Highlights of Railway budget 2010-11 (Part-III) - India News and Travel Times Provides India-centric and other News and Features

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday presented the railway budget in the Parliament. The highlights of the Railway budget 2010-11 are as follows: Railways to set up Rabindra Museum in Howrah and Geetanjali Museum in Bolpur both in West Bengal to commemorate Rabindranath Tagore's 125th birth anniversary Chittaranjan Locomotive Works capacity to be augmented from 200 to 275 engines a year. Wagon Repair Shop to be set up in Badnera near Amravati in Maharashtra Integral Coach Factory in Chennai to be modernised and a new unit to be set up there If land is available, Railways willing to set up a Diesel Multiple Unit factory in West Bengal High-speed dedicated passenger corridors to be constructed; National High Speed Rail Authority to be set up. Revenue from non-core business of Railways to go up from Rs 150 crore to Rs 1,000 crore Allocation for construction of new lines increased from Rs 2848 crore to Rs 4411 crore Rs 1,302 crore provided for passenger amenities in the 2010-11 railway budget against Rs 923 crore last year Railways to develop ten automobile hubs Funding for all metro projects raised by 55 per cent To start rail link to Bangladesh Kashmir role link to be extended to Sopore Railways to have master plan for North Eastern region.