Railway Budget - Union railway minister Mamata Banerjee in her Indian railway budget hopes to make 38 railway stations in Maharashtra out of 375 in the country ‘Adarsh’ (model) stations. She defines an Adarsh station - Developing stations with basic facilities such as drinking water, adequate toilets, catering services, waiting rooms and dormitories especially for lady passengers, better signage and other basic facilities which are universally available.
The stations in Mumbai are Andheri, Bandra, Belapur, Charni Road, Chembur, Churchgate, Currey Road, Dadar, Dahanu Road, Dockyard Road, Dombivili, Ghatkopar, Karjat, Kasara, Khopoli, King’s Circle, Kurla, Malad, Marine Lines, Matunga, Mira Road, Mulund, Mumbai Central (local), Nahur, Naigaon, Sanpada, Santa Cruz, Sewri, Tilak Nagar, Turbhe, Ulhasnagar, Vashi and Virar.

Union railway minister also intends to go ahead with developing Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Pune and Nagpur stations in Maharashtra as world class stations.

Nursing college at Kalyan
Of the 18 locations identified for openingmedical colleges to provide higher education facilities to new generation of railway employees, one will be in Nagpur. Railways also plans to open seven nursing colleges across the country, including one at Kalyan.

Raliway Budget - Whats in it for the commuters from Mumbai

Whats in it for the commuters from the city, Mumbai

TRAINS

DURONTO TRAINS

Howrah-Mumbai AC nonstop (bi-weekly ) Mumbai Ahmedabad AC nonstop (tri-weekly ) The trains will be four hours faster than the fastest trains on the route now and will have technical stops only

YUVA TRAINS

A weekly pilot service will be introduced within 3 months between Mumbai-Delhi . The trains with AC seating facility, will have a fare of 299 for distances up to 1,500 km and Rs 399 for distances up to 2,500 km

INTER-CITY DOUBLE DECKERS (AC)

No clear announcement as yet; officials assume the feasible routes from Mumbai would be to Pune, Manmad & Ahmedabad

SEVEN NEW TRAINS

Mumbai-Karwar Superfast (tri-weekly ) Mumbai-Varanasi Superfast (daily) Mumbai-Bikaner Superfast (bi-weekly ) Mumbai-Gorakhpur Superfast (daily) Mumbai-Jodhpur Express (weekly) Mumbai-Secunderabad-Vishakhapatnam (bi-weekly ) Mumbai-Veraval link service (daily)

SERVICE FREQUENCY INCREASED

Amaravati-Mumbai Express will now run daily instead of 3 days a week

EXTENSION OF SERVICES

Mumbai-Jaipur Express, to Delhi (tri-weekly ) Mumbai-Kanpur Udyog Nagari Exp, to Pratapgarh (bi-weekly )

SECURITY

Integrated Security Scheme for sensitive stations More women commandos, women RPF squads, in areas where women travel alone, like Dadar, Thane, Churchgate. List of stations pending

TICKETING

IZZAT TICKETS

Monthly tickets of Rs 25, surcharge free, to travel up to 100 km, for members of the unorganised sector with monthly incomes of not more than Rs 1,500. The tickets will be available for travel on both suburban and nonsuburban sections

SUBURBAN SERVICES

NEW PLATFORM AT BORIVLI

Platform 6A will come up at Borivli, at a cost of Rs 14.5 crore. The 15-coach platform will be used for both suburban and long-distance services

WORLD CLASS CST STATION

Announced in the last budget, AREP France has been appointed consultant. It will be financed through public-private partnership

HANDICAP-FRIENDLY

Railway stations will have more ramps, lifts, escalators There will be special coaches for physically challenged and aged persons

AMBULANCES

Ambulance services at all stations

ADARSH STATIONS

Adarsh stations will be stations that will have basic facilities such as drinking water, adequate toilets, catering services, waiting rooms. In the city, they will be Andheri, Bandra, Bhayandar, Borivali, Charni Road, Churchgate, Dadar, Dahanu Road, Goregaon, Malad, Marine Lines, Mira Road, Mumbai Central (local), Naigaon, Okha, Santacruz, Saphale, Vangaon and Virar.

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