Top 10 Railway Budget Announcements For Aam Aadmi
- Four new trains introduced - Humsafar, Tejas, Uday and Antyodaya. Humsafar will be fully air-conditioned with optional meals, Tejas will be high-speed, Uday will be double-decker and Antyodaya will allow travel without reservation.
- Using a clean-my-coach service, passengers can send an SMS to get the cleaning staff to clean a coach during the journey.
- Bar-coded tickets and scanners will help tackle ticket-less travel and also reduce hassles for passengers.
- Tickets can be cancelled on the phone soon, using the 139 helpline. Around 1,780 automatic ticketing machines will be set up.
- Disabled-friendly toilets will be introduced in stations.
- A children's menu will be introduced on a pilot basis on trains. Hot milk, water and baby food will be available in stations.
- 33 percent quota for women in reserved quota in Railways will be introduced.
- It will be easier for senior citizens to get lower berths.
- 400 railway stations will be equipped with Wi-Fi, 100 this year. 400 stations will also be re-developed through public-private partnership.
- There will be camera surveillance in all stations.
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