Railway Budget Proposes 56 new Express Trains, 3 New Shatabdis and 9 Duronto Trains

Presenting the Railway Budget in Parliament today the Minister for Railways, Mamata Banerjee announced the introduction of new trains and extension of existing trains.

She proposed introduction of 56 new Express Trains, 3 new Shatabdis and 9 new Duronto Trains during 2011-12, besides 47 additional suburban services in Mumbai and 50 new suburban services for Kolkata. AC double-decker services will be introduced on Jaipur-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai.

Services of 33 trains will be extended while frequency of 17 trains will be extended. 107 new line surveys will also be taken up during the year.

Source : Equity Bulls

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