- 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.
