Rail Budget 2013 : highlights

Rail Budget 2013 : highlights *No increase in passenger fares *26 new passenger trains to be launched 67 express trains to be launched 9 Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains to be introduced *Seek to fill 1.52 lakh vacancies in railways this year. 47,000 vacancies for weaker sections and physically challenged to be filled up soon *Induction of e-ticketing through mobile phones, SMS alerts to passengers *Free wi-fi facilities in select trains - 60 more 'adarsh' stations *New coach manufacturing and maintenance facilities to be set up in various places including Rae Bareli, Bhilwara, Sonepat, Kalahandi, Kolar, Palakkad and Pratapgarh