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  • - Mamta concludes her Rail Budget speech.
  • - No hike in railway fares.
  • - 50% discount twice an year for journalists and their families.
  • - Two new passenger terminals in Kerala and one each in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal proposed.
  • - New Super AC Class to be introduced in Indian Railways.
  • - Ticket booking price reduced for E-booking, concessions for senior citizens.
  • - New trains introduced for Vivekananda, Tagore birth anniversaries.
  • - 2 New thermal power plant to be set up in AP & Agra.
  • - EMU coaches increased from from 9 to 12 Mumbai suburban system.
  • - Railway's Centre for excellence to be set up in Darjeeling.
  • - 1,075 km new rail lines to be laid down in FY12.
  • - Proposed 12,000 acre for dedicated freight corridor.
  • - Freight loading aim at 993 million tonne in FY12
  • - Double-decker air-conditioned trains introduced for Jaipur-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai routes.
  • - 3 new Shatabdi trains : Pune-Secunderabad, Jaipur-Agra and Ludhiana-Delhi routes.
  • - Student special trains introduced.
  • - Nine additional services for Chennai suburban service.
  • - Double-stack container train introduced from Gujarat to Gurgaon.
  • - 40% Concession on rail ticket for senior citizens.
  • - 9 Duronto train, 15 suburban trains in Kolkata, 3 Shatabdi trains & 56 express trains introduces.
  • - Railway earnings to exceed Rs. 1 lakh crore : Mamta
  • - Two more wagon units to be set up in Kerala
  • - 700 km of new rail track to be laid down.
  • - Concession for physically handicapped people in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains.
  • - 34 new services for Kolkata Metro.
  • - Trolleys to be introduced at railway stations.
  • - 9 Duronto train, 15 suburban trains in Kolkata, 3 Shatabdi trains & 56 express trains introduces.
  • - Mamta condemns Lalu - "Lalu should not speak, he has done a lot for his state".
  • - Uproar in Lok Sabha - The house erupts against Kolkata friendly Rail Budget.
  • - Railway liabilities increased due to 6th pay commission arrears.
  • - Railway Cadres to be restructured, ensuring promotion of employees
  • - Ticket booking charges reduced by Rs 10 for AC and Rs 5 for non AC.
  • - Smart Card - 'Go India' introduced for long distance travel.
  • - 2011 - "Year of Green Energy" : Indian Railways
  • - "My budget focuses on modernization this year" : Mamta.
  • - Number of trains increased to 18,000 from 16,100 last year.
  • - Tax-free bonds for INR 100 billionto be issued by IRFC in 2011/12.
  • - Proposed railway coach factory in Jammu & Kashmir.
  • - Mamta : "Rail based industries by 2020".
  • - Mamata starts her speech for Rail Budget 2011-12.
  • - Mamata calls Rail Budget 2011 "Common Man Friendly".
  • - Lalu Prasd Yadav slams upcoming budget for being Bengal centred.
  • - Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expecting a "budget for all".
  • - Mamta arrives in parliament.