'Atulya Bharat ke liye atulya rail': Key highlights of Suresh Prabhu's Railway Budget 2015

Keeping passenger fares unchanged, Minister Suresh Prabhu presented his maiden budget for Indian Railways on Thursday, promising to balance passenger needs and long-term interests of the organisation to benchmark it globally on quality, safety and reach. Among the slew of measures that Prabhu announced were nine more high-speed trains, faster speed of existing trains, Wi-Fi in 400 stations, user-friendly ladders to mount upper berths, easier norms for unreserved tickets, 17,000 bio-toilets in trains, better connectivity in north-east, and cameras for safety of women travellers Here are the key highlights of the Railway Budget 2015: [caption id=“attachment_2123213” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123215” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123217” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123219” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123221” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123223” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123225” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123227” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123229” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123231” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123233” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123235” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123237” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123239” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123241” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123243” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2123245” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”]  Rail Budget 2015[/caption]