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          Now with the Railway Budget, he has presented, he has hiked fares of other things, namely tatkal charges, reservation and cancellation charges. This not fair at all by any standards or norms.

          Having expressed my displeasure on the Railway Budget and the State of Affairs of Railways, I would like to state that West Bengal has given a raw deal in the Budget. Except a few cosmetic additions, nothing concrete has been announced for West Bengal. No new rail line, no gauge conversion, no mention of doubling of line, no new survey, no mention of Tarakeswar-Mogre line which was proposed in last year, no new PRS. HWH to Serampore via Dankuni and Singur as proposed in the last year Budget. But there is no mention of it here.

Some of the  Express trains, namely, Duranto Express, Trivandrum-New Delhi Express, Sampark Kranti, may be provided stoppage at Surat Railway Station and Valsad Vadodara Intercity at Udhna Railway Station.
In my constituency Bardoli, Umarpada and Mangrol Tehsils are mainly undeveloped and tribal areas.  These areas have no industry and other modern sustainable employment sources for the people. A major chunk of population, especially younger people go daily to Kosamba, Ankleshwar and Surat, which are industrially developed areas, for employment and education.  A narrow gauge train runs once a day and passes through Umarpada, Kosamba and Mangrol Tehsils of my constituency.  Earlier this train used to run more frequently which has reduced drastically now.  I would request to increase the frequency of this Umarpada-Kosamba train at least to twice each in morning and evening according to the convenience of general public to facilitate better commuting in this otherwise backward area and approve conversion of this narrow gauge line into broad gauge line in this Budget. In this regard, I submit a newspaper clipping published in, a leading newspaper ‘Gujarat Mitra’ to Hon’ble Railway Minister.

I would like to extend my sincere thanks on behalf of the people of Kerala to Hon’ble Minister of Railways for acceding our request and introducing the two new passenger trains (i) from Punalur to Guruvayoor and (ii) from Shornur to Kozhikkode in Kerala.  I would also like to express my sincere thanks on behalf of the people of Kerala for introducing two new weekly trains i.e. (i) from Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak to Kochuveli and (ii) from Visakhapatnam to Kollam.  The amount of Rs.56 crore allocated for the establishment of coach factory at Palakkad will speed up the construction work.  The budget allocation for the Rolling Stock Factory in Alleppey is a welcome move and will enrich the people of Kerala.  It is heartening to note that the doubling up of railway line from Piravam road to Kuruppanthara has found its place in the time-bound completion projects.  The doubling up work of railway line from Meenakshipuram to Palakkad, Guage conversion work from Punalur to Edamon, the decision to complete 6 k.m. route from Ankamali to Kaladi in the Sabari line and the proposed survey for the Shornur-Mangalapuram third line are welcome move. Hon’ble Minister has tried to make budget popular as well as in consonance with the new age.  The decision to set up a skill development training institute at Kollam under the Indian Railways is a matter of happiness for the people of Kerala.

The gauge conversion work of Kollam-Shenkotta railway line should be expedited.
Since a lot of foreign tourists are visiting Kollam, the Kollam Railway station should be modernized to that of international standard.  Keeping in view the historical importance the Chinese Palace in Kollam should be renovated and protected as a historical palace.
The doubling up work and the electrification work of railway lines should be completed in a time bound manner.
With these words, I would like to support the Railway Budget 2013-14 introduced by the Minister of Railways.