Rail budget Highlights

*    No hike in passenger fares, freight rates

*    Rs 8.5 lakh crore to be spent in 5 years for modernisation of rail infrastructure

*    To invest Rs 1.21 lakh crore in 2016-17.

*     3 new super-fast trains -- Humsafar Express, Tejas, Uday

*    Aastha circuit trains to connect important pilgrim centres

*    Super-fast unreserved train Antyodaya Express

*    Deen Dayalu unreserved coaches with water, mobile charging points

*    50% more lower berth quota for senior citizens

*     By 2020 reserved accommodation on trains on demand

*    400 stations to have wifi, 100 in next fiscal

  * e-ticketing capacity raised to 7,200/min, from 2,000/min

* CCTV surveillance for all major stations

  * 30,000 bio-toilets in trains by next year

  * Cleaning of coach on demand soon

  * E-booking tickets on concessiol passes for jourlists

  * Bar-coded tickets, scanners on pilot basis

  * E-ticketing facility on foreign debit/credit cards

  * Sale of tickets through hand held termils soon

  * Beautification stations at pilgrimage centres, including Ajmer, Puri, Varasi, gapattim

  * FM Radio stations to provide train borne entertainment

  * Rail Mitra Seva for old and disabled passengers

  * Optiol travel insurance for rail passengers

  * Jani Sewa for providing food for children

  * Smart coaches with automatic doors, bio vacuum toilets, improved aesthetics

  * Mobile app to deal with ticketing issues, complaints

  * Information boards in trains, GPS based digital display inside coaches

  * SPV with Japan for Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train

  * Rs 30,000 crore spent on passenger fares.