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Suresh Prabhu presents Railway Budget

| | Feb 25, 2016, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS): Presenting the Railway Budget, Minister Suresh Prabhu said 17,000 bio toilets and additional toilets will be provided in 475 stations before close of this financial year.

The Railways introduced  Humsafar, Tejas and Uday Express.

Railway fare has not been hiked.

Prabhu said Railways will introduce Wi-Fi services in 100 new stations this year.

He announced that in the upcoming days facility will  be provided to passengers so that they can request the cleaning of coaches through SMS.

He said the Indian Railways will aim to commission 2,500 kms of broad gauge lines.

Prabhu arrived in Parliament with the budget with his junior minister and posed for mediapersons with the suitcases with the budget papers.

Amid speculations if the fares would be hiked, Junior Rail Minister Manoj Sinha earlier said: "This is the budget to transform the Indian Railways. You have to wait for some time."

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