Rail Budget 2010 -highlights
No increase in passenger fares Free travel for cancer patients in 3rd AC classes Matribhoomi special trains to be introduced for women New Janmabhoomi train between Ahmedabad and Udhampur Funding for metro rail projects to be increased by 5% Special train ' Bharat Tirth' to connect Himachal to Kanyakumari. Karmabhoomi trains to be introduced for migrant labour FY 11 dividend liability at Rs. 6,600 cr Work under Mumbai suburban area under MUTP phase 1 to be completed this year, and under phase 2 to be completed by March 2014 Kolkata Metro to be extended inside the city, 5 stations to be renamed. Railways to have master plan for N-E region Railway line to be extended from Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir Andaman and Nicobar Islands to get railway line from Port Blair to Diglipur Sikkim capital Gangtok to be connected by rail from Rangpo 2011 being 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, special train to be run from West Bengal to Bangladesh Impact of Six...