Rail Budget Highlights

1. World first Bio-Vacuum Toilet- In Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express
2. Long Distance super-fast train for unresrved passangers- Antyodaya Express
3. Overnight double decker train-UDAY
4. Fully 3-AC train- Humsafar
5. High speed train operating at the speed of 130km/h and abive- Tejas
6. Coaches name for long distance trains for unresrved passangers- Deen Dayal Coaches
7. Three Pillars of Railway- Raise in Revenue, Raise in Productivity, Revamp the process
8. Total capital to be invest in 2016-17 as per rail budget- Rs. 1.21 lakh crore
9. Railway expected to grow revenue of- Rs. 1,84,800 crore (10.1% higher than the revised target of current year)
10. Fund for modernization of railway infrastructure over next 5 years- Rs. 8.5 lakh crore
11. LIC to fund railway over next 5 years- Rs. 1.5 lakh crore
12. New railway track estimate in next year- 2800km
13. Railway Freight Corridors expected by 2019- Two freight corridors
14. Number of railway stations to be developed through PPP (Public-Private-Partnership)- 400
15. Number of Stations proposed to have the Wi-Fi facility this year- 100
16. Number of Stations to be covered under CCTV surveillance- 300
17. Lower berth resrvation for senior citizens- 50%
18. Sub-quota for women- 33%
19. Number of tickets per minute in e-ticketing- 7200
20. India's first Rail Auto Hub- Chennai
21. Name given to collies- Sahayak
22. Scheme to help Senior citizens in Konkan Railways- Sarthi Seva
23. Government budgetary support to railway- Rs. 40,000 crore
24. Eliminate all unmanned crossing by- 2020

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