New Lines
1. Chola-Bulandshahar
2. Delhi-Sohna-Nuh-Firozpur Jhirka-Alwar
3 Faizabad-Lalganj via Akbarganj, Maharajganj and Rae Bareli
4 Firozpur-Patti
5. Yamuna Nagar-Chandigarh via Sadhaura, Narayangarh 28 Gauge Conversion
Surveys To be Undertaken during 2013-14:
New Lines
1.Amb-Kangra via Nadaun
2. Anantnag and Pahalgam via Tral
3. Baddi and Bilaspur
4. Dadri-Jharli via Jhajjar
5. Dadri-Sikandarabad-Bulandshahar-JahangirabadAnoopshahar-Narora
6. Dharamshala-Palampur
7.Dhuri-Bye pass to avoid reversal of traffic
8.Farrukhabad- Gola - Gokarnnath via Shahjahanpur (Updating)
9.Narwana-Uklana
10. Rajpura-Bye pass to avoid reversal
11. Sri Anandpur Sahib-Chamkaur Sahib- -Ludhiana
12. Srinagar-Kargil-Leh
Gauge Conversion
Doubling
1. Bathinda -Abohar-Sriganganagar
2. Firozpur-Bathinda
3. Haridwar-Dehradun
4. Jakhal-Dhuri-Ludhiana
5. Najibabad-Kotdwar
6. Rajpura- Bathinda via Dhuri
7.Suratgarh-Bathinda
8. Varanasi-Ballia
9. Mailan-Bahraich
Express trains
1.Amritsar – Lalkuan Express (Weekly) Via Chandigarh
2. Bandra Terminus – Ramnagar Express (Weekly) Via Nagda, Mathura, Kanpur, Lucknow, Rampur
3. Bandra Terminus – Haridwar Express (Weekly) Via Valsad
4.Bathinda – Jammu Tawi Express (Weekly) Via Patiala, Rajpura
5. Bhubaneswar – Hazrat Nizamuddin Express (Weekly) Via Sambalpur
6. Chandigarh –Amritsar Intercity Express (Daily) Via Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), Ludhiana
7. Delhi – Firozpur Intercity Express (Daily) Via Bathinda
8. Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Sikar Express (Bi-weekly) after gauge conversion
9. Delhi – Hoshiarpur Express (Weekly)
10. Hazrat Nizamuddin – Mumbai AC Express (Weekly) via Bhopal, Khandwa, Bhusawal
11. Indore – Chandigarh Express (Weekly) Via Dewas, Ujjain, Guna, Gwalior, Hazrat Nizamuddin
12.Jaipur – Lucknow Express (Tri-weekly) Via Bandikui, Mathura, Kanpur
13. Kalka – Sai Nagar Shirdi Express (Bi-weekly) Via Hazrat Nizamuddin , Bhopal, Itrasi 33
14. Kanpur – Anand Vihar Express (Weekly) Via Farrukhabad
15. Katra – Kalka Express (Bi-weekly) Via Morinda
16. Kolkata – Agra Express (Weekly) Via Amethi, Rae Bareli,Mathura
17. Kota – Jammu Tawi Express (Weekly) Via Mathura, Palwal
18.Lucknow – Varanasi Express Via Rae-Bareli (6 Days a week)
19.Mau – Anand Vihar Express (Bi-weekly)
20. New Delhi – Katra AC Express (6 Days a week)
21.Radhikapur – Anand Vihar Link Express (Daily)
22.Una / Nangaldam– Hazoor Saheb Nanded Express (Weekly) Via Anandpur Saheb, Morinda, Chandigarh, Ambala
23. Yesvantpur – Lucknow Express (Weekly) via Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh
24. Kamakhya (Guwahati) – Anand VIhar Express (Weekly) Via Katihar, Barauni, Sitapur Cantt, Moradabad
Passenger Trains
1. Bathinda – Dhuri Passenger (Daily)
2.Bareilly – Lalkuan Passenger (Daily)
MEMU Services
1. Barabanki – Kanpur
2. Delhi- Rohtak (Replacement of conventional service by MEMU)
3. Lucknow – Hardoi
DEMU Services
1. Delhi – Kurukshetra Via Kaithal
2. Lucknow – Sultanpur
3. Lucknow – Pratapgarh Via Gauriganj
4.Rohtak – Rewari
5. Taran Taran – Goindwal Saheb
Extension of Trains
1. 12231/12232 Chandigarh-Lucknow Express to Patna (2 days)
2. 14007/14008 Delhi-Muzaffarpur Express to Raxaul after gauge conversion
3. 14017/14018 Delhi-Muzaffarpur Express to Raxaul after gauge conversion
4. 14731/14732 Delhi – Bathinda Express to Fazilka
5. 14705/14706 Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Sadulpur Express to Sujangarh (Salasar Express)
6. 15097/15098 Jammu Tawi-Barauni Express to Bhagalpur
7.12449/12450 Madgaon-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express to Chandigarh
8. 14003/14004 New Delhi -New Farakka Express to Malda Town
9. 13133/13134 Sealdah – Varanasi Express (2 Days) to Delhi via Lucknow, Moradabad
10. 14711/14712 Shri Ganga Nagar – Haridwar Express to Rishikesh
11.12629/12630 Yesvantpur – Hazrat Nizamuddun Sampark Kranti Express 2 days to Chandigarh
12.54632/54633 Dhuri-Hisar/ Hisar- Ludhiana Passenger to Sirsa
13. 74021/74024 Delhi-Shamli DEMU to Saharanpur
14. 29019/29020 Meerut-Nimach Link Express to Mandasor
Increase in frequency
1. 14037/14038 Delhi-Pathankot Express 3 to 6 days
2.12469/12470 Kanpur – Jammu Tawi Express 1 to 2 days
3. 12217/12218 Kochuveli – Chandigarh Express 1 to 2 days
4. 12687/12688 Madurai – Dehradun/Chandigarh Express 1 to 2 days
5. 12877/12878 Ranchi-New Delhi Garib Rath Express 2 to 3 days
6.12629/12630 Yesvantpur – Hazrat Nizamuddun Sampark Kranti Express 2 to 4 days
7. 19325/19326 Indore – Amritsar Express 1 to 2 days
Sections to be electrified during 2012-2013:
1.Mondh-Phaphamau Junction
2.Phaphamau-Unchahar including Allahabad-Prayag
3.Chakkibank(ex)-Bharoli-Ravi & Budhi-Ujh-Jammu Yard
4.Udhampur-Manwal
