Following is the summary of Indian railway budget 2008
- 5% reduction in 2nd class fares beyond 50 km
- AC-I fares to be cut by 7%, AC-II by 4%, AC-III by 3%
- Sleeper fare to be cut by 5%
- TV, internet services on trains in future
- Special focus on North Eastern Region
- Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani to run tri-weekly
- Special train between Delhi and Pune for Commonwealth Games
- 10 new Garib Raths to be introduced this year
- 53 new trains to be introduced
- A new rail coach unit to be set up in Kerala
- AC Northern railway main hospital in Delhi
- 50 per cent concession for AIDS patients traveling in trains
- Mother Child Health Express to be started
- Rajdhani, Shatabdi to get modernised coaches
- Modular toilets to be installed in trains
- 6,000 automated ticket machines in 2 years
- Amritsar Garib Rath tri-weekly
- Bagalkota-Jaswantpur train now daily
- Kurla to Howrah train bi-weekly
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