• No hike in railway fares.
  • 33% sub-quota for women under all reserved categories.
  • Increase the quota of lower berths for women and senior citizens.
  • FM radio via PA system for passenger entertainment proposed.
  • Children’s menu, baby foods, baby boards to be made available for travelling mothers.
  • IRCTC will make available local cuisine of choice.
  • Wi-Fi at 100 railway stations this year and 400 next year.
  • Rail Bandhu magazine in all regional languages.
  • Coolies will be called ‘Sahayaks’.
  • GPS-based digital display boards will be installed in coaches for showing upcoming stations.
  • Sarthi Seva (help to senior citizens) will expand this service.
  • There is an increase in seat quota this year; 50% up for senior citizens.
  • The cleaning of toilets by requests through SMS.
  • 17,000 bio-toilets and additional toilets to be provided by end of this Fiscal Year.
  • Multi-purpose stalls at station to provide multiple services like milk and medicines.
  • e-catering to be extended to all rail stations.
  • e-ticket facility for foreign debit and credit card holders to be included.
  • Cancellation facility through 139 helpline number.
  • Overnight double-decker trains to be introduced on business travel routes.
  • Long distance superfast trains Antyodaya Express for unreserved passengers.
  • Deen Dayal unreserved coaches for long distance train passengers.
  • CCTV network has been provided at 311 railway stations.
  • Enhanced capacity of e-ticketing system from 2000 tickets/min to 7,200/min.
  • Introduction of 1,780 ticket-vending machines.
  • North-East India, especially Mizoram and Manipur, to be connected through broad gauge soon.
  • 2,800 km of new tracks to be commissioned next year.