Proud of Gujarat
FeaturedGujaratINDIALifestyleUncategorized

Points Related to Railways from FM’s Budget speech-2018

Share

Ø  Proposal for Railway University at Vadodara

Ø  Railway capex has been pegged at Rs 1,48,528 crore in the year 2018 – 19.

Ø  All stations with footfall of greater than 25,000 will have escalators.

Ø  18,000 kms of doubling of tracks would eliminate capacity constraints.

Ø  Third and fourth line works and 5000 kilometers of gauge conversion would eliminate capacity constraints and transform almost entire network into Broad Gauge.

Ø  Optimal Electrification of 4000 kilometers is targeted for commissioning during 2017 – 18.

  • Work on Eastern and Western dedicated Freight Corridors is in full swing.
  • Adequate number of rolling stock – 12000 wagons, 5160 coaches and approximately 700 locomotives to be procured during 2018 – 19.
  • A major programme has been initiated to strengthen infrastructure at the Goods sheds and fast-track commissioning of private sidings.

Ø   Over 3600 km railway track renewal targeted in current year

Ø  150 kms of additional suburban railway network planned at the cost of Rs. 40,000 cr

Ø  90kms of double line at a cost of Rs 11,000 crore allocated for Mumbai Suburban Railways

Ø  600 stations to be redeveloped

Ø  All railway stations & trains to increasingly have Wi-Fi & CCTV

Ø  Elimination of over 4,267 unmanned level crossings in the Broad Gauge network in the next two years

Ø  Modern train sets to be manufactured at ICF, Perambur. First such train set to be rolled out in 2018.

Ø  The training of manpower for Bullet train project will be undertaken at Railway University, Vadodara.

 

Advertisement

Share

Related posts

વડોદરાનાં કરજણ તાલુકાનાં કલા શરીફ ખાતે ૧૨ મો મુસ્લિમ સમૂહ લગ્નોત્સવ કાર્યક્રમ યોજાયો હતો.

ProudOfGujarat

ભરૂચ તાલુકાના ઇખર ગામે કપીરાજે મચાવેલ આંતકમાં ૧૩ વર્ષિય બાળક ઘાયલ, સિવિલમાં સારવારનો અભાવ

ProudOfGujarat

વડોદરામાં જન્મ મરણ અને લગ્નની નોંધણીની ઓફિસમાં સ્થાઈ સમિતિ અધ્યક્ષનું સરપ્રાઇઝ ચેકિંગ.

ProudOfGujarat
error: Content is protected !!