Railway budget presented
written by Unknown
at Friday, February 13, 2009
Rail budget highlights
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Rs 70,000 crore surplus to be used
To spend Rs 37,900 crore in FY '10
Expected freight revenue in '09: Rs 59,060 cr
Freight traffic went up 9% last year
Turnaround without burden on public
To introduce high-capacity wagons
To invest Rs 2.30 lakh cr in 11th 5-year plan